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		Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log 
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	Sun Nov 20 17:35:51 GMT 2011
Year: 11  Doy: 324
Observer: koon
WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Nov 20 17:35:52 GMT 2011
Medium to thick altocumulus overcast, no obs until clouds thin out, temp=39F
wind=7mph from the South.
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NOTE BY DARRYL: Sun Nov 20 19:29:16 GMT 2011
I checked the large Gaspro dewar that Ben and Allen commented on, it does have a slight hiss coming from the relief valve tree and ice around the neck, but
so does the MLO dewar.  This may be normal for our conditions, I've noticed
the ice before when the humidity is high as it has been lately.  The
gauge needle looks to be at the same place that Ben mentioned Friday, let's keep
monitoring the gauge for now, if we need more LN2 there is some in the MLO
dewar and I don't see anyone scheduled to come and use it before the next
delivery of LN2.  I've noticed those black tick marks that people have drawn
on the gauges before, sometimes they help and sometimes the regular gauge is
more accurate and the tick marks should be erased.  Maybe we can erase those
marks if they are inaccurate, and we might be able to use our 250 pound scale
to correlate a certain liquid level (maybe 1/4) to a certain weight for our
future reference.  I'll work on these improvements.
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GONG COMMENT BY DARRYL: Sun Nov 20 19:47:21 GMT 2011
Unstowed and running.
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WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Nov 20 19:47:35 GMT 2011
Clouds are thinning, starting some instruments.
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Sun Nov 20 19:53:28 GMT 2011 H-ALPHA Start Patrol
Sun Nov 20 19:53:36 GMT 2011	CHIP	 Start Patrol
Sun Nov 20 19:55:05 GMT 2011: PSPT Start Patrol
**PSPT PROBLEM COMMENT BY DARRYL**: Sun Nov 20 19:55:13 GMT 2011
Stalled during guider pointing initialization of telescope, ran KillPspt,
did a Startup again, typed in exp several times where it stalled at the
3 dark test frames, then it continued normally.
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WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Nov 20 19:57:09 GMT 2011
Too much cirrostratus for coronal instruments, low clouds are also creeping
in from the East.
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NOTE BY DARRYL: Sun Nov 20 20:18:09 GMT 2011
Just had a little earthquake, spar moved off in Declination but is back to normal now.
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Sun Nov 20 20:52:21 GMT 2011	CHIP	 End Patrol
Sun Nov 20 20:52:40 GMT 2011: PSPT Abort Patrol
WEATHER COMMENT: Sun Nov 20 20:52:40 GMT 2011
Low clouds have moved in thick and dark, pausing instruments and closing domes.
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Sun Nov 20 20:54:45 GMT 2011 H-ALPHA End Patrol
NOTE BY DARRYL: Sun Nov 20 22:31:54 GMT 2011
I removed the Mk4 O1 and took picture of its mount, and also took pictures
of the spare empty O1 mount and the metal O1 blank.  I'll transfer and resize
these then email them to Lee to help with the K-Cor O1 mount design, Lee
requested the pictures.
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WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Nov 21 00:07:52 GMT 2011
Foggy.
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Mon Nov 21 00:08:08 GMT 2011 
	MkIV