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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Galileo Update - 04/09/92
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Galileo, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 00:53:13 GMT

Forwarded from Bill O'Neil, Galileo Project Manager

                            GALILEO STATUS REPORT
                                April 9, 1992

     The Galileo Spacecraft appears to be operating normally in the all-spin
mode and transmitting coded telemetry at 10 bps (bits/second).  In accordance
with Cooling Turn No. 6 mini-sequence, we are operating in a S-Band TWTA
(Traveling Wave Tube) low power mode and have not been able to process
telemetry consistently since Monday afternoon, as expected.

     Yesterday, no Spacecraft activity was scheduled.  Tracking was scheduled
over DSS-43 (Canberra Deep Space Station, 70 meter antenna).

     Today, April 9, 1992, no Spacecraft activity is scheduled.  The pre-cool
portion of Cooling Turn No. 6 is ongoing and will continue until April 13.
Tracking is scheduled over DSS-43.

     Tomorrow, under stored sequence control, the S-Band TWTA will be commanded
to the high power mode to process telemetry for approximately 2 1/2 hours.
Tracking is scheduled over DSS-43.
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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Shuttle Status for 04/13/92 (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 22:26:37 GMT

KSC SHUTTLE STATUS - THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1992 -- 11:00 A.M.
-----------------------------------------------------------------

STS-49/INTELSAT RESCUE  --  ENDEAVOUR (OV 105) -- Pad 39-B

WORK IN PROGRESS:
*  Main engine removal and replacement (SSME #1 is out. The
replacement will be installed today.)

*  Open payload bay doors

WORK COMPLETED:
*  Main propulsion system interface inspections
*  Payload secured in the payload changeout room at 2:30 p.m.
   Saturday.
*  Blast shield and rail removal at pad

WORK SCHEDULED:
*  Continue replacement of shuttle main engines
*  Installation of payload into orbiter payload bay tomorrow
*  Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) this week. Crew
is scheduled to arrive at KSC late Tuesday night.
*  Launch Readiness Review scheduled for Thursday afternoon

STS-50/UNITED STATES MICROGRAVITY LABORATORY --
COLUMBIA (0V 102) -- OPF High Bay 3

WORK IN PROGRESS:
*  Installation of USML payload into orbiter payload bay
*  Payload bay cleaning
*  Potable water servicing

WORK COMPLETED:
*  Mating operations connecting external tank to solid rocket
boosters
*  Transfer of USML payload from Operations and Checkout Building
to Orbiter Processing Facility
*  External tank/orbiter umbilical doors functional tests

WORK SCHEDULED:
*  Drag chute installation
*  Payload tunnel installation

STS-45/ATLAS-1 --  ATLANTIS (OV 104) -- OPF bay 1

WORK IN PROGRESS:
*  Main propulsion system leak checks
*  Removal of main engine dome heatshields

WORK COMPLETED:
*  Post flight deservicing
*  Auxiliary Power Unit catch bottle drain and deservicing

DISCOVERY (0V 103) -- OPF Bay 2

WORK IN PROGRESS:
*  Orbiter modifications
*  Install payload bay radiators
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: HST Briefing Set For April 20
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
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Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 06:46:05 GMT

Paula Cleggett-Haleim
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                       April 16, 1992
(Phone:  202/453-1547)

Randee Exler
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone:  301/286-6256)


EDITORS NOTE:  N92-30

HUBBLE SECOND ANNIVERSARY BRIEFING SET FOR APRIL 20


	The first clear image of one of the hottest stars in the Universe, an
ultraviolet image of Jupiter's aurora and a new video of solar flares on a red
dwarf star will be among the highlights of a Monday, April 20, media
briefing, held at 1 p.m. EDT, in the NASA auditorium, 400 Maryland Ave.,
S.W., Washington, D.C.

	Dr. Sally Heap, co-investigator on the Goddard High Resolution
Spectrograph, will present the clearest view of a star cluster, using a new
imaging technique.  On videotape, Dr. John Caldwell, from the Institute for
Space and Terrestrial Science, will discuss the Jupiter aurora image taken
by the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera.

	New findings and the impact the Hubble Space Telescope has had on
the field of astronomy during the telescope's 2 years in Earth orbit will be
discussed by a panel of astronomers, including Dr. John Bachall, Professor of
Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton; Dr. Bruce
Margon, Professor of Astronomy and Chairman of the Department of
Astronomy, University of Washington; Dr. Daniel Weedman, Professor of
Astronomy, Pennsylvania State University and Dr. Steve Maran, Senior Staff
Scientist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

	This event will be carried on NASA Select television (Satcom F-2R,
Transponder 13, 72 degrees west longitude, frequency 3960.0 MHz, audio
6.8 MHz).  Questions will be taken from reporters at Headquarters and at
NASA centers.  Photos and the video will be available to the media through
the Audio/Visual Branch (202/453-8375) on April 20.

