----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Oct 2 17:00:48 GMT 2010 Year: 10 Doy: 275 Observer: stueben WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Oct 2 17:01:38 GMT 2010 Overcast east and north with blowing fog at present, wind east 10-15 mph, temp 40F. Awaiting clearer skies before opening domes. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Oct 2 19:20:50 GMT 2010 Low clouds and fog have cleared but in thin cirrus. Domes open, starting chip and halpha. ___end___ Sat Oct 02 19:22:38 GMT 2010 H-ALPHA Start Patrol Sat Oct 2 19:23:02 GMT 2010 CHIP Start Patrol Sat Oct 2 20:50:44 GMT 2010 CHIP End Patrol Sat Oct 02 20:53:07 GMT 2010 H-ALPHA End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Oct 2 20:53:51 GMT 2010 In orographic clouds, instruments idled. ___end___ **PSPT PROBLEM COMMENT BY ALLEN**: Sun Oct 3 01:22:45 GMT 2010 I worked on the exposure problem today. Swapped in the spare PC cpu board and the serial port now seems OK, but it still stalls when taking the first dark image at startup. I tried the other Uniblitz driver but it made no difference. I can hear the Uniblitz shutter actuate, so I think it is OK. ___end___ Sun Oct 3 01:59:18 GMT 2010 MkIV