----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Jun 26 17:11:43 GMT 2011 Year: 11 Doy: 177 Observer: koon WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Jun 26 17:11:46 GMT 2011 Medium to thick cirrostratus overcast, wind=5mph from the East, temp=46F. ___end___ Sun Jun 26 17:20:59 GMT 2011 H-ALPHA Start Patrol NOTE BY DARRYL: Sun Jun 26 17:22:13 GMT 2011 Won't run coronal instruments due to clouds. ___end___ Sun Jun 26 17:31:39 GMT 2011 CHIP Start Patrol Sun Jun 26 18:01:46 GMT 2011 CHIP LSD Sun Jun 26 18:03:15 GMT 2011 CHIP End LSD Sun Jun 26 18:03:21 GMT 2011 CHIP BiasLSD Sun Jun 26 18:03:54 GMT 2011 CHIP End BiasLSD Sun Jun 26 18:04:01 GMT 2011 CHIP Bias Sun Jun 26 18:04:30 GMT 2011 CHIP End Bias Sun Jun 26 18:04:36 GMT 2011 CHIP ReStart Patrol NOTE BY DARRYL: Sun Jun 26 18:40:01 GMT 2011 Brought up and stocked supplies I bought, brought up new router and H-alpha PC video card from CSMT. ___end___ Sun Jun 26 22:10:45 GMT 2011 CHIP End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Jun 26 22:10:52 GMT 2011 Clouds are getting very thick pausing instruments. ___end___ Sun Jun 26 22:12:11 GMT 2011 H-ALPHA End Patrol **PSPT PROBLEM COMMENT BY DARRYL**: Mon Jun 27 00:17:15 GMT 2011 I checked the starting capacitor mounted up in a small J-box next to where the shutter motor normally mounts and it looks OK, last time we had this problem with a burnt-out shutter motor that cap blew also, to be safe we'll try to get another cap. I'll order a replacement motor for the shutter drive tomorrow. ___end___ Mon Jun 27 02:32:43 GMT 2011 MkIV