----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Nov 19 17:12:46 GMT 2012 Year: 12 Doy: 324 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Nov 19 17:13:03 GMT 2012 temp 40f, wind very light, thick cirrus on the east and west horizons with clear skies toward zenith. Delaying startup for a little bit until the sun gets to some of this thinner cloud cover ___end___ NOTE BY BEN: Mon Nov 19 17:43:35 GMT 2012 High winds aloft brought a thick cirrus bank up from the west ___end___ Mon Nov 19 19:06:04 GMT 2012 CHIP Start Patrol Mon Nov 19 19:12:10 GMT 2012: PSPT Start Patrol Mon Nov 19 21:28:23 GMT 2012: PSPT Start Patrol Mon Nov 19 22:51:04 GMT 2012: PSPT Abort Patrol Mon Nov 19 22:51:10 GMT 2012: PSPT Abort Patrol Mon Nov 19 22:51:15 GMT 2012: PSPT Abort Patrol Mon Nov 19 22:51:21 GMT 2012: PSPT Abort Patrol NOTE BY BEN: Mon Nov 19 22:51:29 GMT 2012 Orrographic clouds moving in from the east. Closing domes ___end___ Mon Nov 19 22:51:51 GMT 2012 CHIP End Patrol MKIV COMMENT BY BEN: Tue Nov 20 00:59:00 GMT 2012 Tried to look at the mangin mirror alignment today. But gaps between clouds were to short lived to see the coronal signal. ___end___ Tue Nov 20 01:05:52 GMT 2012 MkIV