----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Aug 4 16:22:37 GMT 2003 Year: 03 Doy: 216 Observer: stueben WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 4 16:31:01 GMT 2003 Moderate to thick cirrostratus currently cover most of the sky, south wind 5mph, temp 50F. Domes open but not enough sun for spar to track, waiting for sky to clear before starting instruments. Mon Aug 4 19:09:07 GMT 2003 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Aug 4 19:09:26 GMT 2003 PICS Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 4 19:07:14 GMT 2003 Cirrostratus still moderate, but thinned enough for spar to track, starting PICS , CHIP. Mon Aug 4 19:42:58 GMT 2003 CHIP End Patrol Mon Aug 4 19:43:42 GMT 2003 PICS End Patrol Mon Aug 4 19:51:04 GMT 2003 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Aug 4 19:51:19 GMT 2003 PICS Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 4 21:26:23 GMT 2003 Clouds have thinned further. Starting PSPT. GONG COMMENT: Mon Aug 4 22:10:49 GMT 2003 Performed GONG weekly maintenance. WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 4 22:11:45 GMT 2003 Orographic clouds starting to form. WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 4 22:18:56 GMT 2003 Orographic clouds quite dense, idling instruments. Mon Aug 4 22:19:38 GMT 2003 CHIP End Patrol Mon Aug 4 22:19:51 GMT 2003 PICS End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Aug 5 00:31:39 GMT 2003 Dark clouds and blowing fog. Closed domes. Tue Aug 5 01:30:16 GMT 2003 MkIV