----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Jul 17 16:34:43 GMT 2007 Year: 07 Doy: 198 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Jul 17 16:34:44 GMT 2007 Clear sky, wind=15 mph from the SE, temp=45F. ___end___ Tue Jul 17 16:43:31 GMT 2007 CHIP Start Patrol Tue Jul 17 16:43:45 GMT 2007 PICS Start Patrol Tue Jul 17 16:45:58 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 17 16:47:55 GMT 2007 Up and scanning, but scans look noisy. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT: Tue Jul 17 17:08:56 GMT 2007 Obs. ___end___ A NEW TAPE HAS BEEN PUT INTO KAIEE DLT DRIVE, Tue Jul 17 17:23:31 GMT 2007 Tue Jul 17 18:01:48 GMT 2007 CHIP LSD Tue Jul 17 18:02:18 GMT 2007 PICS Flat Tue Jul 17 18:03:35 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol Tue Jul 17 18:03:31 GMT 2007 CHIP End LSD Tue Jul 17 18:03:47 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Cal Tue Jul 17 18:03:44 GMT 2007 CHIP BiasLSD Tue Jul 17 18:04:40 GMT 2007 PICS End Flat Tue Jul 17 18:04:41 GMT 2007 CHIP End BiasLSD Tue Jul 17 18:04:52 GMT 2007 PICS ReStart Patrol Tue Jul 17 18:04:54 GMT 2007 CHIP Bias Tue Jul 17 18:05:52 GMT 2007 CHIP End Bias Tue Jul 17 18:06:00 GMT 2007 CHIP ReStart Patrol Tue Jul 17 18:22:35 GMT 2007 MKIV End Cal Tue Jul 17 18:24:41 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 17 18:25:32 GMT 2007 Weather is good but the scans look bad, lots of radial streaks, a faint corona can be seen on all but the realtime scan images. Did a cal earlier. ___end___ COMMENT: Tue Jul 17 20:17:51 GMT 2007 Extended the dome slot. ___end___ COMMENT: Tue Jul 17 21:17:21 GMT 2007 Lost Dec guiding, repointed and reset guider. ___end___ **PSPT PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 17 21:17:37 GMT 2007 Crashed, restarted. ___end___ **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 17 22:46:39 GMT 2007 I'm going to try to change a dual jumper set, P405 on the Signal Transformation Board, I'm hoping this will invert the pixel clock signal and that will get the data back to normal. ___end___ Tue Jul 17 22:56:33 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol Tue Jul 17 22:56:34 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 17 23:23:31 GMT 2007 That jumper change didn't change anything in the visible data. David suggests changing all 4 sets of double jumpers in that Camera Timing circuit so I'll stop and try that next, all 4 jumpers 404-407 will be opposite from what they were before today. ___end___ Tue Jul 17 23:26:42 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol Tue Jul 17 23:38:08 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV Start Patrol Tue Jul 17 23:44:25 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 17 23:46:11 GMT 2007 That complete jumper change gave a lot of concentric rings. Next I'll try putting everything back to normal except for jumper P407. ___end___ **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 17 23:52:02 GMT 2007 I have to repoint the spar in between each jumper change since guider power gets turned off with the transformation board power. ___end___ Tue Jul 17 23:54:02 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol Tue Jul 17 23:54:03 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Tue Jul 17 23:56:41 GMT 2007 With only jumper P407 changed the scans looks like snow noise. ___end___ Wed Jul 18 00:00:26 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 00:01:13 GMT 2007 Next only jumper P406 will be reversed from normal, in that camera timing set of 4 jumper pairs. ___end___ Wed Jul 18 00:07:29 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 00:09:45 GMT 2007 With only jumper P406 changed the data looks like snow noise. ___end___ Wed Jul 18 00:13:58 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 00:17:48 GMT 2007 I've already tried reversing only jumper P405 so this next time I'll try reversing just jumper P404. ___end___ Wed Jul 18 00:24:25 