----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Mar 6 16:58:13 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 065 Observer: waters Mon Mar 06 17:13:09 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon Mar 6 17:16:04 GMT 2017 Temp 37F with windspeed at about 9-13mph from the Southwest. Clear sky with vog somewhere between 9,000-10,000ft. ___end___ Mon Mar 06 17:21:33 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Mar 06 17:23:33 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Mar 06 17:24:38 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Mar 06 17:29:23 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon Mar 06 17:29:37 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 06 17:34:52 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon Mar 06 17:38:05 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 06 17:39:34 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 06 17:41:11 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Mar 06 17:41:23 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon Mar 06 18:00:46 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon Mar 06 18:04:30 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 18:24:44 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 06 18:25:23 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Mar 06 18:25:41 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 06 18:25:44 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 18:25:47 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 6 18:16:54 GMT 2017 Had a bit of trouble with Kcor this morning. The MC4U controller gui wasn't reading out the temp of Kcor and restarting it did not help. Restarted the computer. However, we then got a camera error. We restarted the computer but that did not help. We ended up restarting the nema box upstairs as well as the intelligent power controllers both downstairs and in the nema box upstairs. This got everything up and running again. ___end___ Mon Mar 06 18:54:47 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 06 18:54:51 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Mar 06 18:55:33 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 06 18:55:35 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 18:55:38 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Mar 06 19:12:52 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 06 19:12:53 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20150323.ini Mon Mar 06 19:28:12 GMT 2017 KCOR End Calibration Script Mon Mar 06 19:28:30 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 19:28:30 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 19:33:29 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 06 19:33:35 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Mar 06 19:34:10 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 06 19:34:11 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 19:34:18 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Mar 06 20:25:47 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 06 20:25:47 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk Mon Mar 06 21:13:20 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 06 21:13:47 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Mar 06 21:14:26 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 06 21:14:27 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 21:14:30 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Mar 06 21:59:17 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 06 21:59:18 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon Mar 06 22:01:00 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon Mar 06 22:01:03 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 06 22:02:17 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 06 22:02:19 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 22:02:23 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Mar 06 22:02:23 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 06 22:02:54 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Mar 06 22:02:58 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon Mar 06 22:09:28 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 06 22:10:52 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 6 22:03:44 GMT 2017 Ben showed me how we lube the worm gear. Also got to see what he did when he rebuilt the O1 focus motor prox flag. We might work on the motor prox flag because when we checked it, the one that was installed was bent. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 6 22:16:13 GMT 2017 We had some students from Cornell stop by for a tour. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 6 22:27:06 GMT 2017 Currently going in and out of clouds at present. Instruments idled until they pass. ___end___ Mon Mar 06 22:41:24 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Mar 06 22:42:20 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 06 22:43:58 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 06 22:45:35 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 06 22:46:03 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Mar 06 22:46:05 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 6 22:46:14 GMT 2017 Comp occulter adjusted ___end___ Mon Mar 06 22:49:20 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 06 22:50:03 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 6 22:50:07 GMT 2017 Clouds passing again. ___end___ Mon Mar 06 22:53:13 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Mar 06 22:54:13 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 6 23:04:17 GMT 2017 Getting some gusty wind every now and again. Up to about 25mph frrom the West. Closing the dome for a little bit until it calms down. ___end___ Tue Mar 07 00:29:36 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 07 00:42:50 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 07 00:43:06 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 07 00:43:15 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 07 01:54:04 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 07 01:57:22 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 07 02:00:45 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 07 02:12:01 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Tue Mar 07 02:12:01 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Tue Mar 07 02:14:44 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Tue Mar 07 02:15:29 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 07 02:19:45 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Tue Mar 07 02:20:13 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Tue Mar 07 02:29:19 GMT 2017 Inspection of the new O1 focus limit switch flag installed Feb 24 found it had some mechanical issues due to the light weight sheet metal used in its construction. Flag has been removed pending construction of a more permant limit flag. Hard limit stop has also been removed. As a tempoary solution a soft limit has been implemented in the foucs VI which should prevent moves pass the nonimal end of travel. It is still possible to drive the O1 past the the limit with other vi/software but this should cover all normal operational moves of the focus motor. ___end___