----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Jul 21 16:31:56 GMT 1998 Year: 98 Doy: 202 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 16:32:52 GMT 1998 Cool, clear, brisk southeast wind. Cap cloud on summit may threaten observations, r.h. 85%. Tue Jul 21 16:35:48 GMT 1998 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Tue Jul 21 16:35:57 GMT 1998 MKIII Start Patrol **MKIII PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 21 16:36:22 GMT 1998 Inspected O1 and looked down tube. I could see no smudges or obstructions. Tilt plate was in a ways, but that is normal when powered down. It is pulled out upon start of Patrol. May be that O1 guider needs to be turned on and spar guider centered again. Tue Jul 21 16:38:58 GMT 1998 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol Tue Jul 21 16:39:08 GMT 1998 PICS Start Patrol Tue Jul 21 17:00:49 GMT 1998 CHIP Bias Tue Jul 21 17:01:42 GMT 1998 CHIP End Bias Tue Jul 21 17:01:42 GMT 1998 CHIP End Bias Tue Jul 21 17:01:53 GMT 1998 CHIP Water COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 17:02:17 GMT 1998 Network down beyond denver connection. NCAR may be on rolling blackout or something. Tue Jul 21 17:03:05 GMT 1998 PICS End Flat WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 17:28:27 GMT 1998 Cap cloud fracturing and blowing over station. Monitoring closely and may need to close dome to avoid misting of O1. Tue Jul 21 17:29:48 GMT 1998 PICS End Patrol Tue Jul 21 17:32:09 GMT 1998 CHIP CHIP End Patrol GONG COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 17:51:09 GMT 1998 Going down to GONG to do weekly preventive maintenance. GONG COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 18:52:40 GMT 1998 Back from GONG WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 18:53:16 GMT 1998 Still in blowing cap cloud fragments. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 20:24:19 GMT 1998 Steve Ryan just informed me that all of the haze we are seeing today is not local, but rather from South and Central America. Tue Jul 21 21:50:13 GMT 1998 CHIP ending tape **MKIII PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 21 21:50:57 GMT 1998 Did not get to check out guider due to weather. COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 21:51:20 GMT 1998 Tapes: PICS: P01248 CHIP: C00643 LOWL: L00533 WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 21 21:53:22 GMT 1998 Blowing cap cloud continues. Tue Jul 21 21:53:57 GMT 1998 MkIII 16_36.rawmk3 16_47.rawmk3 16_59.rawmk3 17_11.rawmk3 17_22.rawmk3 16_39.rawmk3 16_50.rawmk3 17_02.rawmk3 17_14.rawmk3 17_25.rawmk3 16_42.rawmk3 16_53.rawmk3 17_05.rawmk3 17_17.rawmk3 16_44.rawmk3 16_56.rawmk3 17_08.rawmk3 17_20.rawmk3