----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Apr 4 17:04:58 GMT 2010 Year: 10 Doy: 094 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Apr 4 17:04:59 GMT 2010 Clear sky, wind=5mph from the SE, temp=46F. ___end___ Sun Apr 4 17:11:01 GMT 2010 MKIV Start Patrol Sun Apr 4 17:11:18 GMT 2010 CHIP Start Patrol **GENERAL PROBLEM COMMENT BY DARRYL**: Sun Apr 4 17:17:27 GMT 2010 Spar not guiding in Dec well, turned up Dec gain from position 1 to position 2 on the dial. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT BY DARRYL: Sun Apr 4 17:28:58 GMT 2010 Observing. ___end___ MKIV COMMENT BY DARRYL: Sun Apr 4 17:40:15 GMT 2010 I don't see the ring in the raw data like I did last week, and it is fainter in the processed GIF images too, could it be spar guiding related? The ambient conditions were windier and colder last week also. ___end___ Sun Apr 4 18:02:41 GMT 2010 CHIP LSD Sun Apr 4 18:04:07 GMT 2010 CHIP End LSD Sun Apr 4 18:04:26 GMT 2010 CHIP BiasLSD Sun Apr 4 18:05:13 GMT 2010 CHIP End BiasLSD Sun Apr 4 18:05:26 GMT 2010 CHIP Bias Sun Apr 4 18:06:14 GMT 2010 CHIP End Bias Sun Apr 4 18:06:21 GMT 2010 CHIP ReStart Patrol Sun Apr 4 19:20:42 GMT 2010 MKIV End Patrol Sun Apr 4 19:20:47 GMT 2010 MKIV Start Cal Sun Apr 4 19:40:21 GMT 2010 MKIV End Cal **H-ALPHA PROBLEM COMMENT BY DARRYL**: Sun Apr 4 19:42:22 GMT 2010 It looks like the exposure times for both the Low and High Exposure images are varying, the animations shows image exposures apparently varying in a 10 minute cycle for the Low Exposures and it is more difficult to tell for the High exposures. Stopped observing and shutdown program then restarted again to see if that helps. ___end___ NOTE BY DARRYL: Sun Apr 4 22:11:21 GMT 2010 The main dome azimuth drive slipped a little, surprising after all the work I did to it last week, I found that the wing nut used for adjustment on the gear mesh would work loose, I put in another nut and now use the wingnut as a lock-nut, I adjusted the drive and it should be good now. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Apr 4 22:55:12 GMT 2010 Low clouds are starting to pass over. ___end___ Sun Apr 4 23:00:36 GMT 2010 CHIP LSD Sun Apr 4 23:02:22 GMT 2010 CHIP End LSD Sun Apr 4 23:02:31 GMT 2010 CHIP BiasLSD Sun Apr 4 23:03:08 GMT 2010 CHIP End BiasLSD Sun Apr 4 23:03:20 GMT 2010 CHIP Bias Sun Apr 4 23:03:58 GMT 2010 CHIP End Bias Sun Apr 4 23:04:09 GMT 2010 CHIP ReStart Patrol Sun Apr 4 23:11:39 GMT 2010 CHIP End Patrol Sun Apr 4 23:13:11 GMT 2010 MKIV End Patrol Sun Apr 4 23:34:15 GMT 2010 MkIV 17_11.rawmk4 18_24.rawmk4 19_53.rawmk4 21_06.rawmk4 22_20.rawmk4 17_14.rawmk4 18_27.rawmk4 19_56.rawmk4 21_09.rawmk4 22_23.rawmk4 17_17.rawmk4 18_30.rawmk4 19_58.rawmk4 21_12.rawmk4 22_25.rawmk4 17_19.rawmk4 18_33.rawmk4 20_01.rawmk4 21_15.rawmk4 22_28.rawmk4 17_22.rawmk4 18_36.rawmk4 20_04.rawmk4 21_18.rawmk4 22_31.rawmk4 17_25.rawmk4 18_39.rawmk4 20_07.rawmk4 21_21.rawmk4 22_34.rawmk4 17_28.rawmk4 18_42.rawmk4 20_10.rawmk4 21_24.rawmk4 22_37.rawmk4 17_31.rawmk4 18_45.rawmk4 20_13.rawmk4 21_27.rawmk4 22_40.rawmk4 17_34.rawmk4 18_48.rawmk4 20_16.rawmk4 21_30.rawmk4 22_43.rawmk4 17_37.rawmk4 18_51.rawmk4 20_19.rawmk4 21_33.rawmk4 22_46.rawmk4 17_40.rawmk4 18_54.rawmk4 20_22.rawmk4 21_35.rawmk4 22_49.rawmk4 17_43.rawmk4 18_56.rawmk4 20_25.rawmk4 21_38.rawmk4 22_52.rawmk4 17_46.rawmk4 18_59.rawmk4 20_28.rawmk4 21_41.rawmk4 22_55.rawmk4 17_49.rawmk4 19_02.rawmk4 20_31.rawmk4 21_44.rawmk4 22_58.rawmk4 17_52.rawmk4 19_05.rawmk4 20_34.rawmk4 21_47.rawmk4 23_01.rawmk4 17_55.rawmk4 19_08.rawmk4 20_37.rawmk4 21_50.rawmk4 23_04.rawmk4 17_58.rawmk4 19_11.rawmk4 20_40.rawmk4 21_53.rawmk4 23_07.rawmk4 18_01.rawmk4 19_14.rawmk4 20_43.rawmk4 21_56.rawmk4 23_09.rawmk4 18_04.rawmk4 19_17.rawmk4 20_46.rawmk4 21_59.rawmk4 c19_20.rawmk4 18_06.rawmk4 19_30.rawmk4 20_48.rawmk4 22_02.rawmk4 c19_26.rawmk4 18_09.rawmk4 19_37.rawmk4 20_51.rawmk4 22_05.rawmk4 c19_33.rawmk4 18_12.rawmk4 19_40.rawmk4 20_54.rawmk4 22_08.rawmk4 18_15.rawmk4 19_44.rawmk4 20_57.rawmk4 22_11.rawmk4 18_18.rawmk4 19_47.rawmk4 21_00.rawmk4 22_14.rawmk4 18_21.rawmk4 19_50.rawmk4 21_03.rawmk4 22_17.rawmk4