----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Apr 25 16:50:11 GMT 1999 Year: 99 Doy: 115 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 16:50:28 GMT 1999 Clear sky, wind=10 mph from the ESE, temp=40 F. **LOW-L PROBLEM**: Sun Apr 25 16:51:21 GMT 1999 Tape L00594 popped out of drive #0 this morning as it should have, but L00595 dididn't get any data, the program was stalled. David is checking out the code. Moved L00595 to drive #0 and installed L00596 in drive #1. Sun Apr 25 17:00:48 GMT 1999 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Sun Apr 25 17:01:07 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 17:03:21 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol LOW-L COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 17:05:21 GMT 1999 OK, the program is running well and the code has been changed to make all the fields on the observing screen green when the normal parameters are within the new limits. **LOW-L PROBLEM**: Sun Apr 25 17:06:53 GMT 1999 As a symptom of the crash this morning the screen showed the DOS prompt. The drive #0 needed to be cleaned as indicated by the flashing LEDs, and it was cleaned this morning. Sun Apr 25 17:39:19 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 18:00:10 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 18:00:52 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Sun Apr 25 18:01:40 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Sun Apr 25 18:01:47 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Sun Apr 25 18:01:59 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Sun Apr 25 18:02:36 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Sun Apr 25 18:02:51 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Correct Sun Apr 25 18:03:12 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat Sun Apr 25 18:04:40 GMT 1999 MKIII End Correct Sun Apr 25 18:04:45 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 18:11:20 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Cal Sun Apr 25 18:31:32 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 18:44:27 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 18:44:41 GMT 1999 Ending normal coronal observations. Setting up software for lunar drift tests. PICS COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 18:45:22 GMT 1999 Will be messing with PICS H-alpha, not many more observations Sun Apr 25 18:47:09 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 18:52:30 GMT 1999 PICS End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 18:52:38 GMT 1999 Sky is very bright today. PICS COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 18:52:51 GMT 1999 Stopping for focus hardware modification. CHIP COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 18:53:23 GMT 1999 Stopping to allow work on PICS. MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 18:53:44 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Sun Apr 25 19:01:27 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 19:09:39 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 19:38:08 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 19:48:18 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 19:57:17 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:01:22 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:01:45 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:03:14 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:07:22 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:14:52 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:16:22 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:20:13 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:28:02 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:39:29 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:47:56 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 20:59:42 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol PICS COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 21:01:07 GMT 1999 Had to R+R the focusing stage to drill and tap new mount holes. Also had to replace a female connector on the m3 (focus) leg of the mike controller. Sun Apr 25 21:07:27 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol CHIP COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 21:13:20 GMT 1999 Restarted obs. Sun Apr 25 21:13:26 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol PICS COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 21:13:32 GMT 1999 Continuing with focusing. Sun Apr 25 21:48:07 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 21:53:06 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 22:01:51 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Sun Apr 25 22:02:47 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Sun Apr 25 22:02:54 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Sun Apr 25 22:03:31 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Sun Apr 25 22:09:34 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 22:14:46 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 22:43:51 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 22:58:43 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 23:01:00 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Sun Apr 25 23:01:57 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Sun Apr 25 23:02:04 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Sun Apr 25 23:02:41 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Sun Apr 25 23:08:27 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Sun Apr 25 23:11:23 GMT 1999 CHIP ending tape COMMENT: Sun Apr 25 23:14:27 GMT 1999 TAPES: ****** MKIV: 99115 CHIP: C00833 PICS: P01421 LOWL: L00595 in drive #0 Sun Apr 25 23:31:37 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 23:43:52 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol Sun Apr 25 23:48:18 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Sun Apr 25 23:48:33 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Correct Sun Apr 25 23:50:15 GMT 1999 MKIII End Correct Sun Apr 25 23:50:33 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Correct Sun Apr 25 23:51:13 GMT 1999 PICS End Patrol Sun Apr 25 23:52:14 GMT 1999 MKIII End Correct Sun Apr 25 23:55:02 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 00:11:42 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 00:23:38 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Correct Mon Apr 26 00:25:19 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 00:31:54 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 00:44:18 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 00:44:50 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 00:44:55 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Correct Mon Apr 26 00:46:42 GMT 1999 MKIII End Correct Mon Apr 26 00:46:46 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 00:53:37 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 01:05:26 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Correct Mon Apr 26 01:07:13 GMT 1999 MKIII End Correct Mon Apr 26 01:07:17 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 01:27:29 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 01:33:42 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 01:40:32 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 01:53:23 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 02:00:47 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 02:09:40 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 02:16:31 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 02:26:20 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 02:33:51 GMT 1999 Lunar scan with barrel set to 300 or -60 degrees for Mk3 E-W Second scan is just to get back home Mon Apr 26 02:36:04 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Mon Apr 26 02:43:43 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Mon Apr 26 02:46:38 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 02:47:19 GMT 1999 First three pairs of scans are aligned for MkIV Did a quick look of the Mk4 data and saw bands of noise but a lunar signal elsewhere. Perhaps this is a rawt4 artifact? MKIV COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 02:52:01 GMT 1999 MkIV data looks good on the return scan, without the Moon. I will try some software tricks for the next several MkIV attempts. Mon Apr 26 02:54:17 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 03:01:27 GMT 1999 first good mk4 scan is 02_54 MKIV COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 03:07:28 GMT 1999 03_01 is a good mk4 scan too MKIV COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 03:12:58 GMT 1999 Third good mk4 scan is 03_08 MKIII COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 03:15:23 GMT 1999 Barrel angle set to -120 or 240 degrees to align MkIII east-west in fact. MKIII COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 03:21:41 GMT 1999 Mk3 scan 03_14 looks good. MKIII COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 03:26:49 GMT 1999 03_21 next good scan for mk3 Mon Apr 26 03:33:39 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol MKIII COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 03:36:40 GMT 1999 Last mk3 orientation is for 03_21 Next two files are "coronal" scans with the Moon in the field of view Mon Apr 26 03:41:11 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Mon Apr 26 03:45:38 GMT 1999 Drift scan with Moon in west but with mk3 to north and mk4 to south azimuth angle of barrel is 90 degrees. maybe this will help you with scaling? Mon Apr 26 03:53:00 GMT 1999 MkIII 02_26.rawmk3 03_14.rawmk3 17_11.rawmk3 17_40.rawmk3 18_21.rawmk3 02_30.rawmk3 03_21.rawmk3 17_15.rawmk3 17_44.rawmk3 18_28.rawmk3 02_36.rawmk3 03_27.rawmk3 17_18.rawmk3 17_47.rawmk3 18_31.rawmk3 02_40.rawmk3 03_33.rawmk3 17_21.rawmk3 17_50.rawmk3 18_34.rawmk3 02_46.rawmk3 03_37.rawmk3 17_24.rawmk3 17_53.rawmk3 18_38.rawmk3 02_50.rawmk3 03_45.rawmk3 17_27.rawmk3 17_57.rawmk3 18_41.rawmk3 02_54.rawmk3 17_01.rawmk3 17_31.rawmk3 18_04.rawmk3 c18_11.rawmk3 03_01.rawmk3 17_04.rawmk3 17_34.rawmk3 18_08.rawmk3 c18_18.rawmk3 03_08.rawmk3 17_07.rawmk3 17_37.rawmk3 18_14.rawmk3 c18_24.rawmk3