----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Mar 17 16:32:48 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 076 Observer: waters KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Mar 17 17:37:45 GMT 2017 KCor spring occulter installed OC-1006.9 ___end___ Fri Mar 17 17:38:47 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete CoMP COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Mar 17 17:38:02 GMT 2017 CoMP Spring occulter installed #31 ___end___ Fri Mar 17 17:39:46 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Fri Mar 17 17:39:53 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Mar 17 17:41:13 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Fri Mar 17 17:43:01 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Fri Mar 17 17:43:34 GMT 2017 Temp 46F with windspeed at about 5mph from the South-Southwest. Clear sky with low wind. ___end___ Fri Mar 17 18:24:47 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Fri Mar 17 18:20:15 GMT 2017 We are seeing a ring around the Sun in bothe data streams we have up. It's more prominent in the normalized data stream. Going to trouble shoot now. ___end___ Fri Mar 17 18:25:13 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 17 18:45:44 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause **KCOR PROBLEM COMMENT BY berkey** : Fri Mar 17 18:48:46 GMT 2017 Bright ring that is about 1/4 solar radii was observed around the occulter in this mornings data (normalized and quick look images) inspection revealed that the occulter was not properly seated on the post. Removing the occulter and reinstalling it with a ~5 degree different clocking seems to have cleared up the ring. ___end___ Fri Mar 17 18:50:30 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Fri Mar 17 18:51:14 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Fri Mar 17 18:51:09 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Fri Mar 17 18:51:12 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 17 19:22:12 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 17 19:22:13 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20150323.ini Fri Mar 17 19:37:34 GMT 2017 KCOR End Calibration Script Fri Mar 17 19:37:51 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 17 19:37:52 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 17 19:50:37 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 17 19:51:13 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Fri Mar 17 19:51:09 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 17 19:51:38 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Fri Mar 17 19:51:46 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Fri Mar 17 20:58:03 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 17 20:58:10 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Mar 17 20:56:01 GMT 2017 We will be pausing observing to take SGS performance data. ___end___ Fri Mar 17 21:01:22 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Mar 17 21:05:48 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Fri Mar 17 21:06:01 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Mar 17 21:10:00 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 17 21:11:41 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Fri Mar 17 21:11:44 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Mar 17 21:18:27 GMT 2017 The orange ladder can now be moved to the North wall as there is enough clearance for the spar to pass unimpeded. ___end___ Fri Mar 17 22:44:11 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Fri Mar 17 22:44:15 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 17 22:45:34 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Fri Mar 17 22:45:30 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 17 22:46:23 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Fri Mar 17 22:46:25 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Mar 17 22:47:11 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter adjusted. ___end___ Sat Mar 18 00:59:05 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Sat Mar 18 00:59:35 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Sat Mar 18 01:00:22 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Sat Mar 18 01:01:28 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Sat Mar 18 01:01:23 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sat Mar 18 01:29:25 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Sat Mar 18 01:29:26 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk Sat Mar 18 01:52:37 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Sat Mar 18 01:53:11 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Mar 18 01:59:20 GMT 2017 Areosols were up right when we started at 745am hst but wasn't too bad until the afternoon. Otherwise, a wonderful day to take data! ___end___