----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Apr 8 17:02:21 GMT 1999 Year: 99 Doy: 098 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 17:02:22 GMT 1999 Medium cirrostratus overcast, wind=5 mph from the South, temp=37 F. Thu Apr 8 17:02:57 GMT 1999 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 17:08:50 GMT 1999 Not enough light coming through the clouds for the Spar to track yet. CHIP COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 18:11:04 GMT 1999 Clouds have cleared enough to start this. atrol Thu Apr 8 18:11:09 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 18:11:21 GMT 1999 Spar is barely tracking. PICS COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 18:11:30 GMT 1999 Clouds have cleared enough to try this. PICS COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 18:16:37 GMT 1999 Pausing again, not enough sun for decent images. WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 18:29:41 GMT 1999 Clouds getting thicker again. CHIP COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 18:30:11 GMT 1999 Pausing again, spar starting to lose tracking again. Thu Apr 8 18:32:21 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP End Patrol PSPT COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 18:32:31 GMT 1999 Will have to hold off on doing the guider ephemeris calibration until the clouds clear away. CHIP COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 18:53:25 GMT 1999 Restarting because Spar is starting to track again. Thu Apr 8 19:02:57 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Thu Apr 8 19:04:00 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Thu Apr 8 19:04:08 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Thu Apr 8 19:04:45 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water PICS COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 19:10:53 GMT 1999 Restarted because the clouds have cleared more. Thu Apr 8 19:21:00 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 19:23:03 GMT 1999 Starting this up in case the clouds clear away. MKIV COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 19:44:06 GMT 1999 Pausing, clouds are too thick. Thu Apr 8 19:46:53 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 19:55:52 GMT 1999 Extended the dome slot. PICS COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 19:56:08 GMT 1999 Probably won't get any limb images today but the disk images may be usable. Thu Apr 8 20:00:40 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Thu Apr 8 20:01:48 GMT 1999 CHIP Gain Thu Apr 8 20:02:07 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat Thu Apr 8 20:06:15 GMT 1999 CHIP End Gain Thu Apr 8 20:06:25 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Thu Apr 8 20:07:14 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Thu Apr 8 20:07:24 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Thu Apr 8 20:07:59 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water CHIP COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 20:47:44 GMT 1999 Pausing due to clouds. WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 20:47:55 GMT 1999 Orographic clouds are moving in. PICS COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 20:48:11 GMT 1999 Pausing due to clouds. Thu Apr 8 20:48:48 GMT 1999 PICS End Patrol Thu Apr 8 20:50:32 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP End Patrol COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 21:13:28 GMT 1999 Closed down dome due to possible light precipitation. Thu Apr 8 21:48:02 GMT 1999 CHIP ending tape COMMENT: Thu Apr 8 21:50:10 GMT 1999 TAPES: ****** MKIV: 99098 CHIP: C00818 PICS: P01406 LOWL: Down for modifications Thu Apr 8 21:52:35 GMT 1999 MkIII 19_21.rawmk3 19_27.rawmk3 19_34.rawmk3 19_40.rawmk3 19_24.rawmk3 19_30.rawmk3 19_37.rawmk3 19_43.rawmk3