----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Jun 27 16:31:32 GMT 2020 Year: 20 Doy: 179 Observer: stueben WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Jun 27 16:35:18 GMT 2020 Temp: 44.8f, Humidity: 6%, Pressure: 28.735in, Wind: Southeast 5-10 mph, Skies: Clear. ___end___ Sat Jun 27 17:16:07 GMT 2020 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sat Jun 27 17:26:14 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jun 27 18:09:48 GMT 2020 PM Blew off Kcor O1 Front and Open the windows in the dome. ___end___ Sat Jun 27 18:28:08 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Sat Jun 27 18:28:09 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Sat Jun 27 18:43:23 GMT 2020 KCOR End Calibration Script Sat Jun 27 18:43:40 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sat Jun 27 18:43:40 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol **GENERAL PROBLEM COMMENT BY mcotter** : Sat Jun 27 20:18:57 GMT 2020 About 1930 the sgs dec axis started to oscillate. Upon investigating the RA and DEC gains were found to be the old values. Changed gains to new values and the oscillation stopped. There are a few bad images due to the oscillation. ___end___ GPS COMMENT by MLSO: Sat Jun 27 21:45:08 GMT 2020 Successfully logged in to system Good disk mount GPS software running Last 5 GPS data files are: /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_174_2145.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_175_2145.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_176_2145.bin 1420685752 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_177_2149.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_178_2149.bin 2147483647 ___end___ Sat Jun 27 22:45:23 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Sat Jun 27 22:45:25 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jun 27 23:02:15 GMT 2020 Noticed there was a large bullet hole and blew off the 01. ___end___ Sat Jun 27 23:23:52 GMT 2020 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sat Jun 27 23:45:46 GMT 2020 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sat Jun 27 23:48:06 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jun 27 23:53:11 GMT 2020 Stray light was observed in K-cor images. Lens and filter were inspected and blown off. Stray light was still present. Inspection of the instrument sjowd that a socket head cap screw was missing from the camera compartment cover. Used tape to cover hole and stray light leak was eliminated. ___end___ Sun Jun 28 02:23:38 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Sun Jun 28 02:23:39 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Jun 28 02:41:04 GMT 2020 When closing lower shutter dome door noise could be heard coming from drive mechanism. Suggest checking alignment and of gears, cleaning and applying new coat of lithium grease. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Jun 28 02:44:56 GMT 2020 Nice day, clear all day. Fair seeing and low aerosols at start up. Observing conditions deteriorated some in the afternoon, but brisk winds kept observing conditions reasonable. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter, stueben