----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Jun 3 16:41:21 GMT 2008 Year: 08 Doy: 155 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jun 3 16:41:24 GMT 2008 Clear sky, wind=5 mph from the SE, temp=45F. ___end___ Tue Jun 3 16:48:06 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Patrol Tue Jun 3 16:48:21 GMT 2008 CHIP Start Patrol Tue Jun 3 16:48:41 GMT 2008 PICS Start Patrol Tue Jun 3 16:50:09 GMT 2008 PICS End Patrol **PICS PROBLEM**: Tue Jun 3 16:57:30 GMT 2008 Disk images went bad sometime before 1:22 UT yesterday afternoon, problem not fixed, I'll look at it today, until then no PICS images. ___end___ A NEW TAPE HAS BEEN PUT INTO KAIEE DLT DRIVE, Tue Jun 3 17:08:45 GMT 2008 PSPT COMMENT: Tue Jun 3 17:16:19 GMT 2008 Obs. ___end___ NICE MK4 IMAGE: 1708 NICE CHIP IMAGE: 1657 Tue Jun 3 17:29:34 GMT 2008 MKIV End Patrol Tue Jun 3 17:31:52 GMT 2008 CHIP End Patrol **PICS PROBLEM**: Tue Jun 3 17:32:01 GMT 2008 Pausing instruments to move spar, access PICS better, and fix problem noted earlier. ___end___ Tue Jun 3 18:50:59 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Patrol Tue Jun 3 18:51:17 GMT 2008 CHIP Start Patrol Tue Jun 3 18:51:30 GMT 2008 PICS Start Patrol **PSPT PROBLEM**: Tue Jun 3 19:02:00 GMT 2008 Crashed, restarted. ___end___ Tue Jun 3 19:02:21 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Cal **PICS PROBLEM**: Tue Jun 3 19:03:22 GMT 2008 I fixed the problems. The Halle filter wasn't being moved due to a damaged cable-chain that jumped a sprocket, I replaced the cable-chain. I also fixed the root of the problem, the sprockets for the Halle filter drive were misaligned, probably due to a damaged setscrew that was difficult to access and remove, I removed it and replaced it with one of my custom made tough setscrews loctited into place, then aligned the sprockets and reassembled all. This cable-chain should last a lot longer than the last one. I was pleased to see that my previous modifications designed to relieve stress on the Halle stage leadscrew end bearings works very well, no longer does tilting the spar pop out the end bearings - which used to cause cable-chains to jump sprockets with similar symptoms as this problem had. -Darryl ___end___ NICE PICSLIMB IMAGE: 1854 NICE PICSDISC IMAGE: 1909 Tue Jun 3 19:21:01 GMT 2008 MKIV End Cal Tue Jun 3 19:21:07 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Patrol Tue Jun 3 19:27:20 GMT 2008 MKIV End Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Tue Jun 3 19:28:08 GMT 2008 David is testing a new way to do flat fields that requires me to reboot KCC to load new corrector tables. After that I'll do 2 normal scans and then a cal and then back to Patrol. ___end___ Tue Jun 3 19:31:37 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Tue Jun 3 19:31:42 GMT 2008 Rebooted KCC, now doing 2 normal Patrol scans before I do a cal. ___end___ Tue Jun 3 19:37:54 GMT 2008 MKIV End Patrol Tue Jun 3 19:38:00 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Cal MKIV COMMENT: Tue Jun 3 19:38:50 GMT 2008 The corona looks