Dear ASCA users, We have accepted the request of a TOO observation of the Rapid Burster (PI: Walter Lewin) which is currently in active phase. ASCA observation of the source is installed in the span of August 26 12:00 to August 27 2:20. The observation of Protstar Survey #1 (PI: E. Feigelson) is not carried to the next season, but will be shifted to the next week, since this is a pair of observations with the Protstar Survey #2 (PI: E. Feigelson) which is scheduled on August 27. F. Nagase ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A S C A WEEKLY OBSERVATION PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 19 - 31, 1998, ver-2 (98/ 8/21) (ISAS contact scientist: M. OZAKI (ozaki@astro.isas.ac.jp) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date MNV Target Tag. Exp. Observation PI or start name Cat. (ks) Cat. Pri./TC ( PPI/Co-PI) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8/19 7:50 4U1636-536 Bin. 40 US 2/n P. Kaaret 8/20 11:10 G337.8-0.1 SNR 30 JPN 2/n M. Ozaki 8/21 10:50 4U 0142+61 Bin. 20 JPN 3/n F. Nagase 8/21 22:10 Algol #4 Star 24 ESJ 1/Y J . Schmitt 8/22 14:00 3C 109 AGN 40 JPN 3/n R. Fujimoto 8/23 14:00 UX Ari Star 120 US 1/Y N. White 8/26 12:00 Rapid Burster Bin. 25 TOO 1/Y W. Lewin 8/27 2:20 Prot. Survey #2 Star 25 US 2/n E. Feigelson 8/27 18:10 G337.3+1.0 SNR 40 JPN 2/n M. Ozaki 8/29 0:00 IRAS 13036-7644 Star 80 JPN 2/n S. Yamauchi (8/31 1:20, MNV to next target) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Note) Obs. Cat. JPN: Japan time, US: US time, JUS: Japan-US Collaboration, USJ: US-Japan Collaboration, MJU: Merged Japan-US (PPI=Japan), MUJ: Merged US-Japan (PPI=US), ESJ: ESA-Japan Program, MOT: Observatory Time (Calibration, maintenance), and TOO: Target of Opportunity