- end -
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    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Denial is always the first
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From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 12 April
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: University of Lethbridge
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 06:17:00 GMT

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                  DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY

                                12 APRIL, 1992

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                  (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)


SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 12 APRIL
---------------------------------------------------

!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 103, 04/12/92
10.7 FLUX=143.9  90-AVG=194        SSN=079      BKI=0111 0201  BAI=002
BGND-XRAY=B4.6     FLU1=1.9E+06  FLU10=8.2E+03  PKI=1122 2222  PAI=006
  BOU-DEV=001,006,008,009,003,015,004,006   DEV-AVG=006 NT     SWF=00:000
 XRAY-MAX= B6.9   @ 0322UT    XRAY-MIN= B4.3   @ 2343UT   XRAY-AVG= B5.1
NEUTN-MAX= +001%  @ 2305UT   NEUTN-MIN= -003%  @ 1100UT  NEUTN-AVG= -0.4%
  PCA-MAX= +0.2DB @ 2220UT     PCA-MIN= -0.9DB @ 1905UT    PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
BOUTF-MAX=55284NT @ 1455UT   BOUTF-MIN=55255NT @ 1957UT  BOUTF-AVG=55272NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+118NT@ 1602UT   GOES7-MIN=N:+002NT@ 0517UT  G7-AVG=+094,+035,+011
GOES6-MAX=P:+126NT@ 1853UT   GOES6-MIN=E:-022NT@ 1855UT  G6-AVG=+105,-001,+027
 FLUXFCST=STD:145,145,150;SESC:145,145,150 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,015,015/010,010,010
    KFCST=2224 4332 3335 5332  27DAY-AP=013,021   27DAY-KP=2223 3343 3233 4444
 WARNINGS=
   ALERTS=
!!END-DATA!!


BRIEF SUMMARY OF EVENTS
-----------------------

     Solar activity became very low today.  There were no x-ray excursions
above the B-class category.  Overall x-ray and optical flare activity was
very dormant.  Virtually no visible flare activity was observed.

     Region 7128 (S13E32) has grown slowly over the past 24 hours.  All of
the other visible regions either remained stable or decayed.

     Minor surging was observed on the east limb near S26.

     A single new region was numbered today.  Region 7131 (N06E48) emerged as
a simple small region on the disk.

     Solar activity is expected to continue low to very low.  Very little
activity is expected from the few regions visible.  Region 7128 is presently
the best candidate for occasional minor C-class events.  It does not appear
to be very capable of producing M-class activity at this time.

     The geomagnetic field remained quiet today.  The field is expected to
continue at quiet to unsettled levels over the next 72 hours.  Recurrence
suggests a weak enhancement to unsettled levels may be possible over the next
several days.  However, overall global activity should continue at mostly
quiet to unsettled levels.

     HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions and are expected
to continue normal over the next 72 hours.


**  End of Daily Update  **
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Magellan Update - 04/08/92
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Magellan, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 07:00:06 GMT

Forwarded from:
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011

                     MAGELLAN STATUS REPORT
                          April 8, 1992

     Magellan continues to map Venus under a command sequence
sent to the spacecraft April 3.  All systems are working well and
pointing accuracy of the antenna is excellent.

     Superior conjunction begins June 14 and as it approaches
there will be a need for increased use of the High Efficiency
(HEF) Deep Space Network stations and 70-meter antennas, but the
need will have to be balanced with other DSN tracking
commitments.  As during cycle 1, there will be a point prior to
June 14 when communications cannot be maintained because the sun
will be between Earth and Venus and there will be another
"superior conjunction gap".

     Spacecraft temperatures remain stable with the transmitter
now at 51.2 C (124 F). The present geometry causes the solar
panels to do an 180 degree shift as the spacecraft goes from
mapping to playback. This has accelerated the solar array drive
mechanism "slip," an accumulating difference between the array
position as indicated by the stepper motors and the onboard
computer reference. At the present slip rate, a correction
command will be needed before the weekend.
                              _____
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | People will believe
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | anything if you whisper it.
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | 

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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Magellan Update - 04/13/92
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Magellan, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 05:40:51 GMT

Forwarded from the Magellan Project.

                       MAGELLAN STATUS REPORT
                          April 13, 1992

1.  Magellan continues to map Venus under the M2094 command
    sequence which started ten days ago.  All systems are
    nominal and pointing accuracy of the antenna is excellent.

2.  Magellan is sending radar image data using the 360 kHz
    subcarrier at 115.2 kbps, but most science data received
    over the weekend is not usable.

