GLO Status - Mission Elapsed Time (MET) 4/12:00

GLO is continuing to collect science data.  Of significant
interest was an outstanding aurora data set, with altitude
profiling, at MET 2/22:20 - 2/22:30 over EISCAT and stations
in Ireland, Germany, and France.

During Astronaut sleep periods we are collecting dayglow and
night airglow data. Altitude profiling along the slit is being
accomplished with about 24 samples taken over about 280 km.
During night portions of the orbit, while the orbiter is
northbound and at the top of its orbit, night airglow is being
profiled from about 50 km to about 150 km.
By rotating the slit we will be taking data tonight at increased
altitude resolution for both day and night airglow passes.

We have been partially successful at tracking a star into the
limb, and continue to work on the tracking algorithm.

Now that we are past the rendezvous with the MIR station, the
shuttle is at an altitude of 395 km, where the limb is depressed
about 19.5 degrees.