----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Nov 23 17:05:18 GMT 1997 Year: 97 Doy: 327 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 17:06:04 GMT 1997 Clear sky, wind=5 mph from the South, temp=40 F. Sun Nov 23 17:06:45 GMT 1997 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Sun Nov 23 17:10:29 GMT 1997 MKIII Start Patrol Sun Nov 23 17:10:40 GMT 1997 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol Sun Nov 23 17:14:26 GMT 1997 PICS Start Patrol COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 17:19:34 GMT 1997 No network available beyond the mountain gateway machine (mtnserv). Sun Nov 23 18:00:28 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sun Nov 23 18:01:54 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat Sun Nov 23 18:02:02 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Sun Nov 23 18:03:07 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sun Nov 23 18:03:17 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sun Nov 23 18:04:09 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 18:16:16 GMT 1997 According to news reports that I heard yesterday and this morning, Spartan has been out of control since its deployment on Friday. I'll assume that means I don't need to extend my observing day today. I sent out e-mail to David and Greg to try to verify those news stories although I think they would have informed me already since our schedule is based on Spartan observations right now. Sun Nov 23 19:02:09 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Sun Nov 23 19:02:22 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sun Nov 23 19:03:20 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sun Nov 23 19:03:30 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sun Nov 23 19:03:49 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat Sun Nov 23 19:04:15 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 19:20:24 GMT 1997 Greg Card called me to explain that Spartan isn't observing and it sounds like it is at least partially NASAs fault while deploying it, they bumped it and sent it tumbling. So no extended observing is required by me today. Sun Nov 23 20:02:03 GMT 1997 CHIP Gain Sun Nov 23 20:02:32 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sun Nov 23 20:03:54 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 20:05:37 GMT 1997 I'm going outside to do some roof caulking in hopes of eliminating the rain leaks. Sun Nov 23 20:08:14 GMT 1997 CHIP End Gain Sun Nov 23 20:08:24 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Sun Nov 23 20:09:23 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sun Nov 23 20:09:37 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sun Nov 23 20:10:20 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water Sun Nov 23 21:01:21 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sun Nov 23 21:02:02 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Sun Nov 23 21:02:43 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat Sun Nov 23 21:03:05 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sun Nov 23 21:03:15 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sun Nov 23 21:04:00 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water MKIII COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 21:24:36 GMT 1997 Doing a calibration now, I forgot to earlier, luckily the sky isn't very noisy now. COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 21:25:17 GMT 1997 Still working on the roof, some seams weren't caulking well but mainly I'm finding a lot of roofing screws that will spin freely because they aren't getting a good bite into the roof framing. It looks like they used screws that are too short in an alternating pattern with screws that are they right length. Sun Nov 23 22:00:22 GMT 1997 PICS Flat Sun Nov 23 22:01:45 GMT 1997 PICS End Flat Sun Nov 23 22:02:01 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Sun Nov 23 22:03:05 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Sun Nov 23 22:03:15 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Sun Nov 23 22:04:00 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water Sun Nov 23 22:43:24 GMT 1997 PICS End Patrol Sun Nov 23 22:47:00 GMT 1997 CHIP CHIP End Patrol COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 22:47:39 GMT 1997 Finished caulking possible roof leaks. WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 22:48:00 GMT 1997 Orographic clouds moved in about 45 minutes ago. COMMENT: Sun Nov 23 22:51:58 GMT 1997 TAPES: ****** MKIII: H01691 CHIP: C00431 PICS: P01045 LOWL: L00485 in drive #0 Sun Nov 23 22:55:04 GMT 1997 MkIII 17_10.rawmk3 18_18.rawmk3 19_25.rawmk3 20_32.rawmk3 21_50.rawmk3 17_13.rawmk3 18_20.rawmk3 19_28.rawmk3 20_35.rawmk3 21_53.rawmk3 17_16.rawmk3 18_23.rawmk3 19_31.rawmk3 20_38.rawmk3 21_55.rawmk3 17_19.rawmk3 18_26.rawmk3 19_34.rawmk3 20_41.rawmk3 21_58.rawmk3 17_22.rawmk3 18_29.rawmk3 19_36.rawmk3 20_44.rawmk3 22_01.rawmk3 17_25.rawmk3 18_32.rawmk3 19_39.rawmk3 20_47.rawmk3 22_04.rawmk3 17_28.rawmk3 18_35.rawmk3 19_42.rawmk3 20_50.rawmk3 22_07.rawmk3 17_31.rawmk3 18_38.rawmk3 19_45.rawmk3 20_52.rawmk3 22_10.rawmk3 17_34.rawmk3 18_41.rawmk3 19_48.rawmk3 20_55.rawmk3 22_13.rawmk3 17_37.rawmk3 18_44.rawmk3 19_51.rawmk3 20_58.rawmk3 22_16.rawmk3 17_40.rawmk3 18_47.rawmk3 19_54.rawmk3 21_01.rawmk3 22_19.rawmk3 17_42.rawmk3 18_50.rawmk3 19_57.rawmk3 21_04.rawmk3 22_22.rawmk3 17_45.rawmk3 18_53.rawmk3 20_00.rawmk3 21_07.rawmk3 22_25.rawmk3 17_48.rawmk3 18_56.rawmk3 20_03.rawmk3 21_10.rawmk3 22_28.rawmk3 17_51.rawmk3 18_58.rawmk3 20_06.rawmk3 21_13.rawmk3 22_31.rawmk3 17_54.rawmk3 19_01.rawmk3 20_09.rawmk3 21_16.rawmk3 22_33.rawmk3 17_57.rawmk3 19_04.rawmk3 20_12.rawmk3 21_19.rawmk3 22_36.rawmk3 18_00.rawmk3 19_07.rawmk3 20_14.rawmk3 21_22.rawmk3 22_39.rawmk3 18_03.rawmk3 19_10.rawmk3 20_17.rawmk3 21_25.rawmk3 22_42.rawmk3 18_06.rawmk3 19_13.rawmk3 20_20.rawmk3 21_31.rawmk3 c21_28.rawmk3 18_09.rawmk3 19_16.rawmk3 20_23.rawmk3 21_37.rawmk3 c21_34.rawmk3 18_12.rawmk3 19_19.rawmk3 20_26.rawmk3 21_44.rawmk3 c21_40.rawmk3 18_15.rawmk3 19_22.rawmk3 20_29.rawmk3 21_47.rawmk3