----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri May 9 16:23:54 GMT 2014 Year: 14 Doy: 129 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: berkey: Fri May 9 16:23:55 GMT 2014 temp 47f, wind 8mph from S, a disapointing level of cirrus overcast ___end___ Fri May 9 16:57:21 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri May 9 19:12:53 GMT 2014 Replaced the middle right (when looking out of the slot) dome bogie. This seemed to reduce some of the chatter/clunkyness heard when the shutter is moving. The motion still isn't smooth but it seems better. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri May 9 19:34:01 GMT 2014 Cirrus thinning. ___end___ Fri May 09 19:34:58 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Fri May 09 19:44:17 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol CoMP COMMENT BY berkey: Fri May 9 19:45:40 GMT 2014 Corona is visible in todays 1074 images ___end___ Fri May 09 19:59:42 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Fri May 9 19:59:14 GMT 2014 I think I see more diffraction (then normal) comming around the kcor occulting disk. ___end___ Fri May 09 20:01:58 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri May 09 20:02:58 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Fri May 09 20:05:00 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri May 09 20:11:45 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Fri May 09 20:13:53 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri May 09 20:33:51 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Fri May 09 20:33:51 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg.ini Fri May 09 20:49:40 GMT 2014 KCOR End Calibration Script Fri May 09 20:49:56 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri May 09 20:49:56 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri May 9 21:39:27 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Fri May 9 21:58:54 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol PSPT COMMENT BY berkey: Fri May 9 21:59:06 GMT 2014 dos box crashed. Rebooted and restarted observations ___end___ Fri May 09 22:02:15 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri May 9 22:12:31 GMT 2014 Comp and Kcor are idled for low clouds ___end___ Fri May 09 22:12:57 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Sat May 10 00:31:09 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol CoMP COMMENT BY berkey: Sat May 10 00:31:08 GMT 2014 Looks like Comp and Kcor have drifted apart again between this mornings alignment and this afternoons alignment. ___end___ Sat May 10 00:43:38 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Sat May 10 01:25:04 GMT 2014 Some fog near the observatory ___end___ Sat May 10 01:42:06 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Sat May 10 01:44:01 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sat May 10 01:52:46 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Sat May 10 01:54:18 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sat May 10 01:56:16 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Sat May 10 02:08:00 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Sat May 10 02:07:58 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Sat May 10 02:08:02 GMT 2014: PSPT Abort Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Sat May 10 02:28:42 GMT 2014 The main dome needs some lubrication on the paw that holds the shutter rack onto the pinion gear. We should try to take care of this on the next overlap day. ___end___