----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Jul 16 15:55:31 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 197 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sun Jul 16 16:06:50 GMT 2017 Temp 45F with windspeed at about 6mph from the South-Southeast. Cirrus covering just about the entire sky at present with thicker bands on the Eastern horizon. Waiting to start up instruments until sky clears up. ___end___ Sun Jul 16 17:20:54 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Sun Jul 16 17:19:19 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Sun Jul 16 17:21:00 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sun Jul 16 17:20:54 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Sun Jul 16 17:25:14 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jul 16 17:21:57 GMT 2017 Sky is a little bright but we are currently taking data. ___end___ Sun Jul 16 17:27:51 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Sun Jul 16 17:37:07 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jul 16 17:26:03 GMT 2017 Spoke too soon. It's too bright now for K-Cor and CoMP. instruments idled. ___end___ Sun Jul 16 19:28:11 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sun Jul 16 21:57:38 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Sun Jul 16 21:57:32 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jul 17 00:48:24 GMT 2017 Some low clouds look to be heading our way, closing the dome just in case. ___end___ Mon Jul 17 01:27:39 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Jul 17 01:27:40 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jul 17 01:19:18 GMT 2017 Been in and out of blue sky that looked promising only to be covered just before starting the instruments. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. ___end___