----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Sep 30 16:50:16 GMT 1999 Year: 99 Doy: 273 Observer: koon Thu Sep 30 16:53:00 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Sep 30 16:53:07 GMT 1999 Clear sky, wind=10 mph from the SE, temp=48 F. atrol Thu Sep 30 16:53:24 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol Thu Sep 30 17:03:05 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Thu Sep 30 17:04:05 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Thu Sep 30 17:04:19 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Thu Sep 30 17:05:06 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Thu Sep 30 17:13:40 GMT 1999 MKIV End Patrol Thu Sep 30 17:24:19 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Patrol Thu Sep 30 17:31:16 GMT 1999 MKIV End Patrol COMMENT: Thu Sep 30 17:47:41 GMT 1999 Pausing observations to work on MKIV stuff. Patrol Thu Sep 30 17:48:23 GMT 1999 PICS End Patrol **PSPT PROBLEM**: Thu Sep 30 18:14:19 GMT 1999 The telescope came up on the sun OK, it is taking data, the image is just slightly to the lefty of center. It looks like the Quadcell stage is in the same Y position, I will watch this during the calibration to see if it will actually move. I will probably stop the observing later to try to align the guiding system. **PSPT PROBLEM**: Thu Sep 30 19:07:56 GMT 1999 I could see the Y direction movement of the Quadcell, so it does move on command. Yesterday I used the "xys goto ..." command without success on that axis (X axis worked). I'll try the "axis # goto" today. **PSPT PROBLEM**: Thu Sep 30 19:33:54 GMT 1999 There were some fuzzy images taken during the flat section of the cal. Bumping the spar can cause the fast mirror to go unstable, and bumping it again in the correct direction can also make it stop. I'll try turning down the gain(s) once I figure out where they are. Thu Sep 30 19:52:30 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Correct Thu Sep 30 19:53:47 GMT 1999 MKIV End Correct Thu Sep 30 19:53:53 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Patrol Thu Sep 30 20:00:42 GMT 1999 MKIV End Patrol Thu Sep 30 20:09:52 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Cal Thu Sep 30 20:23:38 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol Thu Sep 30 20:23:50 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol Thu Sep 30 20:31:31 GMT 1999 MKIV End Cal Thu Sep 30 20:36:12 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Patrol Thu Sep 30 20:50:19 GMT 1999 MKIV End Patrol Thu Sep 30 20:56:55 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Thu Sep 30 20:58:36 GMT 1999 Slit mask test using opal. Thu Sep 30 21:03:05 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Thu Sep 30 21:03:52 GMT 1999 MKIV End Patrol Thu Sep 30 21:04:10 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Thu Sep 30 21:04:26 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Thu Sep 30 21:05:18 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Thu Sep 30 21:12:56 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Thu Sep 30 21:26:00 GMT 1999 MkIII PAU **PSPT PROBLEM**: Thu Sep 30 21:33:27 GMT 1999 I'm trying to get the quadcell and ccd aligned but have run into problems, waiting for Haosheng to call back. I was able to get manual images but can't disply them. Thu Sep 30 21:45:27 GMT 1999 MKIV End Patrol Thu Sep 30 22:03:01 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Thu Sep 30 22:03:58 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Thu Sep 30 22:04:08 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Thu Sep 30 22:04:57 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water **PSPT PROBLEM**: Thu Sep 30 22:15:56 GMT 1999 I actually have some time to work on this but since it was stalled and Haosheng couldn't get back to me I cycled the Sparc power to clear the stall, brute force but it has been done before without any problems. Then I tried a few more times unsuccessfully to get images on the display. Then I lined up the beamsplitter on the lens by eye while the guider servo was on, then ran an ephmcal. I'll have to try Haoshengs suggestions another day when I can talk to him as I try them. For now I'll try one more data set to make sure it works for tomorrow. There is still no easy way to do a small data set when starting obs from scratch so I have to get it going now at the expense of doing more on the guiding troubleshooting. So besides the ephmcal the only thing I chnaged was the mirror softaware gains, they were at -25 and I turned those gains down (smaller absolute value) to -10. Thu Sep 30 22:44:46 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Cal Thu Sep 30 23:03:02 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Thu Sep 30 23:04:00 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Thu Sep 30 23:04:09 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Thu Sep 30 23:04:55 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water Thu Sep 30 23:05:08 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Patrol Thu Sep 30 23:11:40 GMT 1999 MKIV End Patrol Thu Sep 30 23:19:08 GMT 1999 MKIV Start Patrol Thu Sep 30 23:32:26 GMT 1999 PICS End Patrol Thu Sep 30 23:35:34 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Thu Sep 30 23:36:06 GMT 1999 CHIP ending tape COMMENT: Thu Sep 30 23:36:19 GMT 1999 TAPES: ****** MKIV: 99273 CHIP: C00937 PICS: P01562 LOWL: L00630 in drive #1 Thu Sep 30 23:38:54 GMT 1999 MKIV End Patrol Thu Sep 30 23:40:49 GMT 1999 MkIII 16_53.rawmk3 17_10.rawmk3 20_13.rawmk3 20_43.rawmk3 c20_17.rawmk3 16_56.rawmk3 17_24.rawmk3 20_20.rawmk3 20_46.rawmk3 c20_24.rawmk3 16_59.rawmk3 17_27.rawmk3 20_27.rawmk3 20_57.rawmk3 17_03.rawmk3 19_53.rawmk3 20_36.rawmk3 21_00.rawmk3 17_07.rawmk3 19_57.rawmk3 20_39.rawmk3 c20_09.rawmk3