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Wed Jul 18 00:25:16 GMT 2007 Clouds passing over at times. ___end___ **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 00:25:53 GMT 2007 Scans still look noisy, sort of snowy with some patterns near the occulter. This was jumper P404. ___end___ Wed Jul 18 00:30:56 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol Wed Jul 18 00:30:58 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol MKIV End Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 00:32:23 GMT 2007 Next I'll try it with jumpers P405 and P407 reversed from normal. ___end___ Wed Jul 18 00:38:45 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Wed Jul 18 00:40:13 GMT 2007 Thick clouds are making the testing more difficult. ___end___ **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 00:44:25 GMT 2007 with jumpers P407 and P405 reversed the scans look like snowy noise with some radial streaks apparent near occulter. ___end___ Wed Jul 18 00:45:26 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 00:45:49 GMT 2007 Nest I'll try it with P405-407 reversed, all except P404. ___end___ Wed Jul 18 00:52:42 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 00:56:30 GMT 2007 With Jumpers P405-407 reversed the scans look snowy with some radial streaks near the occulter. Will set all jumpers back to normal next. ___end___ MKIV End Patrol Wed Jul 18 00:59:27 GMT 2007Wed Jul 18 00:59:27 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol Wed Jul 18 01:12:58 GMT 2007 MKIV Start Patrol **MKIV PROBLEM**: Wed Jul 18 01:14:53 GMT 2007 The jumpers are back to the normal positions, the scan looks like it did this morning, still bad but not as bad as when I tried other jumper positions. There are many possible combinations for these jumpers, I tried some, I'll draw up a diagram of the other possibilities for anyone else who wants to continue trying all the combos. ___end___ MKIV End Patrol MKIV End Patrol Wed Jul 18 01:19:48 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol MKIV End Patrol Wed Jul 18 02:01:47 GMT 2007 CHIP End Patrol Wed Jul 18 02:02:00 GMT 2007 PICS End Patrol NICE PICSLIMB IMAGE: 1708 NICE PICSDISC IMAGE: 1707 NICE CHIP IMAGE: 1704 Wed Jul 18 02:16:22 GMT 2007 MkIV 00_36.rawmk4 17_51.rawmk4 19_20.rawmk4 20_36.rawmk4 21_53.rawmk4 01_12.rawmk4 17_54.rawmk4 19_23.rawmk4 20_39.rawmk4 21_56.rawmk4 07_07.rawmk4 17_57.rawmk4 19_26.rawmk4 20_42.rawmk4 21_59.rawmk4 07_17.rawmk4 18_00.rawmk4 19_29.rawmk4 20_45.rawmk4 22_01.rawmk4 07_18.rawmk4 18_06.rawmk4 19_32.rawmk4 20_48.rawmk4 22_04.rawmk4 16_45.rawmk4 18_13.rawmk4 19_35.rawmk4 20_51.rawmk4 22_07.rawmk4 16_49.rawmk4 18_19.rawmk4 19_38.rawmk4 20_54.rawmk4 22_10.rawmk4 16_51.rawmk4 18_24.rawmk4 19_41.rawmk4 20_57.rawmk4 22_13.rawmk4 16_54.rawmk4 18_27.rawmk4 19_43.rawmk4 21_00.rawmk4 22_16.rawmk4 16_57.rawmk4 18_30.rawmk4 19_46.rawmk4 21_03.rawmk4 22_19.rawmk4 17_00.rawmk4 18_33.rawmk4 19_49.rawmk4 21_06.rawmk4 22_22.rawmk4 17_03.rawmk4 18_36.rawmk4 19_52.rawmk4 21_09.rawmk4 22_25.rawmk4 17_06.rawmk4 18_39.rawmk4 19_55.rawmk4 21_12.rawmk4 22_28.rawmk4 17_09.rawmk4 18_42.rawmk4 19_58.rawmk4 21_14.rawmk4 22_31.rawmk4 17_12.rawmk4 18_45.rawmk4 20_01.rawmk4 21_17.rawmk4 22_34.rawmk4 17_15.rawmk4 18_48.rawmk4 20_04.rawmk4 21_20.rawmk4 22_37.rawmk4 17_18.rawmk4 18_51.rawmk4 20_07.rawmk4 21_23.rawmk4 22_40.rawmk4 17_21.rawmk4 18_54.rawmk4 20_10.rawmk4 21_26.rawmk4 22_43.rawmk4 17_24.rawmk4 18_56.rawmk4 20_13.rawmk4 21_29.rawmk4 22_46.rawmk4 17_27.rawmk4 18_59.rawmk4 20_16.rawmk4 21_32.rawmk4 23_14.rawmk4 17_30.rawmk4 19_02.rawmk4 20_19.rawmk4 21_35.rawmk4 23_17.rawmk4 17_33.rawmk4 19_05.rawmk4 20_22.rawmk4 21_38.rawmk4 23_20.rawmk4 17_36.rawmk4 19_08.rawmk4 20_25.rawmk4 21_41.rawmk4 c18_03.rawmk4 17_41.rawmk4 19_11.rawmk4 20_28.rawmk4 21_44.rawmk4 c18_09.rawmk4 17_45.rawmk4 19_14.rawmk4 20_30.rawmk4 21_47.rawmk4 c18_16.rawmk4 17_48.rawmk4 19_17.rawmk4 20_33.rawmk4 21_50.rawmk4 Wed Jul 18 02:16:29 GMT 2007 MKIV End Patrol