----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Sep 6 16:42:33 GMT 2016 Year: 16 Doy: 250 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Tue Sep 6 16:42:35 GMT 2016 Temp 43F with windspeed at about 10mph from the Southeast. Cirrus is covering the majority of the sky at present. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue Sep 6 16:43:38 GMT 2016 Felt an earthquake up here, the building creaked and shook a bit but otherwise calm. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue Sep 6 19:47:26 GMT 2016 It's been too bright to start up but it looks like we might be moving out of the cirrus at some point. Let's hope it's soon. ___end___ Tue Sep 06 20:37:54 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: HOP316.cbk Tue Sep 06 20:38:47 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue Sep 6 20:36:46 GMT 2016 Not entirely sure what happened but we just lost the Dec for about 15seconds. There was an audible sound that I heard down here in the control room but the spar is clear of everything. Luckily I hadn't quite restarted the instruments yet. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue Sep 6 20:39:57 GMT 2016 The cirrus has burned off, restarted instruments! ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue Sep 6 20:44:31 GMT 2016 Our door leaks water from the bottom left corner of the window trim when it's opened with enough force. It leaked on the side of the door that is inside. ___end___ Tue Sep 06 20:49:51 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Tue Sep 06 20:49:52 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20150323.ini Tue Sep 06 21:06:54 GMT 2016 KCOR End Calibration Script Tue Sep 06 21:07:12 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Sep 06 21:07:12 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Sep 06 22:18:21 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Tue Sep 06 22:18:21 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: HOP316.cbk Tue Sep 06 23:58:38 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Tue Sep 06 23:58:38 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: HOP316.cbk GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue Sep 6 23:58:06 GMT 2016 Some clouds are coming up from the West, pushed through a couple of them. Hopefully they will stay away from the Suns path. Will keep an eye on them. ___end___ Wed Sep 07 00:01:34 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Wed Sep 07 00:02:11 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds Wed Sep 07 00:03:31 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Wed Sep 07 00:04:07 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Sep 07 00:05:44 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Wed Sep 07 00:06:00 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Sep 7 00:25:39 GMT 2016 A bit of fog is descending on the observatory, closing dome. ___end___ Wed Sep 07 01:14:28 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Wed Sep 07 01:14:29 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Wed Sep 07 01:14:39 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Sep 07 01:14:58 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: HOP316.cbk Wed Sep 07 01:52:34 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Wed Sep 07 01:52:51 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol