----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Feb 13 17:07:57 GMT 2015 Year: 15 Doy: 044 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: berkey: Fri Feb 13 17:07:58 GMT 2015 temp 41f, wind 20-30 mph with gusts to 40+ from the SW, skies mostly clear above 11,000 ft, with lenticular caps above Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea and werid formations in the saddle. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Feb 13 18:00:25 GMT 2015 Winds still elevated, but going to attempt to start up with using the dome/shutters to block out most of the wind. ___end___ Fri Feb 13 18:07:33 GMT 2015 COMP Start Patrol Fri Feb 13 18:15:12 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol ****EVENT COMMENT BY berkey**** : Fri Feb 13 19:11:43 GMT 2015 Large prominace near PA45 is still rotating and moving just as it was seen to be doing Wednesday. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Feb 13 19:13:12 GMT 2015 Winds increasing now consistantly 40mph and the summit cloud is starting to send mositure further north and east. Not yet time to close the domes but likely to come soon. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Feb 13 19:50:29 GMT 2015 Moisture is staying a few miles up the hill. ___end___ Fri Feb 13 19:57:33 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Feb 13 19:57:48 GMT 2015 Adjusting lower shutter down. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Feb 13 20:03:32 GMT 2015 Move done. Data should be good again. ___end___ Fri Feb 13 20:03:51 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Feb 13 20:04:01 GMT 2015 One of the main shutter rollers got destroyed. It will be replaced once we have to stop observing. ___end___ Fri Feb 13 20:06:02 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol Fri Feb 13 20:26:34 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Feb 13 20:49:39 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol Fri Feb 13 20:49:40 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg.ini Fri Feb 13 21:04:34 GMT 2015 COMP End Patrol Fri Feb 13 21:05:09 GMT 2015 KCOR End Calibration Script Fri Feb 13 21:05:26 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Feb 13 21:05:26 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Feb 13 21:07:51 GMT 2015 COMP Start Patrol Fri Feb 13 21:10:46 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Feb 13 22:38:29 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol Fri Feb 13 22:38:34 GMT 2015 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Feb 13 22:41:37 GMT 2015 Main dome closed. Pushed as far as we could to the west. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Feb 13 22:44:23 GMT 2015 Closing pspt too ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Sat Feb 14 00:10:21 GMT 2015 Bad roller was the one Lisa replaced 2 weeks ago. Turns out the ones from home depot were not heavy duty enough and the one I just put in is already showing signs it will fail soon. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Sat Feb 14 00:50:32 GMT 2015 Still really windy. I am going to head down and do some work remotely. windyty.com (great wind vis site) suggests we will have high winds at 3000m until some time sunday. Wasting a lot of really nice blue skies with wind that is beating up the building. ___end___