----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Jun 28 16:59:05 GMT 1997 Year: 97 Doy: 179 Observer: koon Sat Jun 28 16:59:24 GMT 1997 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Sat Jun 28 17:02:31 GMT 1997 dPMon Start Patrol Sat Jun 28 17:02:35 GMT 1997 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Jun 28 16:59:12 GMT 1997 Clear sky above, thick low clouds to the East, wind=10 mph from the SSE, temp=48 F. LOW-L COMMENT: Sat Jun 28 17:17:41 GMT 1997 Tape L00461 was ejected from drive #0 as it should have been, LEDs on that drive were blinking so I cleaned the drive and installed L00463. Sat Jun 28 18:02:58 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Sat Jun 28 18:03:04 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Sat Jun 28 18:03:54 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat Sat Jun 28 18:03:51 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sat Jun 28 18:04:00 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sat Jun 28 18:04:32 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water MKIII COMMENT: Sat Jun 28 18:43:43 GMT 1997 I pulled the O1 guider y-axis motor and transmission and will try installing the new gear that Clarke sent, we got the spare gears and pins yesterday. Sat Jun 28 19:02:08 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Sat Jun 28 19:03:00 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Sat Jun 28 19:02:57 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sat Jun 28 19:03:05 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sat Jun 28 19:03:41 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water Sat Jun 28 19:03:56 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat MKIII COMMENT: Sat Jun 28 19:55:52 GMT 1997 Installed O1 y-axis motor and trans with new gear. The occulting looks good and steady and the arm on the back of the motor is staying within its limits. Will need a good full clear day with MKIII running to be sure but it looks like the O1 guiding is very good. Sat Jun 28 20:00:09 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Sat Jun 28 20:01:03 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat Sat Jun 28 20:01:27 GMT 1997 CHIP Gain Sat Jun 28 20:05:36 GMT 1997 CHIP End Gain Sat Jun 28 20:05:43 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Jun 28 20:06:12 GMT 1997 Orographic clouds have moved in. Sat Jun 28 20:06:23 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sat Jun 28 20:06:34 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sat Jun 28 20:07:03 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water COMMENT: Sat Jun 28 20:18:16 GMT 1997 Extended the dome slot. Sat Jun 28 21:02:28 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Sat Jun 28 21:03:03 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Sat Jun 28 21:03:16 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sat Jun 28 21:03:23 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sat Jun 28 21:03:57 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat Sat Jun 28 21:04:02 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water Sat Jun 28 21:11:01 GMT 1997 dPMon End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Jun 28 21:11:15 GMT 1997 Very thick ominous orographic clouds moved in while I was cleaning up the trailer related debris. Stopping observations and closing down. Sat Jun 28 21:13:34 GMT 1997 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Sat Jun 28 21:14:15 GMT 1997 CHIP ending tape Sat Jun 28 21:14:20 GMT 1997 CHIP ending tape COMMENT: Sat Jun 28 21:47:07 GMT 1997 Activity report: QP: 78; 133; 287. No coronal activity. TAPES: ****** MKIII: No data due to computer problem. DPMON: P00922 CHIP: C00343 LOWL: L00462 in drive #1