----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed May 5 16:24:15 GMT 2004 Year: 04 Doy: 126 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:24:22 GMT 2004 In scattered cirrus patches, 37F, south breeze 5 mph. Wed May 5 16:29:55 GMT 2004 CHIP Start Patrol Wed May 5 16:30:08 GMT 2004 PICS Start Patrol PSPT COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:30:10 GMT 2004 Starting up. ECHO COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:30:21 GMT 2004 Time OK WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:30:32 GMT 2004 In cirrus patch. MKIV COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:34:14 GMT 2004 Centering O1 as soon as mk4 clears dome cylinder before starting Patrol. MKIV COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:37:58 GMT 2004 mk4 cleared dome cylinder but still in cirrus patch. Standing by. PSPT COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:39:18 GMT 2004 Observing. WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:52:43 GMT 2004 Clear. MKIV COMMENT: Wed May 5 16:52:57 GMT 2004 Centered O1. Wed May 5 16:53:22 GMT 2004 MKIV Start Patrol A NEW TAPE HAS BEEN PUT INTO KAIEE DLT DRIVE, Wed May 5 16:55:11 GMT 2004 MKIV COMMENT: Wed May 5 17:55:12 GMT 2004 Centered O1. Wed May 5 17:58:23 GMT 2004 MKIV End Patrol Wed May 5 17:58:29 GMT 2004 MKIV Start Cal Wed May 5 18:00:44 GMT 2004 CHIP LSD Wed May 5 18:02:26 GMT 2004 CHIP End LSD Wed May 5 18:02:35 GMT 2004 CHIP BiasLSD Wed May 5 18:02:49 GMT 2004 PICS Flat Wed May 5 18:03:27 GMT 2004 CHIP End BiasLSD Wed May 5 18:03:35 GMT 2004 CHIP Bias Wed May 5 18:04:30 GMT 2004 CHIP End Bias Wed May 5 18:05:09 GMT 2004 PICS End Flat Wed May 5 18:18:50 GMT 2004 MKIV Start Patrol **MLSO PROBLEM**: Wed May 5 18:21:02 GMT 2004 Phooey, dust and exhaust from the construction down below is drifting up toward observatory at this time. **MLSO PROBLEM**: Wed May 5 18:38:19 GMT 2004 Inspected O1s and it doesn't appear that the occasional dust blowing up this way from the construction site is being deposited on the lenses. Airbrush dust-off didn't reveal any visible difference in cleanliness of the O1s. I am closing domes as a precaution in any case as the activity level is increasing and wind is blowing the dust up here more consistently. Pausing instruments. I will visually monitor dust situation and open up later if and when the contamination subsides. Wed May 5 18:42:46 GMT 2004 CHIP End Patrol Wed May 5 18:45:34 GMT 2004 PICS End Patrol Wed May 5 18:48:39 GMT 2004 MKIV End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 5 19:54:21 GMT 2004 We're still directly downwind from backhoe. WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 5 20:10:15 GMT 2004 Wind has taken a more northerly direction. Opened domes and resuming obs. Wed May 5 20:11:25 GMT 2004 MKIV Start Patrol Wed May 5 20:11:28 GMT 2004 CHIP Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Wed May 5 20:11:29 GMT 2004 Centered O1. Wed May 5 20:12:50 GMT 2004 PICS Start Patrol COMMENT: Wed May 5 20:42:38 GMT 2004 Concrete truck is beginning pour for AMIBA pad, I can see two more concrete trucks on the road on their way up to the site. Wind is currently steady from NNW, blowing stuff away from MLSO. WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 5 20:45:36 GMT 2004 scattered orographic clouds hovering around station. **PSPT PROBLEM**: Wed May 5 23:03:14 GMT 2004 Crashed at 2145 UT after trying to center in orographic clouds and starting interlaced data. Killed and restarting--standing by on resuming observations. WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 5 23:04:32 GMT 2004 In orographic clouds. COMMENT: Wed May 5 23:04:48 GMT 2004 Just finished giving tour to Greg Muir and wife Shirley Mills. Greg is an alumni of MLSO. Wed May 5 23:08:02 GMT 2004 MKIV End Patrol PSPT COMMENT: Wed May 5 23:20:47 GMT 2004 Observing. Wed May 5 23:22:20 GMT 2004 MKIV Start Patrol Wed May 5 23:32:57 GMT 2004 CHIP End Patrol Wed May 5 23:34:56 GMT 2004 MKIV End Patrol Wed May 5 23:36:15 GMT 2004 PICS End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 5 23:57:24 GMT 2004 Clouds pretty thick, closing domes as a precaution. WEATHER COMMENT: Thu May 6 00:42:30 GMT 2004 Fog rolled in, light drizzle beginning to blow thru. Thu May 6 01:40:26 GMT 2004 MkIV 16_53.rawmk4 17_52.rawmk4 20_29.rawmk4 21_27.rawmk4 22_26.rawmk4 16_56.rawmk4 17_55.rawmk4 20_32.rawmk4 21_30.rawmk4 22_29.rawmk4 16_59.rawmk4 18_08.rawmk4 20_35.rawmk4 21_33.rawmk4 22_32.rawmk4 17_02.rawmk4 18_14.rawmk4 20_37.rawmk4 21_36.rawmk4 22_35.rawmk4 17_05.rawmk4 18_18.rawmk4 20_40.rawmk4 21_39.rawmk4 22_38.rawmk4 17_08.rawmk4 18_21.rawmk4 20_43.rawmk4 21_42.rawmk4 22_41.rawmk4 17_11.rawmk4 18_24.rawmk4 20_46.rawmk4 21_45.rawmk4 22_44.rawmk4 17_14.rawmk4 18_27.rawmk4 20_49.rawmk4 21_48.rawmk4 22_47.rawmk4 17_17.rawmk4 18_30.rawmk4 20_52.rawmk4 21_51.rawmk4 22_50.rawmk4 17_19.rawmk4 18_33.rawmk4 20_55.rawmk4 21_54.rawmk4 22_53.rawmk4 17_22.rawmk4 18_36.rawmk4 20_58.rawmk4 21_57.rawmk4 22_55.rawmk4 17_25.rawmk4 18_39.rawmk4 21_01.rawmk4 22_00.rawmk4 22_58.rawmk4 17_28.rawmk4 18_42.rawmk4 21_04.rawmk4 22_03.rawmk4 23_01.rawmk4 17_31.rawmk4 18_45.rawmk4 21_07.rawmk4 22_05.rawmk4 23_04.rawmk4 17_34.rawmk4 20_11.rawmk4 21_10.rawmk4 22_08.rawmk4 23_22.rawmk4 17_37.rawmk4 20_14.rawmk4 21_13.rawmk4 22_11.rawmk4 23_25.rawmk4 17_40.rawmk4 20_17.rawmk4 21_16.rawmk4 22_14.rawmk4 23_28.rawmk4 17_43.rawmk4 20_20.rawmk4 21_19.rawmk4 22_17.rawmk4 c17_58.rawmk4 17_46.rawmk4 20_23.rawmk4 21_21.rawmk4 22_20.rawmk4 c18_04.rawmk4 17_49.rawmk4 20_26.rawmk4 21_24.rawmk4 22_23.rawmk4 c18_11.rawmk4