----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Oct 22 16:34:58 GMT 2014 Year: 14 Doy: 295 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Wed Oct 22 16:50:43 GMT 2014 Clear skies, temp 44F with windspeed at about 9mph from the Southeast. ___end___ Wed Oct 22 17:35:14 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Wed Oct 22 17:55:18 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Wed Oct 22 18:44:22 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Wed Oct 22 18:47:59 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 22 18:52:55 GMT 2014 Late startup due to some filming. ___end___ Wed Oct 22 20:41:59 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Wed Oct 22 20:42:32 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Wed Oct 22 20:50:56 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Oct 22 20:52:05 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Wed Oct 22 20:52:51 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Wed Oct 22 20:52:52 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg.ini GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 22 20:58:32 GMT 2014 Dome reconfigured and SGS adjusted. ___end___ Wed Oct 22 21:08:58 GMT 2014 KCOR End Calibration Script Wed Oct 22 21:09:10 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Oct 22 21:53:46 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Wed Oct 22 21:54:13 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol ****Possible CME in Progress waters******: Wed Oct 22 21:47:09 GMT 2014 At PA 100 starting at 21:52UT, there seems to be an eruptive prominence that is taking a couple of hours and seems to be falling back on itself at the moment. Also at sunspot 2192, we can see a ghost like trail of plasma/gas heading South of the sunspot and then back up. Epl can be seen in Gong and Kcor; ghost trail can be seen in Gong. ___end___ You can check out the image data at: http://mlso.hao.ucar.edu GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 22 22:00:16 GMT 2014 Kcor, Comp, Shabar idled due to clouds coming in from the South ___end___ Wed Oct 22 22:31:43 GMT 2014: PSPT Abort Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 22 22:31:34 GMT 2014 Pspt idled and domes closed for heavy, dark looking clouds. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Thu Oct 23 00:15:51 GMT 2014 Currently breaking down some shelves, relocating them and their innards. ___end___ GONG COMMENT BY waters: Thu Oct 23 01:01:14 GMT 2014 Ben dropped off the batteries for the ups at the Gong building earlier today. ___end___