----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Jul 28 16:10:13 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 209 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Fri Jul 28 16:10:21 GMT 2017 Temp 45F with windspeed at about 15-20mph from the South-Southeast. Cirrus sitting on all horzions and some bands to the South and Northwest. A couple of cirrus above but the Suns' path looks clear. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 16:23:38 GMT 2017 Front of Kcor O1 blowen off. ___end___ Fri Jul 28 16:47:12 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Fri Jul 28 16:50:46 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 16:53:14 GMT 2017 Some cirrus from the South has moved into the path of the Sun; delaying starting the instruments. ___end___ Fri Jul 28 17:38:48 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Fri Jul 28 17:40:15 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Jul 28 17:40:09 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Fri Jul 28 17:41:50 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Fri Jul 28 17:43:31 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Jul 28 17:44:54 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Jul 28 17:45:08 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Jul 28 17:51:27 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Jul 28 17:51:59 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 17:48:57 GMT 2017 Sky got bright, instruments idled ___end___ Fri Jul 28 17:59:58 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Jul 28 17:59:22 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Fri Jul 28 18:11:55 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Jul 28 18:12:27 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Fri Jul 28 18:24:19 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Jul 28 18:23:42 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Fri Jul 28 18:33:34 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Jul 28 18:33:25 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Fri Jul 28 18:52:16 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Jul 28 18:51:42 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 18:59:58 GMT 2017 Looks like the bullet hole in the North is still around. ___end___ Fri Jul 28 19:17:49 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Jul 28 19:17:39 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 19:14:43 GMT 2017 Another band of cirrus crossing, instruments idled for a bit. ___end___ Fri Jul 28 19:39:02 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Jul 28 19:38:25 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Fri Jul 28 19:43:56 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Jul 28 19:43:53 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Fri Jul 28 19:47:23 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Jul 28 19:46:46 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Fri Jul 28 19:59:49 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Jul 28 19:59:35 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds Fri Jul 28 20:06:36 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Jul 28 20:06:00 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 20:10:21 GMT 2017 Thin cirrus passing through, pushing through it. ___end___ Fri Jul 28 20:18:53 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Fri Jul 28 20:18:49 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 20:20:04 GMT 2017 Cirrocumulus clouds have come in from the Southwest and orographic clouds are coming up from Saddle. Instruments idled. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 20:34:12 GMT 2017 Clouds coming up are looking a bit low; closing the dome just in case. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 28 21:56:38 GMT 2017 Misting at the moment. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jul 29 00:45:44 GMT 2017 There be thunder outside the doors of the observatory. ___end___ Sat Jul 29 01:19:47 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Sat Jul 29 01:19:48 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jul 29 01:24:37 GMT 2017 Only got one clap but it has been a bit rainy this afternoon. In and out of cirrus in the morning got us a smidgen of data with the rest of the day clouded out. Hope this weekend is better but the weather doesn't look too hopeful. ___end___