----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Sep 25 16:32:56 GMT 2016 Year: 16 Doy: 269 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sun Sep 25 16:35:07 GMT 2016 Temp 39F with windspeed at about 6mph from the West. Scattered, thin cirrus covering most of the sky and the vog is at least at 14,000ft. The bottom of the board walk is a bit icey, I slipped shortly after turning to come up. That portion of the board walk doesn't get sunlight till atfer 645am local, so be careful coming. ___end___ Sun Sep 25 18:54:48 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: HOP316.cbk Sun Sep 25 18:55:33 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 25 18:59:52 GMT 2016 Looks like we have finally moved out of the cirrus, sweet! ___end___ Sun Sep 25 19:08:14 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 25 19:08:39 GMT 2016 Some cirrus coming in, pushed through some but idled Kcor for this next bit coming in. ___end___ Sun Sep 25 19:12:52 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Sep 25 19:32:44 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sun Sep 25 19:34:39 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 25 19:34:17 GMT 2016 Sky brightened up again, Comp and Kcor idled for now. ___end___ Sun Sep 25 22:31:22 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Sun Sep 25 22:31:22 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 25 22:28:17 GMT 2016 Clouds have come up from the Southwest and Saddle. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 25 23:29:24 GMT 2016 Closed the dome just in case, since the clouds coming up are getting dark. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Sep 26 01:49:59 GMT 2016 Sky finally opens up to have cirrus hanging out with the Sun...hopefully this week will be better. ___end___