----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Apr 18 15:50:25 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 108 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Tue Apr 18 16:39:51 GMT 2017 Temp 39F with windspeed at about 3-8mph from the South. There's a wide band of cirrus across the Northen part of the sky and it seems a bit bright in the East but otherwise, the sky is clear. ___end___ Tue Apr 18 17:05:45 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Tue Apr 18 17:04:54 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Tue Apr 18 17:06:22 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Tue Apr 18 17:09:24 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Apr 18 17:15:00 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Apr 18 18:33:56 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Tue Apr 18 18:34:33 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Apr 18 19:42:24 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Tue Apr 18 19:42:25 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Tue Apr 18 19:42:52 GMT 2017 Clouds are coming up from Saddle, instruments idled for now. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Tue Apr 18 19:58:13 GMT 2017 Clouds were looking a bit low, closed the dome just in case. Hopefully we'll be able to open up again soon. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Tue Apr 18 20:46:35 GMT 2017 Currently in fog. ___end___ ****Possible CME in Progress waters******: Tue Apr 18 22:23:42 GMT 2017 At PA 70, at about 1926UT a cme can be seen launching. Unfortunately, at 19:42 UT we had to stop taking data due to clouds. Can be seen in KCor. ___end___ You can check out the image data at: http://mlso.hao.ucar.edu WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Tue Apr 18 22:55:12 GMT 2017 Rain. ___end___ Wed Apr 19 01:23:34 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Wed Apr 19 01:23:35 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY stueben: Wed Apr 19 01:42:53 GMT 2017 Fair early morning, sky was initially bright but improved steadily, however, clouds came up by 10AM and ended data collection for the day. ___end___