----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon May 29 16:08:59 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 149 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon May 29 16:09:04 GMT 2017 Temp 40F with windspeed at about 5-10mph from the Southwest. Vog is at least above 10,000ft. Could taste a bit of sulfur on Saddle but not up here, luckily. Otherwise the sky is clear. ___end___ Mon May 29 16:49:47 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon May 29 16:50:36 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon May 29 16:51:57 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon May 29 16:52:34 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon May 29 16:53:56 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 29 16:53:31 GMT 2017 Sky is very bright. ___end___ Mon May 29 17:02:24 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon May 29 17:02:49 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 29 17:02:36 GMT 2017 Sky got brighter, kcor and comp idled. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 29 17:24:40 GMT 2017 Cirrus has come up from the Northwest, into the path of the Sun... ___end___ Mon May 29 18:06:54 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon May 29 18:06:57 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon May 29 18:11:24 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 29 18:10:55 GMT 2017 Sucker hole, instruments idled ___end___ Mon May 29 18:11:58 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon May 29 18:27:08 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon May 29 18:27:11 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon May 29 18:39:22 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon May 29 18:40:19 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 29 18:39:29 GMT 2017 Sky bright again, instrument idled. ___end___ Mon May 29 18:57:39 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon May 29 18:57:45 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon May 29 18:59:04 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon May 29 18:59:25 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Mon May 29 19:11:57 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon May 29 19:12:01 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon May 29 19:12:54 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon May 29 19:13:01 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon May 29 22:14:24 GMT 2017 Closed the dome for some low clouds coming up from Saddle, just in case. ___end___ Tue May 30 01:27:08 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Tue May 30 01:27:09 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue May 30 01:31:31 GMT 2017 Not a good day for observing, hopefully tomorrow will be better. ___end___