----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Mar 27 16:37:14 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 086 Observer: waters Mon Mar 27 16:51:59 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon Mar 27 16:53:05 GMT 2017 Temp 44F with windspeed at about 6-11mph from the Southeast. Sky is looking clear and gorgeous this morning. ___end___ Mon Mar 27 16:55:18 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Mar 27 16:57:35 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon Mar 27 17:03:12 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 27 17:23:13 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 27 17:25:29 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon Mar 27 17:26:22 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon Mar 27 17:31:04 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol ****Possible CME in Progress waters******: Mon Mar 27 18:13:01 GMT 2017 At PA 90, there is a fast cme launching at 17:40 UT and can be seen in KCOR. ___end___ You can check out the image data at: http://mlso.hao.ucar.edu Mon Mar 27 20:07:03 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 27 20:07:04 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk Mon Mar 27 20:12:12 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 27 20:12:43 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 27 20:14:23 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 27 20:14:13 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 27 20:14:43 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: waves-00001.cbk Mon Mar 27 20:26:06 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 27 20:26:08 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20150323.ini Mon Mar 27 20:41:30 GMT 2017 KCOR End Calibration Script Mon Mar 27 20:41:47 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Mar 27 20:41:49 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 27 21:24:06 GMT 2017 Realized that I cailbrated when I wasn't suppose to. Sorry ___end___ Mon Mar 27 21:48:42 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Mon Mar 27 21:58:00 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Mar 27 21:58:30 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon Mar 27 22:00:08 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon Mar 27 22:02:59 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 27 22:03:44 GMT 2017 Paused briefly for Ben to inspect the kcor O1 dust cover assembly. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY berkey: Mon Mar 27 22:27:51 GMT 2017 We are starting to find some damage in the vinyl wall base which was installed during the 2015/2015 remodel. It looks like the damage must be associated with the wheels from the orange ladder striking. This is consistent with most of the damage being concentrated in the east near where the ladder gets parked for the morning O1 inspections. Going forward we will have to be better about vacuuming in this area as the damage is creating vinyl dusk/bits which are falling to the ground. Long term we might ask facilities to come up with a metal wall base which could withstand attacks by the ladder. ___end___ Mon Mar 27 23:00:14 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Mar 27 23:01:38 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 27 23:18:41 GMT 2017 Kcor MC4U controller GUI is not reading the temperature controller. Ben is currently trouble shooting. The temperature controller is at the correct temperature and has been since this morning at 7am hst. It has been checked frequently throughout the day. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 27 23:24:21 GMT 2017 Dome closed for a few low clouds coming across the observatory. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Mon Mar 27 23:31:28 GMT 2017 Stopped observations due to a collection of bullet holes appearing in the Kcor data at 22:44:55UT. Ben inspected the Kcor O1 and found a bug that had fallen onto the lens and possible more dust. He blew off the O1, did a wipe down of the interior box and did a visual inspection but until we resume data, we won't know if the most/all the bullet holes have been removed. ___end___ Tue Mar 28 01:32:20 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 28 01:33:17 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Tue Mar 28 01:33:18 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol Tue Mar 28 01:33:45 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Mar 28 01:40:10 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Tue Mar 28 01:50:22 GMT 2017 The clouds and fog have finally let up; opened the dome, got the spar on the Sun and got the instruments started. However, after letting Kcor run a bit to see how the data looked, the sky is a bit bright and there are a lot of areosols in the air. On a side note, it looks like Ben was able to clean off the Kcor O1. Hopefully tomorrow's data will verfiy it. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Tue Mar 28 02:00:55 GMT 2017 Dome shutter was stopping and starting again. I might try and do some 'tests' tomorrow before we start the instruments to see if I can repeat it like I was this afternoon. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Tue Mar 28 02:02:10 GMT 2017 Weather was nice this morning, went in and out of some bad areosol patches early on and then it got bad around 1130-12 hst. Hoping to morrow is much better. ___end___