----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Sep 6 16:45:45 GMT 2022 Year: 22 Doy: 249 Observer: mcotter WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Tue Sep 06 16:47:29 GMT 2022 Temp: 41.8f, Humidity: 38%, Pressure: 28.629in, Wind: 17mph from 159 degs. Windy windy windy! Strong gusty winds from the South Southeast. Clear but hazy skies in all directions. Brown gray inversion layer visible on the horizon well above Haleakala. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 06 16:55:30 GMT 2022 The dome windows were left closed and the upper dome shutter door was only opened about a quarter of the way due to the strong gusty winds. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 06 16:55:37 GMT 2022 PM Blew off UCoMP O1 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 06 16:55:41 GMT 2022 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ Tue Sep 06 17:11:31 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Sep 06 17:11:56 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 06 17:12:02 GMT 2022 Instruments are now observing. The sky looks good! ___end___ Tue Sep 06 17:32:29 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 18:10:49 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 ****Possible CME in Progress reported by mcotter**** : Tue Sep 06 18:26:44 GMT 2022 TIME: 17:38:06 UT PA: 120 degs WIDTH: 10 deg Observer reports with Medium confidence a CME at the time, position angle, and width noted. This CME is faint and fast moving and was identified using both Kcor NRGF and Diff images. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 06 18:31:17 GMT 2022 Opened the upper dome shutter door to approximately one third open, as winds continue to be blowing strong and gusty from the Southeast. ___end___ Tue Sep 06 18:48:59 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 19:27:00 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 19:47:34 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 20:01:11 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 23 Tue Sep 06 20:18:18 GMT 2022 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Tue Sep 06 20:33:29 GMT 2022 KCOR End Calibration Script Tue Sep 06 20:46:04 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 77 Tue Sep 06 21:09:20 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 101 Tue Sep 06 21:24:19 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook dark_80ms_2beam_16sums_BOTH.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 21:25:37 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 637_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 21:29:40 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 706_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 21:33:54 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 789_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 21:37:57 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 1074_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 21:42:01 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook 1079_Pol_Calibrate.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 21:46:05 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 22:24:25 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 22:45:00 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Tue Sep 06 23:23:20 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 ONSITE STAFF: mcotter Log Type BY mcotter: Tue Sep 06 23:34:59 GMT 2022 Log check. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 06 23:40:55 GMT 2022 A short while ago an attempt was made to issue a CME event retraction. When the message comment was issued the "Log it" command the Comment Logger crashed. Several attempts were made to log comments into the log but they all failed. The Comment Log was issued a "Send Log" command then the computer was restarted to see if the Comment Logger would come back up. Thankfully the Comment Logger now appears to be working properly. The last action being performed was the CME Retraction from the pull down menu to the left of the GUI. Before using this command file again a test may be prudent to ensure that it is working properly. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 06 23:43:56 GMT 2022 CME Retraction: The CME event that was issued at 21:45:15 UT has been retracted. After careful review of the Kcor NRGF Level 0 images for that time and PA it is believed the CME alert was triggered by aerosols in the image. ___end___ Wed Sep 07 00:01:21 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Wed Sep 07 00:25:40 GMT 2022 Aerosols are beginning to get heavy. ___end___ Wed Sep 07 00:39:22 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Wed Sep 07 00:44:48 GMT 2022 Orographic clouds and heavy aerosols have entered the science area. The instruments have been stopped. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Wed Sep 07 01:10:12 GMT 2022 Good day for observations. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter