GONG status for week of March 8-14 2026

 Here is a brief status of GING operations for week of March 8-14, 2026:

Most Instruments Operational: Instruments at Learmonth, Udaipur, El Teide, Cerro Tololo, and Big Bear were generally operational, though with varying sky conditions.

Instrument Down Time: GONG TC and TE instruments were down for testing. Access road to Mauna Loa Observatory is scheduled to be completed on March 16, 2026. 

Maintenance: A maintenance report for the El Teide site on March 11 noted that the anemometer was connected, but the emergency light inside the shelter had a bad battery.

Scheduled Scans: DRIFT Scans were performed at the Big Bear site on March 8 and March 14.

Community support: GONG observations were used to support the NASA's Parker Solar Probe’s 27th encounter, with perihelion that occurred on March 11 at 18:17 UT. Maps of predicted magnetic connectivity  based on GONG observations can be found at https://whpi.hao.ucar.edu/whpi_campaign-psp27p.php