----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Jun 19 16:18:54 GMT 2016 Year: 16 Doy: 171 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sun Jun 19 16:21:10 GMT 2016 Temp 45F with windspeed at about 6 mph from the East-Southeast. Bands of cirrus across the sky at present. Might get a window but doesn't look good. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 16:28:59 GMT 2016 Bottom shutter of the dome stopped six inches from where it normally rests. Seems that the trigger to stop the bottom was adjusted. If I can find the manual, I'll try to re-adjust it. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 17:10:08 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 17:15:26 GMT 2016 Sky is too bright to run instruments. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 17:59:46 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Sun Jun 19 17:59:51 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Jun 19 18:00:03 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00006.cbk GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 18:00:13 GMT 2016 A nice window has opened up. Instruments started. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 18:07:22 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 18:08:53 GMT 2016 A band of thin cirrus coming through, pushing through it. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 18:10:40 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 18:10:30 GMT 2016 Nevermind, instruments idled. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 18:19:49 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Jun 19 18:19:53 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Sun Jun 19 19:09:50 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sun Jun 19 19:14:15 GMT 2016 Kcor sees an SGS Guiding Error closing lens cover Sun Jun 19 19:15:16 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sun Jun 19 19:17:18 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 19:18:07 GMT 2016 The RA just dipped and I'm not entirely sure why. There aren't any clouds in the sky at present and the dome didn't occult SGS. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 19:19:27 GMT 2016 I started the Kcor calibration at 19:10UT but it was not recorded in the log and was interrupted by the RA dip. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 19:21:47 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 19:23:00 GMT 2016 Started Kcor calibration at 19:22 GMT ___end___ Sun Jun 19 19:39:20 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Jun 19 19:39:21 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 19:41:12 GMT 2016 Kcor calibration ended 19:39 GMT. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 19:48:47 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Sun Jun 19 19:51:07 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sun Jun 19 19:51:36 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 19:51:31 GMT 2016 A bit of cloud frrom the West came up. Kcor and Comp idled till it passes. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 19:57:11 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Sun Jun 19 19:58:07 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Jun 19 20:00:04 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sun Jun 19 20:00:34 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Jun 19 20:05:28 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sun Jun 19 20:06:01 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 20:05:44 GMT 2016 A very low cloud is sitting in front of the weather station and looks as if it will come up and swallow the area. Instruments idled for passing clouds and dome can be closed at a moments notice. Will keep an eye out. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 20:21:04 GMT 2016 Dome closed for fog ___end___ Sun Jun 19 20:56:38 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Sun Jun 19 20:57:38 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds Sun Jun 19 20:58:16 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Sun Jun 19 20:58:58 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Jun 19 21:00:04 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 20:58:42 GMT 2016 Fog/Cloud has gone, instruments restarted. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 21:00:31 GMT 2016 Upon lower the bottom shutter, first the cable got caught in the gear and then once that was cleared, the cable got stuck on a bolt. ___end___ Sun Jun 19 21:31:20 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sun Jun 19 21:31:44 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 21:33:53 GMT 2016 In fog again, instruments idled and dome closed. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jun 19 21:34:55 GMT 2016 Wind is starting to gust up to 27mph from the North with a low of 16mph. ___end___ Mon Jun 20 01:08:23 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Jun 20 01:11:20 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Mon Jun 20 01:13:45 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Mon Jun 20 01:14:37 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Jun 20 01:14:43 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00006.cbk Mon Jun 20 01:15:15 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Mon Jun 20 01:15:44 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jun 20 01:22:55 GMT 2016 The lower shutter gear tried to pull the taught cable further than it could go and did a slip(?) back to position and then stopped. Not too sure what that was about. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jun 20 01:24:36 GMT 2016 I did not work on the lower shutter trigger. Ben had adjusted the tension on the lower shutter earlier this week and when I mentioned the shutter probelm I had this morning, he said he would look into it tomorrow. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jun 20 01:26:51 GMT 2016 The clouds had finally gone and I thought I would have a clear half hour before I left; as soon as everything was ready to go and then running, clouds came in again. Hope there is better weather for everyone this week. ___end___