----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon May 26 16:08:40 GMT 2014 Year: 14 Doy: 146 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon May 26 16:08:44 GMT 2014 Altocumulus covering most of the sky at present. Temp 37F with windspeed about 7mph from the South-Southwest. Will wait for better skies before opening domes. There was a bit of frost covering the walk way this morning. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 26 16:11:06 GMT 2014 I forgot to mention that I'm having difficulty pushing the spar, especially towards the East. Pulling is better but not easy with the back end of kcor to aviod. ___end___ Mon May 26 17:29:06 GMT 2014: PSPT Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 26 17:36:03 GMT 2014 Clouds have thinned, started Pspt. ___end___ Mon May 26 18:08:37 GMT 2014: PSPT Abort Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 26 18:09:41 GMT 2014 More clouds from the Southwest, Pspt idled. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 26 20:42:48 GMT 2014 Domes closed due to fog. And now it's hailing again. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 26 21:28:50 GMT 2014 Currently in a thunder and lighting cloud. Should be fun! ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 26 21:44:30 GMT 2014 Lightening just touched down by the two cinder cones to the South of observatory. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 26 22:30:44 GMT 2014 Met a gentleman named Winston down at the NOAA building. Good friends with Joanne Graham, apparently. Only up here a couple of times during the year. Nice guy. ___end___