----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Jul 4 16:14:38 GMT 2000 Year: 00 Doy: 186 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 4 16:15:28 GMT 2000 Cool, in moderate cirrus overcast, brisk southeast wind. Tue Jul 4 16:16:10 GMT 2000 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Tue Jul 4 16:20:39 GMT 2000 CHIP CHIP Start 7 Passband Patrol Tue Jul 4 16:20:49 GMT 2000 PICS Start Patrol Tue Jul 4 17:11:12 GMT 2000 MKIV Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 4 17:12:59 GMT 2000 Clear hole. Tue Jul 4 18:02:22 GMT 2000 PICS Flat Tue Jul 4 18:05:34 GMT 2000 PICS End Flat **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 18:12:24 GMT 2000 Seems that the cirrus causes a saturation in the images that changes the gains in the xanim processing. Xanim images were OK this morning but they are now very saturated, including images that were previously OK, after observing tru cirrus. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 4 18:15:29 GMT 2000 In cirrus again, stopping MK4. I will also reset the KCC while stopped. **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 18:21:33 GMT 2000 Rebooted KCC. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 18:21:45 GMT 2000 Stopping CHIP. Getting tape i/o errors. Amber led flashing at a cadence indicating a cleaning request. Unloading C01170, cleaning drive again (did it yesterday) and loading C01171. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 18:26:52 GMT 2000 CHIP was also crashed, stalled at WaitTape. Cancelled Wait to get program moving again so it could end. Tue Jul 4 18:38:04 GMT 2000 CHIP CHIP Start 7 Passband Patrol **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 18:58:06 GMT 2000 Continuing to get tape i/o errors. I will repeat tape swap, cleaning drive 2x and will load a low-use tape. Tue Jul 4 18:59:28 GMT 2000 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Tue Jul 4 19:00:00 GMT 2000 CHIP ending tape Tue Jul 4 19:08:23 GMT 2000 CHIP CHIP Start 7 Passband Patrol COMMENT: Tue Jul 4 19:10:01 GMT 2000 Stopping to reconfigure dome shutter. Patrol Tue Jul 4 19:12:49 GMT 2000 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Tue Jul 4 19:18:59 GMT 2000 PICS Start Patrol Tue Jul 4 19:18:59 GMT 2000 PICS Start Patrol **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 19:27:29 GMT 2000 Kii exabyte drive still producing tape i/o errors. Checking it out. Tue Jul 4 19:29:30 GMT 2000 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Tue Jul 4 19:33:37 GMT 2000 CHIP ending tape **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 19:35:35 GMT 2000 Replacing Datastor 8505XL drive with a spare TTi 8501 drive. Set dip switch as follows: 000001101100 as specified by 2/28/00 communication with Vic. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 19:49:44 GMT 2000 Cleaned replacement drive and loading H01172 again, data on it was marginal-to-bad due to cirrus. Did a "gentle shutdown" and reboot (-r) on kii so I could power down while changing tape drives. Tue Jul 4 19:54:02 GMT 2000 CHIP Startup--Initializing new tape Tue Jul 4 19:57:25 GMT 2000 CHIP CHIP Start 7 Passband Patrol Tue Jul 4 20:02:33 GMT 2000 CHIP Gain7 Tue Jul 4 20:10:46 GMT 2000 CHIP End Gain Tue Jul 4 20:10:57 GMT 2000 CHIP Bias Tue Jul 4 20:11:53 GMT 2000 CHIP End Bias **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 20:46:34 GMT 2000 Replacement tape drive appears to be operating OK. COMMENT: Tue Jul 4 21:34:53 GMT 2000 Declination reset itself. Repointed spar and reset guider. Tue Jul 4 21:58:06 GMT 2000 PICS End Patrol **PICS PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 4 21:58:25 GMT 2000 Did not detect any problem with occulting wheel today. COMMENT: Tue Jul 4 22:01:12 GMT 2000 Tapes: MKIV: 00-186 PICS: P01791 CHIP: C01170, C01171, C01172 LOWL: L00728 Tue Jul 4 22:07:33 GMT 2000 CHIP CHIP End Patrol Tue Jul 4 22:08:02 GMT 2000 CHIP ending tape Tue Jul 4 22:08:35 GMT 2000 MkIV 17_11.rawmk4 17_26.rawmk4 17_40.rawmk4 18_02.rawmk4 c17_58.rawmk4 17_14.rawmk4 17_29.rawmk4 17_43.rawmk4 18_08.rawmk4 c18_05.rawmk4 17_17.rawmk4 17_32.rawmk4 17_46.rawmk4 18_11.rawmk4 17_20.rawmk4 17_35.rawmk4 17_49.rawmk4 18_14.rawmk4 17_23.rawmk4 17_37.rawmk4 17_55.rawmk4 c17_52.rawmk4