----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Apr 12 16:28:30 GMT 2015 Year: 15 Doy: 102 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sun Apr 12 16:33:57 GMT 2015 Vog looks to be at about 12,000ft. Otherwise, clear skies. Temp 36F with windspeed at about 8mph from the South-Southwest. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 16:40:55 GMT 2015 Kcor temp at 33.2C, will wait for it to warm up before starting. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 16:50:57 GMT 2015 Pspt started. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 17:00:10 GMT 2015 I just noticed that the Kcor MC4U GUI controller no longer shows the position of the polarizer. I wonder how long that's been missing. ___end___ Sun Apr 12 17:07:57 GMT 2015 COMP Start Patrol Sun Apr 12 17:26:08 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 17:49:14 GMT 2015 Ulua seemed to have crashed, nothing was responding. Restarted. ___end___ Sun Apr 12 19:00:15 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol Sun Apr 12 19:00:16 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20150323.ini Sun Apr 12 19:17:17 GMT 2015 KCOR End Calibration Script Sun Apr 12 19:17:32 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:05:39 GMT 2015 COMP End Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:05:49 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 20:09:27 GMT 2015 SGS and Comp adjusted. Dome shutter reconfigured. ___end___ Sun Apr 12 20:17:35 GMT 2015 COMP Start Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:17:56 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:41:56 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:42:28 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:42:50 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 20:42:33 GMT 2015 Some clouds have drifted up from saddle. Not too bad, so pushing through it. ___end___ Sun Apr 12 20:43:43 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:57:39 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:58:13 GMT 2015 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:58:32 GMT 2015 KCOR End Patrol Sun Apr 12 20:59:01 GMT 2015 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 20:58:54 GMT 2015 Lots of scattered clouds have come up from the North and West, Kcor and Comp idled. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 21:01:59 GMT 2015 Taking a much closer look at the MC4U controller gui, it does display the current position of the polarizer. I guess I was having a hard time seeing it with all the added information on it. Sorry. ___end___ PSPT COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 21:09:39 GMT 2015 Pspt idled for thick clouds. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 21:55:11 GMT 2015 Domes closed just in case for dark looking clouds. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Apr 12 22:16:49 GMT 2015 Bit of fog blowing through. ___end___ Sun Apr 12 22:17:22 GMT 2015 CoMP Restarted from pause Sun Apr 12 22:17:22 GMT 2015 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Apr 13 00:51:46 GMT 2015 Starting up Pspt. Still have some clouds driftting in and out, will wait to start up Comp and Kcor. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Apr 13 01:11:37 GMT 2015 Sucker hole, Pspt idled. ___end___