----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Feb 20 17:01:14 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 051 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon Feb 20 17:01:26 GMT 2017 Temp 31F with windspeed at about 6mph from the West. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon Feb 20 17:02:23 GMT 2017 Altocumulus covering most of the sky at present, espeically the Southeastern portion. Will wait for clouds to pass before opening up the dome. ___end___ Mon Feb 20 18:46:24 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Feb 20 18:47:45 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon Feb 20 18:51:01 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Feb 20 18:53:05 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Feb 20 19:03:37 GMT 2017 Shabar started late. ___end___ Mon Feb 20 19:45:11 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Feb 20 19:45:36 GMT 2017 Kcor sees an SGS Guiding Error closing lens cover Mon Feb 20 19:45:38 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Feb 20 19:45:45 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Feb 20 19:45:52 GMT 2017 Kcor sees an SGS Guiding Error closing lens cover Mon Feb 20 19:45:53 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Feb 20 19:46:47 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Feb 20 19:47:00 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Feb 20 19:48:15 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Feb 20 19:49:55 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol ****Possible CME in Progress waters******: Mon Feb 20 19:47:33 GMT 2017 Starting before the Sun was up, between PA 46-54, there is a large prominence that can be seen launching, then it seems to do a loop or twist on itself and then continues to launch through the corona. Can be seen in GONG and KCor. ___end___ You can check out the image data at: http://mlso.hao.ucar.edu GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Feb 20 19:57:21 GMT 2017 Have an intermittent interruption of clouds at the moment. Here's to hoping they don't stay around too long. ___end___ Mon Feb 20 19:59:02 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Feb 20 19:59:41 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Feb 20 20:10:56 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Feb 20 20:11:00 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Feb 20 20:11:52 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Feb 20 20:26:28 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Feb 20 20:26:33 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Feb 20 20:30:18 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Feb 20 20:30:25 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Feb 20 20:47:51 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Feb 20 20:48:24 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Feb 20 20:48:23 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Feb 20 20:48:26 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Feb 20 20:48:44 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Feb 20 21:18:28 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Feb 20 21:18:52 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Feb 20 21:19:10 GMT 2017 Clouds again, hopefully just passing. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon Feb 20 21:34:01 GMT 2017 Starting to get a North-Northwest wind at about 13-18mph. Will keep a close eye on things. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Feb 20 23:00:23 GMT 2017 Clouds have gathered and are looking rather dark. Closing the dome just in case. ___end___ Tue Feb 21 00:50:17 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Tue Feb 21 00:50:17 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Tue Feb 21 00:54:24 GMT 2017 Looks like we'll have some interesting weather this evening; as I'm closing up, hail is coming down but very small pieces. And I can hear some thunder towards the South but it sounds far. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue Feb 21 00:58:34 GMT 2017 Going to stow GONG before I head out. ___end___