3.  Most DSN (Deep Space Network) tracking has been over the 34
    meter stations, but 70 meter stations may be required to get
    usable science data.  SNR's over the 34 meter stations are
    ranging from -1 to -4 db for the 115.2 kbps rate.

4.  On Friday spacecraft controllers switched the engineering
    telemetry to 1200 bps for one orbit, then switched to
    carrier only, in order to further characterize the
    performance of the transmitter in its present temperature
    environment.  The data obtained in this test and the
    weekend performance indicates that Transmitter B's X-band
    performance is continuing to degrade.

5.  The spacecraft temperatures are remaining stable, with
    Transmsitter B now at 51.2 degrees C with a cycle depth of q 2
    degrees.

6.  Magellan is now 37% of the way through Cycle 3.

7.  On Friday, several present and former Magellan managers,
    attended a banquet in Washington, D.C., where the project was
    awarded the Robert Goddard Memorial Trophy.
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    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | People will believe
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | anything if you whisper it.
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From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 10 April
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: University of Lethbridge
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 02:48:14 GMT

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                  DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY

                                10 APRIL, 1992

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                  (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)


SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 10 APRIL
---------------------------------------------------

!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 101, 04/10/92
10.7 FLUX=140.6  90-AVG=194        SSN=088      BKI=2211 1110  BAI=003
BGND-XRAY=B4.2     FLU1=1.4E+06  FLU10=9.6E+03  PKI=2211 2222  PAI=006
  BOU-DEV=012,019,006,007,009,006,006,003   DEV-AVG=008 NT     SWF=00:000
 XRAY-MAX= C1.2   @ 0119UT    XRAY-MIN= B3.9   @ 2003UT   XRAY-AVG= B5.1
NEUTN-MAX= +003%  @ 1540UT   NEUTN-MIN= -001%  @ 2120UT  NEUTN-AVG= +0.4%
  PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2210UT     PCA-MIN= -0.2DB @ 1450UT    PCA-AVG= +0.0DB
BOUTF-MAX=55285NT @ 1442UT   BOUTF-MIN=55255NT @ 1836UT  BOUTF-AVG=55273NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+109NT@ 1843UT   GOES7-MIN=N:+002NT@ 0845UT  G7-AVG=+085,+039,+010
GOES6-MAX=P:+120NT@ 2131UT   GOES6-MIN=E:-021NT@ 1907UT  G6-AVG=+097,+002,+028
 FLUXFCST=STD:140,145,145;SESC:140,145,145 BAI/PAI-FCST=007,010,015/012,015,015
    KFCST=2224 3221 2225 4322  27DAY-AP=005,009   27DAY-KP=1211 2121 2123 2322
 WARNINGS=
   ALERTS=
!!END-DATA!!


BRIEF SUMMARY OF EVENTS
-----------------------

     Solar activity has remained low.  The regions on the disk have remained
fairly stable and dormant.  Region 7128 (S13E59) is now the largest region
visible.  Magnetic analysis of this region shows it to be a fairly simple
beta type group.  Subflare activity from this region has remained below
C-class levels.  It is a C-class capable region.

     A filament centered near N25W35 on 09 April disappeared sometime prior
to 15:00 UT on 10 April.  Also of modest interest today was the appearance of
minor surging on the east limb near S05 and S24.

     New Region 7129 (N08W33) was assigned today and has developed into a
small B-type spot group.

     Solar activity is expected to continue low.  Background x-ray levels
remain well below C-class levels and are expected to remain there over the
next 72 hours at least.  No significant changes are anticipated.

     The geomagnetic field has been quiet over the last 24 hours.  Conditions
are expected to continue at quiet levels over the next 24 hours.  Recurrence
then suggests there is a chance activity may begin to approach unsettled
levels after 12 or 13 April.  Overall, the geomagnetic field is expected to
remain quiet to unsettled over the next 72 hours.

     HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions.  Similar
conditions are expected over the next 24 to 72 hours.


**  End of Daily Update  **
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Compton Observatory detects active galaxies (Forwarded)
Date: 8 Apr 92 18:09:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Apr8.180945.5283
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov

Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                 April 8, 1992
(Phone:  202/453-1549 )	

Randee Exler
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone:  301/286-8955 )


RELEASE:  92-47

COMPTON OBSERVATORY DETECTS ACTIVE GALAXIES

	NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory has made the first detection
of high-energy gamma rays from a class of active galaxies similar to
quasars.  The observations, made by the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment
Telescope (EGRET), suggest that high-energy gamma radiation provides a
substantial contribution to the objects' overall luminosity.

