----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Jun 27 16:37:00 GMT 2022 Year: 22 Doy: 178 Observer: mlso WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Mon Jun 27 16:48:07 GMT 2022 Temp: 45.7f, Humidity: 5%, Pressure: 28.703in, Wind: 3mph from 208degs, Skies: High altitude Cirrus clouds scattered all across the sky in various areas. Altocumulus clouds in various areas of the Saddle Valley. The inversion layer is hazy and appears to be well below Haleakala. Little to no wind. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 16:48:14 GMT 2022 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 16:48:20 GMT 2022 PM Blew off UCoMP O1 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 16:48:27 GMT 2022 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ Mon Jun 27 16:50:29 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Mon Jun 27 16:51:29 GMT 2022 The sky is much too bright at this time to observe. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 16:51:53 GMT 2022 The sky is much too bright to observe at this time. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 16:52:24 GMT 2022 The sky is much too bright to observe at this time. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 17:10:38 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon Jun 27 17:12:26 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 17:12:26 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds Mon Jun 27 17:12:27 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 17:13:24 GMT 2022 The sky remains fairly bright but an acceptable parabola was obtained in the Kcor focus routine. Kcor now observing, though the sky remains somewhat bright. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 17:14:12 GMT 2022 The Ucomp is now observing, though the sky does remain somewhat bright. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 17:27:39 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 17:55:27 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 18:11:11 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Mon Jun 27 18:12:03 GMT 2022 High altitude Cirrus and Cirrostratus clouds still remain in patches across the sky. The sky is becoming a bit too bright at this time so observation will need to be paused. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 18:12:37 GMT 2022 The sky has become too bright to observe. Ucomp is now paused. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 18:13:31 GMT 2022 The sky has become too bright too bright to observe. Kcor has been paused until conditions improve. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 19:14:03 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Mon Jun 27 19:14:33 GMT 2022 Cirrostratus clouds are increasing and the sky now shows a light thin upper level overcast. Though the sky appears bright the instruments are again observing. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 19:15:02 GMT 2022 Ucomp is again observing. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 19:16:17 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 19:17:25 GMT 2022 Observing with Kcor was attempted, but the sky remains too bright to observe at this time. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 19:17:52 GMT 2022 Ucomp again paused due to bright skies. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 20:08:36 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause Mon Jun 27 20:16:08 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Mon Jun 27 20:40:12 GMT 2022 Bright skies persist. Several attempts have been made to observe with the instruments but the sky remains much too bright at this time. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 21:23:14 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause Mon Jun 27 21:24:12 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds Mon Jun 27 21:25:45 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 21:26:18 GMT 2022 The sky remains bright but the instruments are again observing. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 21:28:18 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 18 Mon Jun 27 21:28:19 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 21:55:46 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 22:06:36 GMT 2022 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Mon Jun 27 22:10:58 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 22:21:48 GMT 2022 KCOR End Calibration Script GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 22:41:40 GMT 2022 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Jun 27 22:46:07 GMT 2022 The bright skies that were prevalent earlier have dissipated. Most of the high altitude Cirrus has moved to the northern part of the sky and the data images appear good. Aerosols are observable in the Kcor Quicklook images but not too excessive. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 23:20:46 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook dark_80ms_2beam_16sums_BOTH.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 23:22:03 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 637_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 23:26:07 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 706_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 23:30:12 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 789_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 23:34:24 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 1074_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 23:38:27 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 1079_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Mon Jun 27 23:42:40 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Tue Jun 28 00:10:38 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Tue Jun 28 00:25:49 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Jun 28 00:41:29 GMT 2022 Aerosols continue to increase, as can be observed in the Kcor NRGF and Quicklook images. Though the images show elevated aerosol levels the images still look acceptable. ___end___ Tue Jun 28 00:53:45 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Tue Jun 28 01:21:13 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Tue Jun 28 01:48:40 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Tue Jun 28 02:03:52 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Tue Jun 28 02:31:38 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 ****Possible CME in Progress mcotter**** : Tue Jun 28 02:37:48 GMT 2022 Observer reports with medium confidence a CME observed launching near PA270 deg, with a minimum width of 10 deg at UT time 02:12:02. This CME appears small and fast moving. ___end___ Tue Jun 28 02:59:18 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Jun 28 03:07:40 GMT 2022 Some early morning clouds made for some bright skies at the start of the day, but overall a good day of observations. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter