----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon May 6 16:36:00 GMT 2013 Year: 13 Doy: 126 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: Mon May 6 16:35:59 GMT 2013 temp 41f, wind 10mph from SW, large low cloud bank blowing in from the SW domes staying closed until it passes ___end___ Mon May 6 17:42:43 GMT 2013 CHIP Start Patrol Mon May 06 17:46:10 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol CoMP COMMENT BY BEN: Mon May 6 17:44:10 GMT 2013 I tried a new spring in the CoMP e-w occulter station. It turns out the spring was to weak to hold the occulting station against gravity. Reverted to oem neport spring. ___end___ NOTE BY BEN: Mon May 6 17:45:11 GMT 2013 Clear enough to start observing. ___end___ MKIV COMMENT BY BEN: Mon May 6 17:45:59 GMT 2013 Transform board seems dead, as reported by Greg yesterday. ___end___ Mon May 6 17:48:26 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol Mon May 06 17:55:35 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Mon May 6 18:00:54 GMT 2013 CHIP LSD NOTE BY BEN: Mon May 6 18:00:56 GMT 2013 Haze in the east, with passing low clouds blowing over from the west ___end___ Mon May 6 18:02:40 GMT 2013 CHIP End LSD Mon May 6 18:02:47 GMT 2013 CHIP BiasLSD Mon May 6 18:03:37 GMT 2013 CHIP End BiasLSD Mon May 6 18:03:43 GMT 2013 CHIP Bias Mon May 6 18:04:23 GMT 2013 CHIP End Bias Mon May 6 18:04:28 GMT 2013 CHIP ReStart Patrol Mon May 6 20:06:35 GMT 2013 CHIP End Patrol NOTE BY BEN: Mon May 6 20:15:11 GMT 2013 Dome reconfigured. Still a lot of haze in the sky, but clouds have moved off the the east ___end___ Mon May 6 20:16:54 GMT 2013 CHIP Start Patrol Mon May 6 21:04:46 GMT 2013 CHIP End Patrol Mon May 6 21:05:28 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol Mon May 6 21:05:34 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol NOTE BY BEN: Mon May 6 21:08:23 GMT 2013 Domes closed due to near by clouds ___end___ Tue May 7 02:20:09 GMT 2013 MkIV