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GALEX Current Status
| GALEX STATUS | |
| Spacecraft: Nominal | Instrument: Nominal |
GALEX Observation Schedule Details
| Eclipse | Eclipse Start (UT) | Exposure [s] | Downlink [s] | NUV Count Rate [ph/s] | FUV Count Rate [ph/s] |
| 25934 | 2008-03-08 14:24:06 | 1635 | 0 | 83200 | 3550 |
| Survey | Observation Mode | Target ID | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | |
| GII | imaging | GI3_050007_NGC5236 | 204.19814 | -29.878690 | |
The table above displays information about the science target GALEX is currently observing.
Orbit Information
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The top right panel shows the ground trace of the current GALEX orbit. The particle flux associated with the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is represented by the blue (=low) to red (=high) shading. The red line is the night (eclipse) side of the orbit, where GALEX makes observations, the day side is white. The high voltage supply on the detectors are not ramped until after exiting the SAA. The viewing cones of the two ground stations are also displayed. The position in the sky of the science target GALEX is observing (red *) is shown in the lower right panel. Regions of the sky too close to the Sun (yellow dots), the Earth (white dots) and the moon (green dots) for GALEX to observe are also displayed. The left hand panel displays information about the observation mode (imaging/grism/opaque) and the name and position of the science target (J2000 RA Dec). The timing of potential data downlnks is also given.