----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue May 20 16:34:22 GMT 2014 Year: 14 Doy: 140 Observer: stueben WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Tue May 20 16:34:30 GMT 2014 Clear, wind south 5-10 mph, temp 51F. ___end___ Tue May 20 16:53:04 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Tue May 20 16:53:25 GMT 2014: PSPT Abort Patrol Tue May 20 17:25:11 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Tue May 20 19:26:51 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Tue May 20 19:55:01 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue May 20 20:08:59 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol **GENERAL PROBLEM COMMENT BY stueben** : Tue May 20 20:14:39 GMT 2014 The spar guiding problem reported yesterday is fixed. Ben came up today so that we could have two people to work on the spar, which made it much easier. The problem was that the coupler on the motor side connecting the motor/gearbox to the worm gear had come loose and moved back so that the shafts were no longer connected. It appears that there was never set screw in the coupling - no set screw in the coupling and no marks on the shaft. We added a set screw and reattached the motor (we didn't have any locktite, but get get some and use it on the set screw). Manually moving the spar takes more force than it did in the past, we will watch this and report if it changes. ___end___ Tue May 20 20:39:54 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol Tue May 20 22:24:54 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Tue May 20 22:24:54 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Tue May 20 22:28:27 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Tue May 20 22:32:30 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Tue May 20 23:35:31 GMT 2014 Orographic clouds are beginning to degrade images. ___end___ Tue May 20 23:37:20 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Wed May 21 00:15:54 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Wed May 21 00:24:48 GMT 2014 Comp and kcor idled due to clouds. ___end___ Wed May 21 01:46:53 GMT 2014 COMP Start Patrol Wed May 21 01:51:10 GMT 2014 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed May 21 02:16:13 GMT 2014 KCOR End Patrol Wed May 21 02:18:41 GMT 2014 COMP End Patrol Wed May 21 02:20:46 GMT 2014: PSPT Abort Patrol