----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Mar 11 16:44:23 GMT 2013 Year: 13 Doy: 070 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: Mon Mar 11 16:48:24 GMT 2013 Clear skies, temp 38f, wind 10mph from SW, NWS reports chance for t-storms and snow afternoon today with weather system that is moving across the island chain from the SW ___end___ Mon Mar 11 17:02:29 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol Mon Mar 11 17:09:29 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT BY BEN: Mon Mar 11 17:14:39 GMT 2013 U12 needed some poking to wake up mk4 this morning ___end___ PSPT COMMENT BY BEN: Mon Mar 11 17:16:42 GMT 2013 Had to open the cap by hand. ___end___ Mon Mar 11 17:26:52 GMT 2013 MkIV Mon Mar 11 17:28:24 GMT 2013 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT BY BEN: Mon Mar 11 17:28:35 GMT 2013 Mk4 u12 is still acting up ___end___ Mon Mar 11 18:27:41 GMT 2013 MKIV End Patrol Mon Mar 11 18:27:46 GMT 2013 MKIV Start Cal Mon Mar 11 18:49:10 GMT 2013 MKIV Start Patrol Mon Mar 11 20:07:39 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol Mon Mar 11 20:07:37 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 11 20:15:45 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 11 20:24:26 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol Mon Mar 11 20:24:35 GMT 2013 MKIV Start Patrol NOTE BY BEN: Mon Mar 11 22:01:58 GMT 2013 Thick cloud bank forming about 1/2 mile east of the observatory. ___end___ MKIV COMMENT BY BEN: Mon Mar 11 22:02:20 GMT 2013 Once observing starting U12 settled down ___end___ Mon Mar 11 22:17:26 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol NOTE BY BEN: Mon Mar 11 22:17:16 GMT 2013 Domes are closed due to very low clouds blowing up from the West, ___end___ Mon Mar 11 22:17:36 GMT 2013Mon Mar 11 22:18:07 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol : PSPT Abort Patrol Mon Mar 11 22:18:56 GMT 2013 MKIV End Patrol Tue Mar 12 00:39:48 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol Tue Mar 12 00:39:56 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol Tue Mar 12 00:40:04 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol PSPT COMMENT BY BEN: Tue Mar 12 02:11:05 GMT 2013 Pspt cant control cap. From what I can tell there is no signal getting up to the motor. (dmm was attached to the motor and no signal was seen). Currently the cap is open and will have to be actuated by hand, slipping the cap on the motor shaft. ___end___ NOTE BY BEN: Tue Mar 12 02:13:33 GMT 2013 Lots of blowing fog now. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT BY BEN: Tue Mar 12 02:16:22 GMT 2013 I cannot the cap anywhere in the pspt schematics. So it isn't clear to me what to look for on the computer side of the cap signal chain. ___end___ Tue Mar 12 02:18:33 GMT 2013 MkIV 17_28.rawmk4 18_21.rawmk4 19_30.rawmk4 20_33.rawmk4 21_29.rawmk4 17_31.rawmk4 18_24.rawmk4 19_37.rawmk4 20_36.rawmk4 21_33.rawmk4 17_34.rawmk4 18_30.rawmk4 19_40.rawmk4 20_39.rawmk4 21_36.rawmk4 17_37.rawmk4 18_37.rawmk4 19_43.rawmk4 20_42.rawmk4 21_38.rawmk4 17_40.rawmk4 18_44.rawmk4 19_46.rawmk4 20_45.rawmk4 21_41.rawmk4 17_43.rawmk4 18_49.rawmk4 19_49.rawmk4 20_48.rawmk4 21_44.rawmk4 17_46.rawmk4 18_52.rawmk4 19_52.rawmk4 20_51.rawmk4 21_47.rawmk4 17_49.rawmk4 18_55.rawmk4 19_55.rawmk4 20_53.rawmk4 21_50.rawmk4 17_52.rawmk4 18_58.rawmk4 19_58.rawmk4 20_56.rawmk4 21_53.rawmk4 17_55.rawmk4 19_00.rawmk4 20_01.rawmk4 20_59.rawmk4 21_57.rawmk4 17_57.rawmk4 19_03.rawmk4 20_04.rawmk4 21_02.rawmk4 22_00.rawmk4 18_00.rawmk4 19_06.rawmk4 20_07.rawmk4 21_05.rawmk4 22_03.rawmk4 18_03.rawmk4 19_09.rawmk4 20_10.rawmk4 21_08.rawmk4 22_06.rawmk4 18_06.rawmk4 19_12.rawmk4 20_13.rawmk4 21_11.rawmk4 22_09.rawmk4 18_09.rawmk4 19_15.rawmk4 20_16.rawmk4 21_14.rawmk4 22_12.rawmk4 18_12.rawmk4 19_18.rawmk4 20_24.rawmk4 21_17.rawmk4 22_15.rawmk4 18_15.rawmk4 19_21.rawmk4 20_27.rawmk4 21_20.rawmk4 c18_34.rawmk4 18_18.rawmk4 19_24.rawmk4 20_30.rawmk4 21_23.rawmk4