very faint in the 2 test scans, cal is in progress now. ___end___ Tue Jun 3 19:56:40 GMT 2008 MKIV End Cal Tue Jun 3 19:56:46 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Patrol Tue Jun 3 20:08:47 GMT 2008 MKIV End Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Tue Jun 3 20:10:03 GMT 2008 Doind another iteration of: reset KCC, 2 scans, cal. ___end___ Tue Jun 3 20:13:12 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Patrol Tue Jun 3 20:19:32 GMT 2008 MKIV End Patrol Tue Jun 3 20:19:38 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Cal Tue Jun 3 20:38:18 GMT 2008 MKIV End Cal Tue Jun 3 20:38:25 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Tue Jun 3 20:59:53 GMT 2008 Going to end Patrol and reboot KCC, then back to Patrol w/o cal. ___end___ Tue Jun 3 21:02:11 GMT 2008 MKIV End Patrol Tue Jun 3 21:05:51 GMT 2008 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Tue Jun 3 21:19:13 GMT 2008 Scans look normal. ___end___ Wed Jun 4 02:01:58 GMT 2008 PICS End Patrol Wed Jun 4 02:02:05 GMT 2008 CHIP End Patrol Wed Jun 4 02:21:33 GMT 2008 MkIV 00_00.rawmk4 01_35.rawmk4 19_24.rawmk4 21_29.rawmk4 23_03.rawmk4 00_03.rawmk4 01_37.rawmk4 19_31.rawmk4 21_32.rawmk4 23_07.rawmk4 00_08.rawmk4 01_40.rawmk4 19_34.rawmk4 21_35.rawmk4 23_10.rawmk4 00_12.rawmk4 01_43.rawmk4 19_41.rawmk4 21_38.rawmk4 23_13.rawmk4 00_15.rawmk4 01_46.rawmk4 19_47.rawmk4 21_41.rawmk4 23_16.rawmk4 00_18.rawmk4 01_49.rawmk4 19_53.rawmk4 21_44.rawmk4 23_19.rawmk4 00_21.rawmk4 01_52.rawmk4 19_56.rawmk4 21_47.rawmk4 23_21.rawmk4 00_24.rawmk4 01_55.rawmk4 19_59.rawmk4 21_50.rawmk4 23_24.rawmk4 00_27.rawmk4 01_58.rawmk4 20_02.rawmk4 21_52.rawmk4 23_27.rawmk4 00_30.rawmk4 02_01.rawmk4 20_05.rawmk4 21_55.rawmk4 23_30.rawmk4 00_33.rawmk4 02_04.rawmk4 20_13.rawmk4 21_58.rawmk4 23_33.rawmk4 00_36.rawmk4 16_48.rawmk4 20_16.rawmk4 22_01.rawmk4 23_36.rawmk4 00_39.rawmk4 16_51.rawmk4 20_22.rawmk4 22_04.rawmk4 23_39.rawmk4 00_42.rawmk4 16_54.rawmk4 20_28.rawmk4 22_07.rawmk4 23_42.rawmk4 00_45.rawmk4 16_57.rawmk4 20_34.rawmk4 22_10.rawmk4 23_45.rawmk4 00_48.rawmk4 16_59.rawmk4 20_38.rawmk4 22_13.rawmk4 23_48.rawmk4 00_51.rawmk4 17_02.rawmk4 20_41.rawmk4 22_16.rawmk4 23_51.rawmk4 00_53.rawmk4 17_05.rawmk4 20_44.rawmk4 22_19.rawmk4 23_54.rawmk4 00_56.rawmk4 17_08.rawmk4 20_47.rawmk4 22_22.rawmk4 23_57.rawmk4 00_59.rawmk4 17_11.rawmk4 20_50.rawmk4 22_25.rawmk4 c19_02.rawmk4 01_02.rawmk4 17_14.rawmk4 20_53.rawmk4 22_28.rawmk4 c19_08.rawmk4 01_05.rawmk4 17_17.rawmk4 20_56.rawmk4 22_31.rawmk4 c19_14.rawmk4 01_08.rawmk4 17_20.rawmk4 20_58.rawmk4 22_34.rawmk4 c19_38.rawmk4 01_11.rawmk4 17_23.rawmk4 21_05.rawmk4 22_37.rawmk4 c19_44.rawmk4 01_14.rawmk4 17_26.rawmk4 21_08.rawmk4 22_40.rawmk4 c19_50.rawmk4 01_17.rawmk4 18_51.rawmk4 21_11.rawmk4 22_42.rawmk4 c20_19.rawmk4 01_20.rawmk4 18_53.rawmk4 21_14.rawmk4 22_45.rawmk4 c20_25.rawmk4 01_23.rawmk4 19_05.rawmk4 21_17.rawmk4 22_48.rawmk4 c20_31.rawmk4 01_26.rawmk4 19_11.rawmk4 21_20.rawmk4 22_51.rawmk4 01_29.rawmk4 19_17.rawmk4 21_23.rawmk4 22_54.rawmk4 01_32.rawmk4 19_21.rawmk4 21_26.rawmk4 22_57.rawmk4