----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Apr 3 16:55:47 GMT 2007 Year: 07 Doy: 093 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Apr 3 16:55:48 GMT 2007 Medium to thick cirrostratus overcast, wind=5 mph from the SSW, temp=45F. ___end___ COMMENT: Tue Apr 3 16:58:48 GMT 2007 No obs until clouds clear. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Apr 3 20:08:30 GMT 2007 Still too cloudy for spar to track. ___end___ Tue Apr 3 21:51:12 GMT 2007 CHIP Start Patrol Tue Apr 3 21:51:25 GMT 2007 PICS Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Apr 3 21:51:15 GMT 2007 Clouds cleared enough for spar to barely track, starting some instruments. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT: Tue Apr 3 22:40:22 GMT 2007 Obs. ___end___ **PSPT PROBLEM**: Tue Apr 3 23:35:17 GMT 2007 Pointing was oscillating, I added a piece of packing foam up at the top to keep the sheetmetal sun shield from bouncing around and the oscillations stopped. ___end___ Wed Apr 4 01:22:00 GMT 2007 CHIP End Patrol Wed Apr 4 01:22:21 GMT 2007 PICS End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Wed Apr 4 01:22:25 GMT 2007 Clouds getting thicker, spar not tracking, pausing instruments. ___end___ NICE CHIP IMAGE: 2300 NICE PICSDISC IMAGE: 2336 Wed Apr 4 02:29:55 GMT 2007 MkIV