----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Oct 13 16:36:07 GMT 2003 Year: 03 Doy: 286 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 16:36:43 GMT 2003 Cool, moderately thick cirrostratus extensive today, south wind. Mon Oct 13 16:43:48 GMT 2003 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Oct 13 16:43:58 GMT 2003 PICS Start Patrol A NEW TAPE HAS BEEN PUT INTO KAIEE DLT DRIVE, Mon Oct 13 17:02:00 GMT 2003 Mon Oct 13 18:01:47 GMT 2003 CHIP LSD Mon Oct 13 18:02:12 GMT 2003 PICS Flat Mon Oct 13 18:03:31 GMT 2003 CHIP End LSD Mon Oct 13 18:03:38 GMT 2003 CHIP BiasLSD Mon Oct 13 18:04:28 GMT 2003 CHIP End BiasLSD Mon Oct 13 18:04:32 GMT 2003 PICS End Flat Mon Oct 13 18:04:35 GMT 2003 CHIP Bias Mon Oct 13 18:05:26 GMT 2003 CHIP End Bias **PICS PROBLEM**: Mon Oct 13 18:35:45 GMT 2003 Lazy ADR (maybe due to cloud thickness) did not move dome, PICS got shaded by the slot edge. WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 18:54:35 GMT 2003 Clear hole approaching. MKIV COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 18:54:52 GMT 2003 Centering O1 in relatively thin, even cirrostratus. Mon Oct 13 18:55:28 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 19:01:30 GMT 2003 Clear, centered O1 again. Mon Oct 13 19:01:46 GMT 2003 MKIV End Patrol Mon Oct 13 19:01:56 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Cal WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 19:11:37 GMT 2003 High clouds are really breaking up. Cirrus now scattered. Mon Oct 13 19:21:31 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol GONG COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 19:21:46 GMT 2003 Going down to GONG to do weekly PM. GONG COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 19:42:37 GMT 2003 Back from GONG. MKIV COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 20:05:41 GMT 2003 Centered O1. **PICS PROBLEM**: Mon Oct 13 20:19:02 GMT 2003 PICS domed out again, adjusted dome azimuth. WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 20:31:52 GMT 2003 In altocumulus patch. **PICS PROBLEM**: Mon Oct 13 22:00:05 GMT 2003 Got domed out again. Adjusted azimuth. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Mon Oct 13 22:00:28 GMT 2003 CHIP just slightly domed out today. Causing some vignetting. CHIP was more heavily vignetted earlier due to the dome azimuth error. WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 22:01:55 GMT 2003 Altocumulus clouds breaking up. COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 22:13:27 GMT 2003 not quite time to stop reconfiguring dome shutter yet. If zenith is at approximately 2200 UT, CHIP, guider and sky tx is partially shaded for around 30 minutes on each side of noon. COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 22:21:29 GMT 2003 Guiding error being introduced by asymmetrical illumination on guider telescope. **MLSO PROBLEM**: Mon Oct 13 22:23:23 GMT 2003 Pardon the guiding problems and vignetting. I am just experimenting to determine how close we are to avoiding the dome all together. WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 22:37:46 GMT 2003 In scattered orographic clouds. **MLSO PROBLEM**: Mon Oct 13 22:38:12 GMT 2003 Guider still shaded by dome flap. Telescopes are clear of dome flap. Mon Oct 13 23:05:50 GMT 2003 CHIP End Patrol COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 23:04:20 GMT 2003 Guider is clear of dome flap, sky tx is still partially shaded. Telescopes are all unshaded. Looks like we will have to reconfigure the dome for another week or two. WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 23:09:07 GMT 2003 In orographic clouds. Mon Oct 13 23:09:04 GMT 2003 CHIP Start Patrol CHIP COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 23:09:19 GMT 2003 Adjusted centering with micrometer controller. Centering went off due to the misguiding while testing the declination height/dome flap relationship. COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 23:13:29 GMT 2003 Sky transmission telescope now back in "full sun". WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Oct 13 23:53:18 GMT 2003 In heavy orographic cloud bank. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Oct 14 00:10:05 GMT 2003 Cloud bank receded. MKIV COMMENT: Tue Oct 14 00:51:25 GMT 2003 Centered O1. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Oct 14 01:19:50 GMT 2003 In altocumulus patch again. Tue Oct 14 02:31:11 GMT 2003 CHIP End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Oct 14 02:32:10 GMT 2003 In fog. 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