----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Mar 25 17:11:28 GMT 1999 Year: 99 Doy: 084 Observer: meisner WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 17:12:46 GMT 1999 Cool, scattered cirrus, light S/SE wind. Thu Mar 25 17:21:40 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Thu Mar 25 17:22:29 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol **CHIP PROBLEM**: Thu Mar 25 17:23:05 GMT 1999 CHIP filter still too hot. Not running CHIP today. PSPT COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 17:39:22 GMT 1999 Set PSPT to use 20 minute cadence and nine images in the flat field sequence. Started observing program at 17:38. Thu Mar 25 17:52:30 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Thu Mar 25 17:59:22 GMT 1999 Display image streaky, reset KCC. Starting over. WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 17:59:45 GMT 1999 Sun in and out of scattered thin cirrus - clouds drifing west to east. Thu Mar 25 18:02:29 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Thu Mar 25 18:04:02 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 18:19:41 GMT 1999 Moderate bank of cirrus passing in front of sun, setting instruments to idle. MKIV COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 18:20:32 GMT 1999 MKIV set to idle for passage of clouds Patrol PICS COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 18:20:53 GMT 1999 PICS set to idle for passage of clouds Thu Mar 25 18:24:56 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 18:36:22 GMT 1999 Thicker cirrus clouds have past by sun. Still have scattered thin cirrus. Setting instruments to take data again. Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 18:37:38 GMT 1999 MKIV running now. Still have scattered thin cirrus. PICS COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 18:38:02 GMT 1999 PICS running now. Still have scattered thin cirrus. Thu Mar 25 19:02:38 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Thu Mar 25 19:04:07 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat Thu Mar 25 20:02:34 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Thu Mar 25 20:04:05 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat Thu Mar 25 21:02:42 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Thu Mar 25 21:04:10 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 21:08:04 GMT 1999 Cirrus clouds have continually gotten thicker. Seeing is bad. Shutting down. Thu Mar 25 21:09:25 GMT 1999 PICS End Patrol Thu Mar 25 21:11:47 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 21:12:40 GMT 1999 I ran MKIV today, but the sky conditions were not favorable. I was unable to get a calibration scan due to the constant cirrus clouds. CHIP COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 21:13:51 GMT 1999 CHIP COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 21:14:07 GMT 1999 I did not run the CHIP instrument today because the filter temperature is still several degrees above normal. Eric is going to look at the thermostat tomorrow. PICS COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 21:15:10 GMT 1999 PICS ran fine and got some decent looking data, despite the cirrus clouds. PSPT COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 21:15:48 GMT 1999 PSPT ran without any hang-ups or crashes today. The configuration I ran it in was with a 20 minute cadence and 9 flat field images. COMMENT: Thu Mar 25 21:17:15 GMT 1999 PICS: P01398 MKIV: 99-084 LOWL: L00588 Thu Mar 25 21:29:14 GMT 1999 MkIII 17_21.rawmk3 18_12.rawmk3 19_06.rawmk3 19_47.rawmk3 20_29.rawmk3 17_25.rawmk3 18_15.rawmk3 19_09.rawmk3 19_51.rawmk3 20_33.rawmk3 17_28.rawmk3 18_18.rawmk3 19_12.rawmk3 19_54.rawmk3 20_36.rawmk3 17_31.rawmk3 18_21.rawmk3 19_15.rawmk3 19_57.rawmk3 20_39.rawmk3 17_34.rawmk3 18_36.rawmk3 19_18.rawmk3 20_00.rawmk3 20_42.rawmk3 17_38.rawmk3 18_40.rawmk3 19_22.rawmk3 20_04.rawmk3 20_46.rawmk3 17_41.rawmk3 18_43.rawmk3 19_25.rawmk3 20_07.rawmk3 20_49.rawmk3 17_52.rawmk3 18_46.rawmk3 19_28.rawmk3 20_10.rawmk3 20_52.rawmk3 17_55.rawmk3 18_49.rawmk3 19_31.rawmk3 20_13.rawmk3 20_55.rawmk3 17_59.rawmk3 18_53.rawmk3 19_35.rawmk3 20_16.rawmk3 20_58.rawmk3 18_02.rawmk3 18_56.rawmk3 19_38.rawmk3 20_20.rawmk3 21_02.rawmk3 18_05.rawmk3 18_59.rawmk3 19_41.rawmk3 20_23.rawmk3 21_05.rawmk3 18_08.rawmk3 19_02.rawmk3 19_44.rawmk3 20_26.rawmk3 21_08.rawmk3