----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Apr 21 16:50:21 GMT 1999 Year: 99 Doy: 111 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Wed Apr 21 16:51:03 GMT 1999 Clear sky, wind=5 mph from the SW, temp=40 F. Wed Apr 21 16:51:58 GMT 1999 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Wed Apr 21 16:55:15 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Wed Apr 21 16:55:23 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol Wed Apr 21 16:55:23 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol Wed Apr 21 17:01:58 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 21 17:02:37 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Wed Apr 21 17:02:55 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 21 17:03:04 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Wed Apr 21 17:03:45 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Wed Apr 21 17:04:05 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Apr 21 17:25:04 GMT 1999 The Sony monitor used for realtime scan displays went dark and the green power LED was blinking. I cycled the power switch and it came back up OK. **MKIII PROBLEM**: Wed Apr 21 17:33:10 GMT 1999 The scans still look unevenly illuminated from East to West, a lot brighter on the East half of the MK3 scans. The sky is fairly bright again today, and it's time for me to clean the O1 again, some construction related dust must have settled on it during the dome floor upgrade. Wed Apr 21 18:00:58 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 21 18:01:52 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 21 18:02:01 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Wed Apr 21 18:02:40 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Wed Apr 21 18:02:40 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Wed Apr 21 18:04:27 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat **MLSO PROBLEM**: Wed Apr 21 18:28:09 GMT 1999 I checked the "e" disk drive to see if I could hear it spinning. I found that the cooling fan was not spinning but I could hear a soft high pitched sound coming from the drive, so maybe it was spinning. I pushed the fan and it started spinning again. **MKIII PROBLEM**: Wed Apr 21 18:44:40 GMT 1999 Uneven illumination of scans is fading as the sun rises higher into darker area of sky. Wed Apr 21 19:00:53 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 21 19:01:47 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 21 19:02:04 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Wed Apr 21 19:02:40 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Wed Apr 21 19:02:46 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Wed Apr 21 19:04:10 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat Wed Apr 21 19:05:17 GMT 1999 MKIII Start Patrol Wed Apr 21 20:00:47 GMT 1999 CHIP Gain Wed Apr 21 20:02:34 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Wed Apr 21 20:04:01 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat Wed Apr 21 20:05:08 GMT 1999 CHIP End Gain Wed Apr 21 20:05:20 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 21 20:06:11 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 21 20:06:36 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Wed Apr 21 20:07:17 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water COMMENT: Wed Apr 21 20:31:06 GMT 1999 Extended the dome slot. Wed Apr 21 21:02:16 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 21 21:02:40 GMT 1999 PICS Flat Wed Apr 21 21:03:11 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 21 21:03:21 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Wed Apr 21 21:04:00 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Wed Apr 21 21:04:16 GMT 1999 PICS End Flat COMMENT: Wed Apr 21 21:08:48 GMT 1999 Lost guiding in dec on Spar. I had to add a weight to the front of the Spar for balance. WEATHER COMMENT: Wed Apr 21 21:30:12 GMT 1999 Orographic clouds are starting to pass over. Wed Apr 21 22:00:01 GMT 1999 PICS End Patrol Wed Apr 21 22:02:20 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 21 22:03:37 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 21 22:03:47 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Wed Apr 21 22:04:35 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Wed Apr 21 22:05:57 GMT 1999 MKIII End Patrol Wed Apr 21 22:35:57 GMT 1999 CHIP ending tape Wed Apr 21 23:02:19 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 21 23:03:17 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 21 23:03:27 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Wed Apr 21 23:04:14 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water COMMENT: Wed Apr 21 23:26:41 GMT 1999 I had to rebalance the Spar, adding the weight balanced it in dec but unbalanced it in RA. It took a while but it is balanced well enough now that it should track well, until something new gets added to or something gets taken from the instruments. Overall I had to add weight to balance it, but only about 5-10 pounds. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Wed Apr 21 23:30:57 GMT 1999 Once again this instrument has mysteriously restarted itself after I ended the observations and ejected the tape, it's even giving a Tape I/O error message on the screen. I'll use Kill to stop it. **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Apr 21 23:37:44 GMT 1999 After I shutdown Nahenahe I will do some testing on the "e" hard disk drive. COMMENT: Wed Apr 21 23:41:00 GMT 1999 TAPES: ****** MKIV: 99111 CHIP: C00829 PICS: P01417 LOWL: L00594 in drive #0 Wed Apr 21 23:42:16 GMT 1999 MkIII 16_55.rawmk3 17_59.rawmk3 19_15.rawmk3 20_19.rawmk3 21_24.rawmk3 16_58.rawmk3 18_03.rawmk3 19_18.rawmk3 20_22.rawmk3 21_27.rawmk3 17_01.rawmk3 18_06.rawmk3 19_21.rawmk3 20_26.rawmk3 21_30.rawmk3 17_05.rawmk3 18_09.rawmk3 19_24.rawmk3 20_29.rawmk3 21_33.rawmk3 17_08.rawmk3 18_12.rawmk3 19_28.rawmk3 20_32.rawmk3 21_37.rawmk3 17_11.rawmk3 18_16.rawmk3 19_31.rawmk3 20_35.rawmk3 21_40.rawmk3 17_14.rawmk3 18_19.rawmk3 19_34.rawmk3 20_38.rawmk3 21_43.rawmk3 17_18.rawmk3 18_22.rawmk3 19_37.rawmk3 20_42.rawmk3 21_46.rawmk3 17_21.rawmk3 18_25.rawmk3 19_40.rawmk3 20_45.rawmk3 21_49.rawmk3 17_24.rawmk3 18_29.rawmk3 19_44.rawmk3 20_48.rawmk3 21_53.rawmk3 17_27.rawmk3 18_32.rawmk3 19_47.rawmk3 20_51.rawmk3 21_56.rawmk3 17_30.rawmk3 18_35.rawmk3 19_50.rawmk3 20_55.rawmk3 21_59.rawmk3 17_34.rawmk3 18_38.rawmk3 19_53.rawmk3 20_58.rawmk3 22_02.rawmk3 17_37.rawmk3 18_41.rawmk3 19_57.rawmk3 21_01.rawmk3 c18_45.rawmk3 17_40.rawmk3 18_48.rawmk3 20_00.rawmk3 21_04.rawmk3 c18_51.rawmk3 17_43.rawmk3 18_55.rawmk3 20_03.rawmk3 21_08.rawmk3 c18_58.rawmk3 17_47.rawmk3 19_02.rawmk3 20_06.rawmk3 21_11.rawmk3 17_50.rawmk3 19_05.rawmk3 20_09.rawmk3 21_14.rawmk3 17_53.rawmk3 19_08.rawmk3 20_13.rawmk3 21_17.rawmk3 17_56.rawmk3 19_11.rawmk3 20_16.rawmk3 21_20.rawmk3