----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Sep 30 16:46:02 GMT 2016 Year: 16 Doy: 274 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Fri Sep 30 16:48:51 GMT 2016 Temp 43F with windspeed at about 8-12mph from the Southeast. Cirrus covering the sky at present, will wait till it clears before opening up. ___end___ Fri Sep 30 19:33:10 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Fri Sep 30 19:35:41 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00007.cbk Fri Sep 30 19:38:01 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Sep 30 19:39:51 GMT 2016 Data isn't too great but it is something. Hopefully the sky will clear a bit more. ___end___ Fri Sep 30 19:44:04 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Fri Sep 30 19:44:34 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Sep 30 19:54:15 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Fri Sep 30 19:55:18 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Sep 30 19:55:18 GMT 2016 Thin cirrus passing through, instruments idled. ___end___ Fri Sep 30 20:17:02 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Fri Sep 30 20:17:14 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Sep 30 20:37:36 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Fri Sep 30 20:38:01 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Oct 1 00:27:00 GMT 2016 Closed the dome, wind starting to gust over 30mph from the West-Northwest, with it being about 12-17mph when calm. ___end___ ****EVENT COMMENT BY waters**** : Sat Oct 1 01:10:16 GMT 2016 Lots of activity on the West-Southwest limb of the Sun; a couple of prominences morphing as plasma moves through them, changing how they look; and some nice surges. Can be seen in GONG. ___end___ Sat Oct 01 01:28:35 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Sat Oct 01 01:28:35 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Oct 1 01:56:43 GMT 2016 Absolutely crazy looking cirrus we had all day today which was amazing to see but unfortunately, none of it cleared up after the short window we had this morning. Hopefully we can get a better sky this weekend! ___end___