----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Nov 8 17:09:55 GMT 1997 Year: 97 Doy: 312 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Nov 8 17:10:01 GMT 1997 Thin to medium cirrostratus, wet outside although not foggy at the moment there are thick low clouds to the West, wind=5 mph from the SW, temp=43 F. Sat Nov 8 17:17:08 GMT 1997 PICS Start Patrol Sat Nov 8 18:00:23 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sat Nov 8 18:01:41 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat LOW-L COMMENT: Sat Nov 8 18:06:43 GMT 1997 Data stopped going to L00481 in drive #1 although it should have received at least two more days worth. Although data were going to L00482 in drive #0, L00481 didn't pop out of drive #1. I removed L00481 and installed L00483 in drive #1. The cleaning LEDs are blinking on drive #0. WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Nov 8 18:14:06 GMT 1997 Thick altocumulus clouds are starting to pass over from the West. Sat Nov 8 19:00:35 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sat Nov 8 19:02:05 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat Sat Nov 8 20:00:27 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sat Nov 8 20:01:53 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat Sat Nov 8 21:00:32 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sat Nov 8 21:01:58 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Nov 8 21:20:30 GMT 1997 The weather has improved quite a bit, there is still a halo around the sun due to very thin cirrostratus and it is preventing MKIII observations. But if this trend continues I should be able to get some MKIII data tomorrow. Sat Nov 8 22:00:24 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sat Nov 8 22:01:44 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat Sat Nov 8 22:12:17 GMT 1997 PICS End Patrol COMMENT: Sat Nov 8 22:29:29 GMT 1997 TAPES: ****** PICS: P01031 CHIP: Down for filter repairs MKIII: Too cloudy for data. LOWL: L00482 in drive #0 Sat Nov 8 22:36:24 GMT 1997 MkIII