	These active galaxies are called BL Lacertae objects, a type
of "quasar-like" object that emits vast but varying amounts of energy.
The candidate objects are in the constellations Ursa Major, Pictor and
Camelopardalis.  They are designated as MK 421, 0537-441 and 0716+714,
respectively.

	These new gamma-ray results support the hypothesis that BL
Lacertae objects, like quasars, may be powered by supermassive black
holes.  The detection of these high energy gamma rays also provides
another piece of evidence suggesting their similarity to quasars and
adds important new insight into understanding the nature of BL Lacertae
objects.

	The EGRET science team previously reported detection of high
energy gamma rays from six quasars.  The most intense, called 3C 279,
registered a total high-energy gamma ray emission more than 10- to
100-million times that of the Milky Way galaxy.

	EGRET, one of four instruments aboard the Compton Observatory,
was assembled in-house by the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt,
Md.  The U.S. Principal Investigator for EGRET is Dr. Carl Fichtel of
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

	Co-principal investigators for EGRET are Dr. Carl Fichtel, of
Goddard, and Dr. Klaus Pinkau, Max Planck Institute for
Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany.  EGRET is the joint effort
by scientists and engineers at Goddard; Stanford University, Calif.;
Max Planck Institute and Grumman Aerospace Corp., Bethpage, N.Y.

	The second of NASA's Great Observatories, the Compton Observatory
was launched April 5, 1991, by the Space Shuttle Atlantis to study
high-energy radiation from space.  The Compton Observatory is managed
and operated by Goddard for NASA's Office of Space Science and
Applications, Washington, D.C.
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Ulysses Update - 04/09/92
Keywords: Ulysses, JPL, ESA
Date: 11 Apr 92 00:07:14 GMT
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4

Forwarded from:
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011

                     ULYSSES MISSION STATUS
                          April 9, 1992

     Checkout of spacecraft subsystems after Ulysses' flight past
Jupiter continued this week.  Testing of the attitude and orbit
control system began today.  The anomaly in the backup telemetry
subsystem's central terminal unit is still under investigation.   

     A routine Earth-pointing maneuver was performed today.  The
next maneuver is scheduled for Monday, April 13.

     Today Ulysses is about 700 million kilometers (435 million
miles) from Earth, traveling at a heliocentric velocity of about
29,000 kilometers per hour (18,500 miles per hour).  The
spacecraft is about 500 million miles from the sun.

                              #####
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | People will believe
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | anything if you whisper it.
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | 
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From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Subject: AURORA WATCH:  Extended for Middle Latitudes
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: University of Lethbridge
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 07:16:03 GMT

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                    MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH

                         EXTENDED: 07:00 UT, 06 APRIL

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

VALID UNTIL: 18:00 UTC ON 07 APRIL

MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 06 - 07 April (UT days)

POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY:  MODERATE

POTENTIAL LUNAR INTERFERENCE:  LOW

OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR OBSERVATIONS FROM MIDDLE LATITUDES:  FAIR - GOOD

AURORAL ACTIVITY MAY BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM...

        NORTHERN OREGON TO SOUTHERN IDAHO TO WYOMING TO SOUTH DAKOTA TO
        NORTHERN IOWA TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO NORTHERN INDIANA TO OHIO TO
        DELAWARE.


SYNOPSIS...

     Auroral activity has increased considerably over North America during
the last several hours.  This burst of activity may only be temporary and of
fairly short duration.  However, the extent of the equatorward migration of
the auroral oval together with the enhanced levels of activity is sufficient
to warrant extending the Watch for middle latitudes for the period 06 to 07
April.  Conditions should continue to be sporadically active over the next 24
hours at least.

     Moderate to high levels of auroral activity have been observed
throughout the northern tier of U.S. states.  Curtains, rays, and pulsing
sheets have been reported, particularly over the southern Canadian regions
and extreme northern U.S. states between approximately 06-07Z on 06 April.

     This watch will be allowed to expire at 18Z on 07 April unless
conditions warrant.

     Please note that automated hourly reports of auroral activity sightings
from North American regions are now available for anonymous FTP from the
site: xi.uleth.ca (IP number 142.66.3.29) in the directory
"pub/solar/Aurora/current".  The file to get is "current.obs".


**  End of Watch  **
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Currently mounted CD-ROMs on the Ames SPACE Archive
Date: 7 Apr 92 22:25:38 GMT
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov

I've just mounted Magellan Volume 23 and Viking Volume 2.  Viking Volume 2
is labeled Xanthe Terra (lat 52.5 degrees N to 52.5 degrees, 355 degrees
W to 95 degrees W).  These CD-ROMs may be accessed via anonymous FTP to
ames.arc.nasa.gov, and are mounted as pub/SPACE/CDROM and pub/SPACE/CDROM2.

							-Peter Yee
							yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov
							ames!yee
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