----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Sep 12 17:06:46 GMT 1997 Year: 97 Doy: 255 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 17:06:50 GMT 1997 Clear sky, wind=5 mph from the SW, temp=40 F. COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 17:07:23 GMT 1997 The front passenger side strut cartridge must have blown out again on the GSA car, no damping, traces of oil in wheel well. I had to drive up very slowly (delaying the start of observations) so that the suspension wouldn't be further damaged. This is the third time this has happened to that strut in about 3 months. MKIII COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 17:10:09 GMT 1997 I can't tell what the status of the instrumentation is, I'll wait until I know before I start this one up. Fri Sep 12 17:10:59 GMT 1997 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Fri Sep 12 17:14:50 GMT 1997 dPMon Start Patrol Fri Sep 12 17:14:58 GMT 1997 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol Fri Sep 12 18:01:02 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Fri Sep 12 18:02:00 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Fri Sep 12 18:02:10 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Fri Sep 12 18:02:43 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water Fri Sep 12 18:03:07 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Fri Sep 12 18:04:01 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat MKIII COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 17:52:37 GMT 1997 Taking data now, MK3 works like usual, just need to turn on an additional power strip on the floor. Fri Sep 12 19:03:02 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Fri Sep 12 19:03:09 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Fri Sep 12 19:04:00 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat Fri Sep 12 19:04:04 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Fri Sep 12 19:04:14 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Fri Sep 12 19:04:52 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water MKIII COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 19:37:00 GMT 1997 Calibration looks questionable, not sure why, no cirrus. MKIII COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 19:59:35 GMT 1997 Calibration is no good, stopping observations for further instrument installation work. Fri Sep 12 20:03:01 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Fri Sep 12 20:03:07 GMT 1997 CHIP Gain Fri Sep 12 20:04:01 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat Fri Sep 12 20:07:38 GMT 1997 CHIP End Gain Fri Sep 12 20:07:49 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Fri Sep 12 20:08:35 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Fri Sep 12 20:08:42 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Fri Sep 12 20:09:10 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water Fri Sep 12 20:36:38 GMT 1997 dPMon End Patrol Fri Sep 12 20:36:46 GMT 1997 CHIP CHIP End Patrol COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 20:36:52 GMT 1997 Stopping observations early to take GSA car in to be "fixed" and get a rental car downtown. Fri Sep 12 20:38:04 GMT 1997 CHIP ending tape CHIP COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 20:38:43 GMT 1997 Possible signs of a CME at PA=210 which may have occurred overnight. Filaments in active region there have changed and reconnected in a suspicious manner. Anybody know if there was one? COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 20:42:26 GMT 1997 Activity report: QP: 35-45; 52-60; 109; 300; 303-315; 320. No coronal activity. TAPES: ****** MKIII: H01632 DPMON: P00984 CHIP: C00405 LOWL: L00472 in drive #0 SCAN-LOG SCAN-LOG 17:47:21. 9/12/97 DOY 255 17:53:25 17:56:39 17:59:52 18:03:08 18:06:22 18:09:37 18:12:52 18:16:10 18:19:27 18:22:47 18:26:02 18:29:20 18:32:36 18:35:58 18:39:14 18:42:32 18:45:49 18:49:07 18:52:24 18:55:42 18:58:58 19:02:15 19:05:31 19:08:47 19:12:03 19:15:19 1922 0 CL 19:29:33 1934 15CL 0 ERRORS OK