----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Nov 16 16:53:13 GMT 2013 Year: 13 Doy: 320 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sat Nov 16 16:53:18 GMT 2013 Thin cirrus covering the Eastern horizon. Temp is 46F with windspeed 19mph from the Southeast. Will wait for the wind to calm a bit before opening the domes since it seems to be gusting up to 25mph. ___end___ Sat Nov 16 18:18:46 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Nov 16 18:17:18 GMT 2013 Windspeed is about 16mph form the Southeast. Little bit of cirrus in the East as well. Opening domes. Will see how SGS tracks before starting Comp and Kcor. Shabar and Pspt started. ___end___ Sat Nov 16 19:02:47 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Nov 16 19:03:19 GMT 2013 Sun has moved out of the cirrus, started kcor and comp ___end___ Sat Nov 16 19:04:54 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol Sat Nov 16 19:05:31 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol Sat Nov 16 19:12:28 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Nov 16 19:13:29 GMT 2013 Very thin cirrus starting to cross the sun. Comp and Kcor idled. ___end___ Sat Nov 16 19:16:24 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Sat Nov 16 19:42:39 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sat Nov 16 19:43:04 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Nov 16 19:43:12 GMT 2013 Cirrus has cleared; kcor and comp restarted. ___end___ Sat Nov 16 20:19:32 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol Sat Nov 16 20:21:02 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Sat Nov 16 20:22:43 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol Sat Nov 16 20:23:46 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Nov 16 20:22:59 GMT 2013 Spar hit the ladder. ___end___ Sat Nov 16 21:01:46 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration.ini GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Nov 16 21:02:57 GMT 2013 Did not hit Science before hitting calibrate. This was done at 21:02UT. ___end___ Sat Nov 16 21:16:49 GMT 2013 KCOR End Calibration Script Sat Nov 16 21:16:50 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol Sat Nov 16 21:16:50 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sat Nov 16 21:16:50 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol Sat Nov 16 21:18:07 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Nov 16 22:18:41 GMT 2013 Dome occulted Kcor. ___end___ Sat Nov 16 23:18:46 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Sat Nov 16 23:18:47 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Nov 17 00:00:40 GMT 2013 Dome occulted Comp. ___end___ Sun Nov 17 00:09:43 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Sun Nov 17 00:11:02 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Nov 17 00:09:03 GMT 2013 Very thin cirrus is affecting Comp, it looks almost like tiny particles are drifting across the detector. Comp and Kcor idled. ___end___ Sun Nov 17 00:15:46 GMT 2013 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Nov 17 00:23:07 GMT 2013 KCOR End Patrol Sun Nov 17 01:59:25 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol