----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Nov 23 16:44:17 GMT 1999 Year: 99 Doy: 327 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Nov 23 16:44:49 GMT 1999 Cool, in extensive, thick cirrostratus overcast, light south wind. Cirrostratus too thick for effective guiding, not observing at this time. Tue Nov 23 18:34:54 GMT 1999 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Nov 23 18:38:11 GMT 1999 Thinner cirrus approaching. Opened dome and preparing CHIP and PICS for operation. By the way, lost guiding yesterday (22:14 log entry) due to heavy orographic clouds, not due to dec reset or ladder crashes. Tue Nov 23 18:42:45 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol Tue Nov 23 18:42:45 GMT 1999 PICS Start Patrol **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 18:50:20 GMT 1999 CHIP stalled at velocity after one or more successful loops. Fixing. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 18:51:46 GMT 1999 Had to kill WaitTape to resume. Clue? to Tony's header problem? Or... a problem with the diagnostic David added to Patrol to diagnose the header problem? **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 18:55:44 GMT 1999 Stalled at velocity again. Waiting a while before taking action. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 19:05:00 GMT 1999 Problem recurs. Alerted David. Tue Nov 23 19:15:37 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Tue Nov 23 19:16:47 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Tue Nov 23 19:16:54 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Tue Nov 23 19:17:35 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 19:18:45 GMT 1999 Program got by the Velocity after the cal/transfer routine. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 19:21:13 GMT 1999 I tried to end program, this was before 1900 UT, and as always, if it is in the loop containing the cal/transfer sequence it didn't end the patrol. But.... The patrol has been running thus far without stopping at Velocity. Tue Nov 23 19:29:34 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Tue Nov 23 19:30:57 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP Start Patrol **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 19:31:52 GMT 1999 Stopped Patrol with Video (to get END button). Restarted Patrol. Patrol appears to be getting by Velocity now. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 19:48:45 GMT 1999 Stalled at velocity again. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 19:54:01 GMT 1999 Stalled a second time and then it got by the next velocity after a fix. Tue Nov 23 20:03:24 GMT 1999 CHIP Gain Tue Nov 23 20:09:38 GMT 1999 CHIP End Gain Tue Nov 23 20:09:45 GMT 1999 CHIP Bias Tue Nov 23 20:10:42 GMT 1999 CHIP End Bias Tue Nov 23 20:10:50 GMT 1999 CHIP Water Tue Nov 23 20:11:30 GMT 1999 CHIP End Water **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Nov 23 20:12:17 GMT 1999 Patrol has been running normally. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Nov 23 20:23:28 GMT 1999 Cirrus is quite thick again. Tue Nov 23 20:34:42 GMT 1999 PICS End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Nov 23 20:34:49 GMT 1999 Stopping PICS and CHIP, guiding marginal and data poor. Tue Nov 23 20:35:29 GMT 1999 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Tue Nov 23 20:42:24 GMT 1999 CHIP ending tape COMMENT: Tue Nov 23 20:43:34 GMT 1999 Tapes: MKIV: no data CHIP: C00978 PICS: P01603 LOWL: L00644 in drive #1 Tue Nov 23 20:45:37 GMT 1999 MkIV