----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Aug 7 16:15:26 GMT 2016 Year: 16 Doy: 220 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sun Aug 7 16:15:31 GMT 2016 Temp 43F with windspeed at about 6mph from the Southeast. Relatively clear sky at the moment. ___end___ Sun Aug 07 17:02:44 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Sun Aug 07 17:04:44 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00007.cbk Sun Aug 07 17:08:19 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GONG COMMENT BY waters: Sun Aug 7 18:45:12 GMT 2016 GONG hasn't been having a good morning; it was oscillating at sunrise but stopped shortly after and now it has start oscillating again. The resolver board switch doesn't look like it helped. ___end___ ****Possible CME in Progress waters******: Sun Aug 7 19:34:10 GMT 2016 At PA 130 and at 18:36UT, a prominence on the limb can be seen launching rather slowly in GONG and Kcor. ___end___ You can check out the image data at: http://mlso.hao.ucar.edu Sun Aug 07 19:45:33 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Sun Aug 07 19:45:33 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk Sun Aug 07 21:18:03 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Sun Aug 07 21:18:56 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk Sun Aug 07 21:19:29 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Sun Aug 07 21:19:29 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00007.cbk Sun Aug 07 21:27:36 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sun Aug 07 21:27:50 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Aug 7 21:27:52 GMT 2016 Some clouds have come up, kcor and comp idled for a bit. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Aug 7 22:44:50 GMT 2016 Bit of fog to the West of the building and the cloud overhead is dark; closed dome just in case. ___end___ GONG COMMENT BY waters: Mon Aug 8 00:36:39 GMT 2016 Went done to the GONG shelter to swap out the guider board in the instrument chassis for Sang. The guider board that was taken out was put back in the electronic rack of spars. ___end___ Mon Aug 08 01:17:57 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Aug 08 01:17:57 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol