----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Apr 4 16:45:42 GMT 2012 Year: 12 Doy: 095 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: Wed Apr 4 16:47:32 GMT 2012 temp 40f, very light wind, clear skies, board walks icy ___end___ Wed Apr 04 16:48:54 GMT 2012 H-ALPHA Start Patrol Wed Apr 4 16:53:47 GMT 2012 CHIP Start Patrol Wed Apr 4 17:06:04 GMT 2012 MKIV Start Patrol Wed Apr 4 17:06:46 GMT 2012: PSPT Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 17:11:52 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol **GENERAL PROBLEM COMMENT BY BEN**: Wed Apr 4 17:31:10 GMT 2012 spare RA, got lost for a short period and came back automatically. Not sure why. ___end___ Wed Apr 4 18:02:37 GMT 2012 CHIP LSD Wed Apr 4 18:04:31 GMT 2012 CHIP End LSD Wed Apr 4 18:04:40 GMT 2012 CHIP BiasLSD Wed Apr 4 18:05:17 GMT 2012 CHIP End BiasLSD Wed Apr 4 18:05:26 GMT 2012 CHIP Bias Wed Apr 4 18:06:00 GMT 2012 CHIP End Bias Wed Apr 4 18:06:08 GMT 2012 CHIP ReStart Patrol Wed Apr 4 18:23:09 GMT 2012 MKIV End Patrol Wed Apr 4 18:23:15 GMT 2012 MKIV Start Cal Wed Apr 4 18:41:57 GMT 2012 MKIV End Cal Wed Apr 4 18:42:03 GMT 2012 MKIV Start Patrol Wed Apr 4 18:43:09 GMT 2012: PSPT Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 19:28:10 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 19:30:22 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 4 20:20:35 GMT 2012 CHIP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 20:20:10 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 20:21:33 GMT 2012 H-ALPHA End Patrol Wed Apr 4 20:24:07 GMT 2012 MKIV End Patrol Wed Apr 4 20:24:56 GMT 2012 MKIV Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 20:25:06 GMT 2012 H-ALPHA Start Patrol Wed Apr 4 20:25:51 GMT 2012 CHIP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 20:26:46 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 4 20:56:15 GMT 2012: PSPT Start Patrol NOTE BY BEN: Wed Apr 4 22:02:57 GMT 2012 Clouds passing near the sun. ___end___ Wed Apr 04 22:23:40 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 22:23:59 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 22:26:47 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 22:27:10 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 4 22:28:47 GMT 2012 CHIP End Patrol Wed Apr 4 22:28:49 GMT 2012 MKIV End Patrol NOTE BY BEN: Wed Apr 4 22:29:08 GMT 2012 Domes closed ___end___ Wed Apr 04 22:30:33 GMT 2012 H-ALPHA End Patrol Wed Apr 04 22:40:10 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol **CoMP PROBLEM COMMENT BY BEN**: Wed Apr 4 22:39:39 GMT 2012 Looks like opal stopped moving yesterday (per email form Leonard), restarting newport motion control box appears to have fixed it. I rebooted the controller before checking if the "Control ESP3000" actually rasies an error, when the opal doesnt move. We currently dont recieve error out from the vi; so we will miss the error even if it does. ___end___ Wed Apr 4 22:57:29 GMT 2012: PSPT Abort Patrol Wed Apr 4 22:57:38 GMT 2012: PSPT Abort Patrol Wed Apr 4 22:57:46 GMT 2012: PSPT Abort Patrol Wed Apr 4 22:57:54 GMT 2012: PSPT Abort Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:05:18 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:07:48 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:07:49 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:09:37 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:11:49 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:14:20 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:14:21 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:16:52 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:16:53 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:19:24 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:19:25 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:21:56 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:21:58 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:24:28 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:24:29 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:41:13 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:43:30 GMT 2012 COMP End Patrol Wed Apr 04 23:43:31 GMT 2012 COMP Start Patrol CoMP COMMENT BY BEN: Thu Apr 5 02:04:25 GMT 2012 As a follow up from earlier the "Control ESP300" wont throw an error if the opal doesnt move. It looks like it only throws an error if the controller is off. I cannot tell from the documentation how to query the controller if the stage is open or closed. There is a set of limit switches on the stage so I hope we could read the state via the controller to know if after command an open/close the move has actually occured. I will keep looking, but for now I can only see how to ask the ESP300 if the motor so done moving.... ___end___ Thu Apr 5 02:25:42 GMT 2012 MkIV 17_06.rawmk4 18_10.rawmk4 19_29.rawmk4 20_39.rawmk4 21_44.rawmk4 17_09.rawmk4 18_13.rawmk4 19_32.rawmk4 20_42.rawmk4 21_47.rawmk4 17_12.rawmk4 18_16.rawmk4 19_38.rawmk4 20_45.rawmk4 21_50.rawmk4 17_14.rawmk4 18_19.rawmk4 19_42.rawmk4 20_48.rawmk4 21_53.rawmk4 17_17.rawmk4 18_26.rawmk4 19_45.rawmk4 20_51.rawmk4 21_56.rawmk4 17_20.rawmk4 18_32.rawmk4 19_48.rawmk4 20_54.rawmk4 21_58.rawmk4 17_23.rawmk4 18_38.rawmk4 19_51.rawmk4 20_57.rawmk4 22_01.rawmk4 17_26.rawmk4 18_42.rawmk4 19_54.rawmk4 21_00.rawmk4 22_04.rawmk4 17_29.rawmk4 18_45.rawmk4 19_57.rawmk4 21_03.rawmk4 22_07.rawmk4 17_32.rawmk4 18_47.rawmk4 20_00.rawmk4 21_06.rawmk4 22_10.rawmk4 17_35.rawmk4 18_50.rawmk4 20_03.rawmk4 21_09.rawmk4 22_13.rawmk4 17_38.rawmk4 18_53.rawmk4 20_06.rawmk4 21_12.rawmk4 22_16.rawmk4 17_41.rawmk4 18_56.rawmk4 20_09.rawmk4 21_14.rawmk4 22_19.rawmk4 17_44.rawmk4 18_59.rawmk4 20_11.rawmk4 21_17.rawmk4 22_22.rawmk4 17_47.rawmk4 19_02.rawmk4 20_14.rawmk4 21_20.rawmk4 22_25.rawmk4 17_50.rawmk4 19_05.rawmk4 20_17.rawmk4 21_23.rawmk4 c18_23.rawmk4 17_53.rawmk4 19_08.rawmk4 20_20.rawmk4 21_26.rawmk4 c18_29.rawmk4 17_56.rawmk4 19_11.rawmk4 20_24.rawmk4 21_29.rawmk4 c18_35.rawmk4 17_59.rawmk4 19_17.rawmk4 20_27.rawmk4 21_32.rawmk4 18_02.rawmk4 19_21.rawmk4 20_30.rawmk4 21_35.rawmk4 18_05.rawmk4 19_24.rawmk4 20_33.rawmk4 21_38.rawmk4 18_08.rawmk4 19_26.rawmk4 20_36.rawmk4 21_41.rawmk4