----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Oct 18 16:49:07 GMT 2013 Year: 13 Doy: 291 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Fri Oct 18 16:49:15 GMT 2013 Cirrus covering most of the sky at present with intermittent patches of blue sky. Temp 40F, windspeed 10mph from the South. Vog is visible and is about at 9,000ft and below. Will wait for the thicker cirrus to pass over the Sun before starting up. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Fri Oct 18 17:44:21 GMT 2013 Currently in thinner cirrus, Pspt started. ___end___ Fri Oct 18 17:52:52 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Oct 18 18:03:16 GMT 2013 Cirrus has cleared up a bit, starting kcor, shabar and comp. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Oct 18 18:10:27 GMT 2013 Just a thin strip of cirrus is over the sun currently, waiting to start comp. âˆ___end___ Fri Oct 18 18:28:59 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Oct 18 19:13:19 GMT 2013 More cirrus covering the sky, Shabar idled. ___end___ Fri Oct 18 19:53:32 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol Fri Oct 18 19:54:10 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Oct 18 19:54:47 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol Fri Oct 18 19:59:55 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Oct 18 20:01:14 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol Fri Oct 18 20:05:26 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Fri Oct 18 20:05:46 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Oct 18 20:05:47 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Oct 18 20:05:04 GMT 2013 Sucker hole, Comp and Kcor idled. ___end___ Fri Oct 18 20:24:07 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Oct 18 20:27:17 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Oct 18 21:13:49 GMT 2013 Dome moved past Kcor, occulting it. Fortunately wasn't taking any Science data. ___end___ Fri Oct 18 21:22:25 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol Fri Oct 18 21:52:43 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Fri Oct 18 21:53:06 GMT 2013 Domes closed due to fog. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Oct 19 00:03:11 GMT 2013 Fixed one of the planks on the board walk. ___end___