----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Jan 14 17:25:05 GMT 2006 Year: 06 Doy: 014 Observer: stueben WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Jan 14 17:26:51 GMT 2006 Clear, wind south 10-15 mph, temp 40F. ___end___ Sat Jan 14 17:31:30 GMT 2006 CHIP Start Patrol Sat Jan 14 17:31:50 GMT 2006 PICS Start Patrol ECHO COMMENT: Sat Jan 14 17:34:03 GMT 2006 Time OK. ___end___ A NEW PSPT EXABYTE IS LOADED ON KENOBI Sat Jan 14 18:00:22 GMT 2006 Sat Jan 14 18:00:29 GMT 2006 MKIV Start Patrol Sat Jan 14 18:01:54 GMT 2006 CHIP LSD Sat Jan 14 18:02:19 GMT 2006 PICS Flat Sat Jan 14 18:03:41 GMT 2006 CHIP End LSD Sat Jan 14 18:03:48 GMT 2006 CHIP BiasLSD Sat Jan 14 18:04:38 GMT 2006 PICS End Flat Sat Jan 14 18:04:39 GMT 2006 CHIP End BiasLSD Sat Jan 14 18:04:49 GMT 2006 PICS ReStart Patrol Sat Jan 14 18:04:52 GMT 2006 CHIP Bias Sat Jan 14 18:05:48 GMT 2006 CHIP End Bias Sat Jan 14 18:05:56 GMT 2006 CHIP ReStart Patrol PSPT COMMENT: Sat Jan 14 18:09:06 GMT 2006 Observing, cc temp 10C. ___end___ A NEW TAPE HAS BEEN PUT INTO KAIEE DLT DRIVE, Sat Jan 14 18:11:23 GMT 2006 Sat Jan 14 19:11:19 GMT 2006 MKIV End Patrol Sat Jan 14 19:11:25 GMT 2006 MKIV Start Cal **MLSO PROBLEM**: Sat Jan 14 19:07:25 GMT 2006 I enabled the variable gain controls on the spar at startup this morning. After about 30 min at full gain I tried reducing the gain. Most of the instability seemed to be in dec, reducing dec gain to about 30% made a huge improvement. At about 1900UT I removed the temporary filter on the spar guider error telescope and again saw significant instability. Reducing the dec gain to 10% (!!) compensated for removing the filter. Its a fairly windy morning so it was a good initial test of the spar gain adjustments. ___end___ Sat Jan 14 19:30:07 GMT 2006 MKIV End Cal Sat Jan 14 19:30:13 GMT 2006 MKIV Start Patrol COMMENT: Sat Jan 14 21:37:50 GMT 2006 Oops! Spar hit the ladder I had set up earlier to remove filter. Repointed spar. ___end___ NICE CHIP IMAGE: 1906 NICE PICSDISC IMAGE: 1905 NICE PICSLIMB IMAGE: 1909 NICE MK4 IMAGE: 1908 COMMENT: Sun Jan 15 01:39:09 GMT 2006 Dec axis reset, repointed spar___end___ Sun Jan 15 02:25:32 GMT 2006 MKIV End Patrol Sun Jan 15 02:28:34 GMT 2006 CHIP End Patrol Sun Jan 15 02:28:51 GMT 2006 PICS End Patrol Sun Jan 15 02:34:07 GMT 2006 MkIV 00_02.rawmk4 01_47.rawmk4 19_02.rawmk4 20_52.rawmk4 22_36.rawmk4 00_05.rawmk4 01_50.rawmk4 19_05.rawmk4 20_55.rawmk4 22_39.rawmk4 00_08.rawmk4 01_53.rawmk4 19_08.rawmk4 20_58.rawmk4 22_42.rawmk4 00_10.rawmk4 01_55.rawmk4 19_14.rawmk4 21_01.rawmk4 22_44.rawmk4 00_13.rawmk4 01_58.rawmk4 19_20.rawmk4 21_04.rawmk4 22_47.rawmk4 00_16.rawmk4 02_01.rawmk4 19_26.rawmk4 21_07.rawmk4 22_50.rawmk4 00_19.rawmk4 02_04.rawmk4 19_30.rawmk4 21_10.rawmk4 22_53.rawmk4 00_22.rawmk4 02_07.rawmk4 19_33.rawmk4 21_13.rawmk4 22_56.rawmk4 00_25.rawmk4 02_10.rawmk4 19_36.rawmk4 21_15.rawmk4 22_59.rawmk4 00_28.rawmk4 02_13.rawmk4 19_39.rawmk4 21_18.rawmk4 23_02.rawmk4 00_31.rawmk4 02_16.rawmk4 19_41.rawmk4 21_21.rawmk4 23_05.rawmk4 00_34.rawmk4 02_19.rawmk4 19_44.rawmk4 21_24.rawmk4 23_08.rawmk4 00_37.rawmk4 02_22.rawmk4 19_47.rawmk4 21_27.rawmk4 23_11.rawmk4 00_40.rawmk4 18_00.rawmk4 19_50.rawmk4 21_30.rawmk4 23_14.rawmk4 00_43.rawmk4 18_03.rawmk4 19_53.rawmk4 21_33.rawmk4 23_17.rawmk4 00_46.rawmk4 18_06.rawmk4 19_56.rawmk4 21_36.rawmk4 23_20.rawmk4 00_52.rawmk4 18_09.rawmk4 19_59.rawmk4 21_39.rawmk4 23_23.rawmk4 00_55.rawmk4 18_12.rawmk4 20_02.rawmk4 21_42.rawmk4 23_26.rawmk4 00_58.rawmk4 18_15.rawmk4 20_05.rawmk4 21_45.rawmk4 23_29.rawmk4 01_01.rawmk4 18_18.rawmk4 20_08.rawmk4 21_48.rawmk4 23_31.rawmk4 01_04.rawmk4 18_21.rawmk4 20_11.rawmk4 21_51.rawmk4 23_34.rawmk4 01_07.rawmk4 18_24.rawmk4 20_14.rawmk4 21_54.rawmk4 23_37.rawmk4 01_10.rawmk4 18_27.rawmk4 20_17.rawmk4 22_00.rawmk4 23_40.rawmk4 01_13.rawmk4 18_29.rawmk4 20_20.rawmk4 22_03.rawmk4 23_43.rawmk4 01_17.rawmk4 18_32.rawmk4 20_23.rawmk4 22_06.rawmk4 23_46.rawmk4 01_20.rawmk4 18_35.rawmk4 20_26.rawmk4 22_09.rawmk4 23_49.rawmk4 01_23.rawmk4 18_38.rawmk4 20_28.rawmk4 22_12.rawmk4 23_52.rawmk4 01_26.rawmk4 18_41.rawmk4 20_31.rawmk4 22_15.rawmk4 23_58.rawmk4 01_29.rawmk4 18_44.rawmk4 20_34.rawmk4 22_18.rawmk4 c19_11.rawmk4 01_32.rawmk4 18_47.rawmk4 20_37.rawmk4 22_21.rawmk4 c19_17.rawmk4 01_35.rawmk4 18_50.rawmk4 20_40.rawmk4 22_24.rawmk4 c19_23.rawmk4 01_38.rawmk4 18_53.rawmk4 20_43.rawmk4 22_27.rawmk4 01_41.rawmk4 18_56.rawmk4 20_46.rawmk4 22_30.rawmk4 01_44.rawmk4 18_59.rawmk4 20_49.rawmk4 22_33.rawmk4