----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Jan 20 18:19:20 GMT 2011 Year: 11 Doy: 020 Observer: stueben WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Jan 20 18:23:46 GMT 2011 Overcast with blowing mist, wind 45 mph and gusting higher, temp 37F. Much of yestdays snow has melted below 11,000 ft. The road was good up until the last mile or so with only patches of snow/ice. This wind made it difficult just to walk from the parking lot up to MLSO. ___end___ **GONG PROBLEM COMMENT BY ALLEN**: Thu Jan 20 20:18:18 GMT 2011 Connection to mlgong was lost, went down to the shelter to check on gong and then restarted workstation. Connection is now OK. Noticed that turret was stowed sometime in the last 2 days, wii unstow if weather improves. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Thu Jan 20 20:44:25 GMT 2011 Still overcast with light mist but wind has died down to west 5 mph. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Fri Jan 21 01:12:53 GMT 2011 After a brief period when the sky looked like it would clear the clouds are back. Sun is forcast for tomorrow but to be sure gong does,t get snowed on tonight I'm leaving the turret stowed. ___end___ Fri Jan 21 01:36:01 GMT 2011 MkIV