----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Oct 5 16:40:46 GMT 2016 Year: 16 Doy: 279 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Wed Oct 5 16:40:50 GMT 2016 Temp 38F with windspeed at about 7mph from the Southeast. Vog is at least at 14,000ft but not too thick. Some cumulonimbus on the Eastern horizon but other than that, the sky looks clear. ___end___ Wed Oct 05 17:22:58 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Wed Oct 05 17:26:51 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00007.cbk Wed Oct 05 17:38:04 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Oct 05 19:12:59 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Wed Oct 05 19:13:01 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20150323.ini Wed Oct 05 19:21:44 GMT 2016 KCOR ABORT Calibration Script Wed Oct 05 19:21:59 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds Wed Oct 05 19:22:00 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Oct 05 19:22:01 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Oct 05 19:22:13 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 5 17:29:00 GMT 2016 Kcor observer gui and MCK4 gui froze shortly after start-up, restarting computer. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 5 19:22:49 GMT 2016 Some clouds have come up frrom Saddle during the Kcor calibration; aborted calibration and idled Comp and Kcor for now. ___end___ Wed Oct 05 19:26:02 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Wed Oct 05 19:26:37 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Oct 05 19:29:39 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Wed Oct 05 19:30:22 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 5 19:32:17 GMT 2016 Closed the dome as there was fog blowing my on the West side of the observatory. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 5 20:12:20 GMT 2016 In fog. ___end___ Wed Oct 05 22:12:57 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Wed Oct 05 22:13:04 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 5 22:14:07 GMT 2016 A hole has opened, restarting instrument. Hopefully it'll stay open. ___end___ Wed Oct 05 22:16:39 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Oct 05 22:16:54 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Wed Oct 05 22:17:44 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 5 22:17:44 GMT 2016 ..Nevermind, sucker hole.... ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Oct 5 22:24:48 GMT 2016 Fog coming up, dome closed... ___end___ Thu Oct 06 01:58:25 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause Thu Oct 06 01:58:25 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Thu Oct 6 01:58:32 GMT 2016 Gotta a little bit of data but mostly fog and clouds for the day. Hoping tomorrow is a better day! ___end___