----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Jan 27 17:15:06 GMT 2014 Year: 14 Doy: 027 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: berkey: Mon Jan 27 17:15:09 GMT 2014 temp 41f, wind 20mph from the SW, clear skies ___end___ Mon Jan 27 17:39:37 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Mon Jan 27 17:44:44 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Mon Jan 27 19:40:08 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Mon Jan 27 19:59:50 GMT 2014 Cleaned Kcor o1 this morning. I am really looking forward to do this with flow booth and O1 holder in the future. With the current setup it seems like dust is deposited almost as quickly as it can be washed away. I also feel it is a bit risky to hand hold a semi-wet heavy optic while cleaning. ___end___ Mon Jan 27 20:05:13 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Mon Jan 27 20:14:42 GMT 2014 Socketcam started up bright, dark, mid, mid 3 times before coming to the normal mid, bright, dark, mid ___end___ Mon Jan 27 20:17:44 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Mon Jan 27 20:16:52 GMT 2014 Cleaning the O1 didnt change the reflection artifact. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Mon Jan 27 20:28:03 GMT 2014 Wind is increasing to 25-30+mph winds are still coming out of the SW ___end___ Mon Jan 27 22:02:16 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Mon Jan 27 22:02:17 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Mon Jan 27 23:45:11 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Mon Jan 27 23:58:03 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Mon Jan 27 23:58:04 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Tue Jan 28 00:01:49 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Tue Jan 28 00:03:50 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Tue Jan 28 00:04:46 GMT 2014 60 arcsecond oscilation seen on the spar. This might be part of the reason we are seeing more spill on Kcor ___end___ Tue Jan 28 00:09:23 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Tue Jan 28 00:35:07 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Jan 28 00:35:10 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Tue Jan 28 01:09:13 GMT 2014 As a test I put the spring/fall occulter the kcor beam train. Just as with the winter occulter I see a large blooming above the occulter. ___end___ Tue Jan 28 01:44:14 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Tue Jan 28 01:47:31 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Jan 28 02:03:00 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Tue Jan 28 02:03:01 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Tue Jan 28 02:24:58 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Tue Jan 28 02:24:32 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Tue Jan 28 02:25:16 GMT 2014: PSPT Abort Patrol Tue Jan 28 02:25:20 GMT 2014: PSPT Abort Patrol