----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed May 4 16:18:58 GMT 2005 Year: 05 Doy: 124 Observer: yasukawa WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 4 16:21:28 GMT 2005 In extensive, moderately thick cirrus overcast, S wind 7 mph, temp 37 F. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 4 16:28:10 GMT 2005 Cirrus currently too thick to allow accurate guiding, sky tx very low. ___end___ Wed May 4 16:57:03 GMT 2005 CHIP Start Patrol Wed May 4 16:57:13 GMT 2005 PICS Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 4 16:57:00 GMT 2005 Sky tx a bit higher now, attempting startup of limited observing. ___end___ ECHO COMMENT: Wed May 4 16:58:49 GMT 2005 Time OK. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT: Wed May 4 16:58:59 GMT 2005 Starting up. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT: Wed May 4 17:07:41 GMT 2005 Observing. ___end___ **GONG PROBLEM**: Wed May 4 17:07:53 GMT 2005 Going down to GONG to restart instrument. ___end___ **GONG PROBLEM**: Wed May 4 17:57:25 GMT 2005 Back from GONG. ___end___ Wed May 4 18:00:56 GMT 2005 CHIP LSD Wed May 4 18:01:20 GMT 2005 PICS Flat Wed May 4 18:02:38 GMT 2005 CHIP End LSD Wed May 4 18:02:44 GMT 2005 CHIP BiasLSD Wed May 4 18:03:35 GMT 2005 CHIP End BiasLSD Wed May 4 18:03:41 GMT 2005 CHIP Bias Wed May 4 18:03:43 GMT 2005 PICS End Flat Wed May 4 18:03:49 GMT 2005 PICS ReStart Patrol Wed May 4 18:04:33 GMT 2005 CHIP End Bias Wed May 4 18:04:38 GMT 2005 CHIP ReStart Patrol **GONG PROBLEM**: Wed May 4 18:37:53 GMT 2005 Going down to GONG again. Instrument hung up again. It's going to be a long day... the good news is I'll get my exercise walking back and forth to the shelter throughout the day. ___end___ **PSPT PROBLEM**: Wed May 4 19:48:54 GMT 2005 PSPT crashed at 1846 UT, while I was down at GONG. K/r ___end___ **GONG PROBLEM**: Wed May 4 19:49:55 GMT 2005 Back from GONG. Stopped datalogger and transferred incomplete data set to laptop--did not email data to Tucson at this time (data in mldata050503.dvb) Turned datalogger setup off and disconnected powerstrip. Moved powerstrip over to raw AC and moved camera power supply from UPS to power strip. Restarted instrument. Tucson has been blocked from accessing the O'scope, probably due to firewall issues. Added DNS address to O'scope setup. ___end___ Wed May 4 19:55:36 GMT 2005 PICS End Patrol Wed May 4 19:55:45 GMT 2005 CHIP End Patrol COMMENT: Wed May 4 19:55:44 GMT 2005 Stopping to reconfigure dome shutter. ___end___ Wed May 4 20:01:16 GMT 2005 CHIP Start Patrol Wed May 4 20:01:27 GMT 2005 PICS Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 4 21:46:32 GMT 2005 In broken orographic clouds. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT: Wed May 4 21:47:41 GMT 2005 Idling PSPT. ___end___ Wed May 4 22:57:09 GMT 2005 CHIP End Patrol Wed May 4 22:57:16 GMT 2005 PICS End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 4 22:57:14 GMT 2005 In thick overcast, guider not guiding, idling PICS and CHIP. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Wed May 4 23:59:12 GMT 2005 Clouds very thick and low. Closing domes. ___end___ Thu May 5 02:16:11 GMT 2005 MkIV