----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Dec 23 17:09:08 GMT 2016 Year: 16 Doy: 358 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Fri Dec 23 17:09:15 GMT 2016 Temp 41F with windspeed at about 22mph from the Southwast. I think the wind is actually higher than the reading because the anemometer that we get our readings is blocked by our building and if you step out from the buildings shelter, I have to brace myself a bit. Will wait for calmer winds before opening the dome. Otherwise, the sky is clear. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Dec 23 19:32:16 GMT 2016 The wind seems like it is calming down a bit, staying below 20mph from the Southeast. However, since we are currently opening in that direction, the spar is shaking frequently between -25 and 25 arcseonds in the dec. I have raised the lower part of the dome shutter to reduced the effect on the spar but the instruments aren't quite above it yet. Should be able to start up once they are above the edge. ___end___ Fri Dec 23 20:51:50 GMT 2016 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Dec 23 20:51:49 GMT 2016 Can see a visible shake when starting up the Focus.vi to get the Kcor O1 centered and focused, which is making the recentering a bit hard. Windspeed is at about 17mph from the Southeast still; will wait for it to calm down more or until the dome slot is out of the winds path. ___end___ CoMP COMMENT BY waters: Fri Dec 23 21:10:20 GMT 2016 Have updated the Comp subversion at Steve's request, with the help of Ben. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Dec 23 21:12:23 GMT 2016 Putting together a visual documentation on how to update Subversion, with the help of Ben. Will be updated to the manual and sent out through email as well. Thank you Ben!!! ___end___ Fri Dec 23 21:26:05 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Fri Dec 23 21:27:09 GMT 2016 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Dec 23 21:30:53 GMT 2016 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Fri Dec 23 21:32:35 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Fri Dec 23 21:34:53 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Dec 23 21:33:44 GMT 2016 Looks like it has calmed down enough for me to start up the instruments. Will keep an eye on the wind but otherwise, the weather looks good. ___end___ Fri Dec 23 22:17:29 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Fri Dec 23 22:17:31 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20150323.ini Fri Dec 23 22:34:37 GMT 2016 KCOR End Calibration Script Fri Dec 23 22:34:54 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Dec 23 22:34:55 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Dec 23 23:26:27 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Fri Dec 23 23:26:34 GMT 2016 CoMP Paused for clouds Fri Dec 23 23:27:35 GMT 2016 SGS Alignment complete Fri Dec 23 23:27:31 GMT 2016 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Dec 23 23:27:35 GMT 2016 CoMP Restarted from pause GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Dec 23 23:28:59 GMT 2016 Just started Shabar. ___end___ Sat Dec 24 00:15:48 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Sat Dec 24 00:15:48 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk Sat Dec 24 00:16:10 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Sat Dec 24 00:17:28 GMT 2016 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Sat Dec 24 00:17:32 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk Sat Dec 24 00:20:57 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Sat Dec 24 00:21:47 GMT 2016 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Sat Dec 24 00:21:48 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Dec 24 00:22:03 GMT 2016 Comp occulter adjusted ___end___ Sat Dec 24 01:55:57 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol Sat Dec 24 01:55:58 GMT 2016 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Sat Dec 24 02:21:31 GMT 2016 KCOR End Patrol Sat Dec 24 02:21:36 GMT 2016 COMP End Patrol