----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Sep 12 16:34:44 GMT 2003 Year: 03 Doy: 255 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 16:35:17 GMT 2003 Cool, clear, no wind. Fri Sep 12 16:40:02 GMT 2003 CHIP Start Patrol Fri Sep 12 16:40:13 GMT 2003 PICS Start Patrol A NEW TAPE HAS BEEN PUT INTO KAIEE DLT DRIVE, Fri Sep 12 16:43:51 GMT 2003 MKIV COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 17:05:31 GMT 2003 Mk4 has cleared the dome cylinder. Centering O1. Fri Sep 12 17:06:46 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol PSPT COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 17:13:15 GMT 2003 Observing **** EVENT COMMENT ****: Fri Sep 12 17:28:10 GMT 2003 Active region on southwest quadrant of disk. MKIV COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 17:56:47 GMT 2003 Centered O1. Fri Sep 12 18:00:02 GMT 2003 MKIV End Patrol Fri Sep 12 18:00:13 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Cal Fri Sep 12 18:01:43 GMT 2003 CHIP LSD Fri Sep 12 18:03:36 GMT 2003 CHIP End LSD Fri Sep 12 18:03:44 GMT 2003 CHIP BiasLSD Fri Sep 12 18:04:06 GMT 2003 PICS Flat Fri Sep 12 18:04:38 GMT 2003 CHIP End BiasLSD Fri Sep 12 18:04:52 GMT 2003 CHIP Bias Fri Sep 12 18:05:45 GMT 2003 CHIP End Bias Fri Sep 12 18:06:35 GMT 2003 PICS End Flat Fri Sep 12 18:18:58 GMT 2003 MKIV End Cal Fri Sep 12 18:19:09 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 19:03:18 GMT 2003 Centered O1. **PSPT PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 19:19:18 GMT 2003 Crashed at 1910 UT making web image. Killed/restarted. **MKIV PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 19:20:51 GMT 2003 Noting bright regions in NW and SE from around 1903 UT. Investigating. **MKIV PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 19:25:03 GMT 2003 O1 looks fairly clean, no large dust particles on it, sky looks clear. I did not see any artifacts on the slots. Not sure what is causing the bright wings at this time. MKIV COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 19:29:34 GMT 2003 Centered O1. **MKIV PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 19:32:32 GMT 2003 Noticed after centering, N/S stepper is on a limit. Stopping to touch up guiding to take the O1 guider stepper off the limit. COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 19:33:55 GMT 2003 Reconfiguring dome shutter at the same time. Fri Sep 12 19:34:15 GMT 2003 CHIP End Patrol Fri Sep 12 19:34:46 GMT 2003 PICS End Patrol Fri Sep 12 19:42:09 GMT 2003 CHIP Start Patrol Fri Sep 12 19:42:14 GMT 2003 PICS Start Patrol Fri Sep 12 19:42:52 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 19:42:07 GMT 2003 Realigned spar guider N/S axis with O1 guider stepper range. **MKIV PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 19:44:40 GMT 2003 Recentering O1 did not improve bright "artifacts". May be sky phenomenon. **MKIV PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 20:02:23 GMT 2003 David suggested that the tilt plate might be hanging into the beam. Inserted tilt plate the took it out at the scan turnaround. No change. Fri Sep 12 20:06:50 GMT 2003 MKIV End Patrol Fri Sep 12 20:13:19 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 20:13:21 GMT 2003 Reinspected slots and O1. Attempted to dust off O1. Succeeded in removing a few particles and at the very least moving a few particles around to different locations. **MKIV PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 20:15:13 GMT 2003 Got it! It was dust on the O1. MKIV COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 20:42:45 GMT 2003 Centered O1. **PICS PROBLEM**: Fri Sep 12 22:20:03 GMT 2003 Pics domed out while we were securing things on the roof. WEATHER COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 22:28:39 GMT 2003 Orographic clouds starting to build up around station. WEATHER COMMENT: Fri Sep 12 22:33:14 GMT 2003 In orographic clouds. Fri Sep 12 22:43:04 GMT 2003 CHIP End Patrol Fri Sep 12 22:43:40 GMT 2003 PICS End Patrol Fri Sep 12 22:46:27 GMT 2003 MKIV End Patrol COMMENT: Sat Sep 13 00:11:11 GMT 2003 Kim, Nelson, and Bill packed up the Goddard stuff and left the mountain. Pier, Carrol spar, and shelter will remain on the roof in case they need to come back out and repeat the experiment after analyzing the data collected here and make modifications to the design. WEATHER COMMENT: Sat Sep 13 00:46:05 GMT 2003 In thick fog. COMMENT: Sat Sep 13 00:46:25 GMT 2003 Closing domes. COMMENT: Sat Sep 13 01:19:33 GMT 2003 Finished putting things away and cleaning up the observatory. Reapplied safety tape to floor over level changes. Sat Sep 13 01:21:12 GMT 2003 MkIV 17_06.rawmk4 18_22.rawmk4 19_26.rawmk4 20_45.rawmk4 21_50.rawmk4 17_09.rawmk4 18_25.rawmk4 19_29.rawmk4 20_48.rawmk4 21_53.rawmk4 17_12.rawmk4 18_27.rawmk4 19_32.rawmk4 20_51.rawmk4 21_56.rawmk4 17_15.rawmk4 18_30.rawmk4 19_42.rawmk4 20_54.rawmk4 21_59.rawmk4 17_18.rawmk4 18_33.rawmk4 19_45.rawmk4 20_57.rawmk4 22_02.rawmk4 17_21.rawmk4 18_36.rawmk4 19_48.rawmk4 21_00.rawmk4 22_05.rawmk4 17_24.rawmk4 18_39.rawmk4 19_51.rawmk4 21_03.rawmk4 22_07.rawmk4 17_27.rawmk4 18_42.rawmk4 19_54.rawmk4 21_06.rawmk4 22_10.rawmk4 17_30.rawmk4 18_45.rawmk4 19_57.rawmk4 21_09.rawmk4 22_13.rawmk4 17_33.rawmk4 18_48.rawmk4 20_00.rawmk4 21_12.rawmk4 22_16.rawmk4 17_36.rawmk4 18_51.rawmk4 20_03.rawmk4 21_15.rawmk4 22_19.rawmk4 17_39.rawmk4 18_54.rawmk4 20_13.rawmk4 21_17.rawmk4 22_22.rawmk4 17_42.rawmk4 18_57.rawmk4 20_16.rawmk4 21_20.rawmk4 22_25.rawmk4 17_45.rawmk4 19_00.rawmk4 20_19.rawmk4 21_23.rawmk4 22_28.rawmk4 17_47.rawmk4 19_03.rawmk4 20_22.rawmk4 21_26.rawmk4 22_31.rawmk4 17_50.rawmk4 19_06.rawmk4 20_25.rawmk4 21_29.rawmk4 22_34.rawmk4 17_53.rawmk4 19_09.rawmk4 20_28.rawmk4 21_32.rawmk4 22_37.rawmk4 17_56.rawmk4 19_12.rawmk4 20_31.rawmk4 21_35.rawmk4 22_40.rawmk4 18_03.rawmk4 19_14.rawmk4 20_33.rawmk4 21_38.rawmk4 22_43.rawmk4 18_09.rawmk4 19_17.rawmk4 20_36.rawmk4 21_41.rawmk4 c18_00.rawmk4 18_15.rawmk4 19_20.rawmk4 20_39.rawmk4 21_44.rawmk4 c18_06.rawmk4 18_19.rawmk4 19_23.rawmk4 20_42.rawmk4 21_47.rawmk4 c18_12.rawmk4