----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Aug 3 16:35:31 GMT 2009 Year: 09 Doy: 215 Observer: stueben WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 3 16:35:40 GMT 2009 Clear, wind south 5-10 mph, temp 46F. ___end___ Mon Aug 3 16:43:27 GMT 2009 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Aug 3 16:57:16 GMT 2009 MKIV Start Patrol PSPT COMMENT: Mon Aug 3 17:04:46 GMT 2009 Observing. ___end___ **PICS PROBLEM**: Mon Aug 3 17:39:14 GMT 2009 Pics is down. Halle filter does not move in/out correctly. I'll be working on this today. ___end___ Mon Aug 3 18:01:47 GMT 2009 CHIP LSD Mon Aug 3 18:03:21 GMT 2009 CHIP End LSD Mon Aug 3 18:03:30 GMT 2009 CHIP BiasLSD Mon Aug 3 18:04:21 GMT 2009 CHIP End BiasLSD Mon Aug 3 18:04:30 GMT 2009 CHIP Bias Mon Aug 3 18:05:11 GMT 2009 CHIP End Bias Mon Aug 3 18:05:22 GMT 2009 CHIP ReStart Patrol Mon Aug 3 18:08:15 GMT 2009 MKIV End Patrol Mon Aug 3 18:08:26 GMT 2009 MKIV Start Cal Mon Aug 3 18:23:44 GMT 2009 CHIP End Patrol Mon Aug 3 18:27:17 GMT 2009 MKIV End Cal Mon Aug 3 18:50:30 GMT 2009 MKIV End Patrol COMMENT: Mon Aug 3 18:50:48 GMT 2009 Chip and MK4 idled for awhile as I work on pics. ___end___ Mon Aug 3 19:58:19 GMT 2009 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Aug 3 19:58:36 GMT 2009 PICS Start Patrol **PICS PROBLEM**: Mon Aug 3 20:01:28 GMT 2009 The drive belt had popped of on pulley on the Halle filter movement mechanism. There was nothing else obviously wrong with the mechanism, so I put the belt back on and exercised the mechanism a few times. The mechanism worked OK so I put the covers back on and restarted observation. So far it seems OK. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 3 20:07:36 GMT 2009 In thin cirrus, Mk4 idled. ___end___ GONG COMMENT: Mon Aug 3 22:08:48 GMT 2009 Performed weekly and monthly pm. ___end___ Mon Aug 3 22:10:12 GMT 2009 PICS End Patrol Mon Aug 3 22:10:17 GMT 2009 CHIP End Patrol Mon Aug 3 22:29:42 GMT 2009 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Aug 3 22:39:01 GMT 2009 PICS Start Patrol **PICS PROBLEM**: Mon Aug 3 23:00:26 GMT 2009 Pics and chip stalled, reset mcc and restarted. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 3 23:01:07 GMT 2009 Orographic clouds are degrading images. ___end___ Mon Aug 3 23:02:45 GMT 2009 CHIP LSD Mon Aug 3 23:04:07 GMT 2009 CHIP End LSD Mon Aug 3 23:04:15 GMT 2009 CHIP BiasLSD Mon Aug 3 23:04:51 GMT 2009 CHIP End BiasLSD Mon Aug 3 23:04:59 GMT 2009 CHIP Bias Mon Aug 3 23:05:32 GMT 2009 CHIP End Bias Mon Aug 3 23:05:43 GMT 2009 CHIP ReStart Patrol Mon Aug 3 23:14:12 GMT 2009 PICS End Patrol Mon Aug 3 23:14:38 GMT 2009 CHIP End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Aug 3 23:15:51 GMT 2009 In orographic clouds, instruments idled. ___end___ Mon Aug 3 23:54:19 GMT 2009 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Aug 3 23:54:31 GMT 2009 PICS Start Patrol Tue Aug 4 00:15:17 GMT 2009 PICS End Patrol Tue Aug 4 00:40:20 GMT 2009 CHIP End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Aug 4 00:40:52 GMT 2009 In clouds again. ___end___ Tue Aug 4 01:18:13 GMT 2009 CHIP Start Patrol **PICS PROBLEM**: Tue Aug 4 01:35:58 GMT 2009 H filter has stopped moving in/out again. ___end___ NICE CHIP IMAGE: 1743 NICE PICSDISC IMAGE: 2007 NICE PICSLIMB IMAGE: 2010 NICE MK4 IMAGE: 1744 Tue Aug 4 02:19:17 GMT 2009 CHIP End Patrol Tue Aug 4 02:25:17 GMT 2009 MkIV 16_57.rawmk4 17_15.rawmk4 17_32.rawmk4 17_50.rawmk4 18_11.rawmk4 17_00.rawmk4 17_18.rawmk4 17_35.rawmk4 17_53.rawmk4 18_17.rawmk4 17_03.rawmk4 17_20.rawmk4 17_38.rawmk4 17_56.rawmk4 18_23.rawmk4 17_06.rawmk4 17_23.rawmk4 17_41.rawmk4 17_59.rawmk4 c18_08.rawmk4 17_09.rawmk4 17_26.rawmk4 17_44.rawmk4 18_02.rawmk4 c18_14.rawmk4 17_12.rawmk4 17_29.rawmk4 17_47.rawmk4 18_05.rawmk4 c18_20.rawmk4