----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Apr 9 16:35:49 GMT 1997 Year: 97 Doy: 099 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Wed Apr 9 16:36:22 GMT 1997 Cool, clear, light south wind. Wed Apr 9 16:36:37 GMT 1997 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Wed Apr 9 16:41:12 GMT 1997 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol Wed Apr 9 16:41:26 GMT 1997 dPMon Start Patrol Wed Apr 9 17:03:02 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Wed Apr 9 17:03:04 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 9 17:03:50 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 9 17:03:59 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat Wed Apr 9 17:03:57 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Wed Apr 9 17:04:27 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water Wed Apr 9 18:02:04 GMT 1997 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 9 18:02:50 GMT 1997 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 9 18:03:00 GMT 1997 dPMon Flat Wed Apr 9 18:03:01 GMT 1997 CHIP Water Wed Apr 9 18:03:34 GMT 1997 CHIP End Water Wed Apr 9 18:03:55 GMT 1997 dPMon End Flat COMMENT: Wed Apr 9 18:10:55 GMT 1997 HOLY SH**! Contractors just dumped a load of gravel and the dust is EVERYWHERE! Closed dome. Wind is upslope. Wed Apr 9 18:12:41 GMT 1997 dPMon End Patrol Wed Apr 9 18:15:47 GMT 1997 CHIP CHIP End Patrol COMMENT: Wed Apr 9 18:19:33 GMT 1997 Checked O1s. They look OK. Dusted them off with compressed air just for good measure and closed covers. Contractors are really making a lot of dust down below. I will monitor the situation but may not be able to reopen and continue observations. COMMENT: Wed Apr 9 20:04:53 GMT 1997 Shutting down for the day. The dust is intolerable and orographic clouds are beginning to form around station. Wed Apr 9 20:06:08 GMT 1997 CHIP ending tape COMMENT: Wed Apr 9 20:06:18 GMT 1997 Activity report: QP: 120; 133; 220-230; 307; No coronal activity Tapes: MKIII: H01531 DPMON: P00859 CHIP: C00277 LOWL: L00449 SCAN-LOG SCAN-LOG 16:40:13. 4/9/97 DOY 99 16:51:13 16:54:26 16:57:37 17:00:52 17:04:05 17:07:21 17:10:34 17:13:49 17:17:02 17:20:17 17:23:32 17:26:48 17:30:03 17:33:19 17:36:34 17:39:51 17:43:06 17:46:22 17:49:38 17:52:55 17:56:10 17:59:28 18:02:43 1808 0 CL 0 ERRORS OK