----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Aug 21 15:17:06 GMT 2017 Year: 17 Doy: 233 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon Aug 21 15:28:12 GMT 2017 Temp 40F with windspeed at about 7-12mph from the South. Looks like there might be some cirrus on the horizion but will wait for more light before judging the sky. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon Aug 21 16:21:23 GMT 2017 Cirrus sitting on the Eastern horizon at the moment. ___end___ Mon Aug 21 16:47:21 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Aug 21 16:50:49 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Aug 21 16:51:28 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete Mon Aug 21 16:56:41 GMT 2017 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Mon Aug 21 16:56:51 GMT 2017 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00010.cbk Mon Aug 21 17:05:40 GMT 2017 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon Aug 21 17:19:08 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY rose: Mon Aug 21 17:22:41 GMT 2017 By watching the kcor focus images we were able to adjust the sgs offsets to keep the guider on the sun during the partial eclipse and take kcor and comp data during the eclipse. ___end___ Mon Aug 21 17:24:33 GMT 2017 SGS Alignment complete GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Aug 21 17:25:56 GMT 2017 Kcor O1 blown off ___end___ Mon Aug 21 18:21:38 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:21:55 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:22:08 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:23:11 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:24:12 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:23:28 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Aug 21 18:19:23 GMT 2017 Some cirrus passing through, instruments idled for a little bit. ___end___ Mon Aug 21 18:27:41 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:26:44 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Aug 21 18:28:38 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:27:51 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Aug 21 18:24:45 GMT 2017 Sucker hole, instruments idled ___end___ Mon Aug 21 18:35:02 GMT 2017 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:34:06 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Mon Aug 21 18:35:18 GMT 2017 KCOR End Patrol Mon Aug 21 18:35:07 GMT 2017 CoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Aug 21 19:11:49 GMT 2017 Clouds from the East-Southeast are coming in a bit low and dark; closing the dome just in case. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Aug 21 22:21:43 GMT 2017 A bit of thunder sounding off to the West-Northwest ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Aug 21 22:47:45 GMT 2017 In a semi-wet fog. ___end___ Tue Aug 22 01:19:24 GMT 2017 CoMP Restarted from pause Tue Aug 22 01:19:25 GMT 2017 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Tue Aug 22 01:22:28 GMT 2017 This morning was awesome, saw the Sunrise partially eclipsed and the cirrus cleared up in time to take some data. Allen was awesome as well, he got the instruments up and tracking/running as early as we thought safest. We only got about an hour and fourty-five minutes of data before oregraphic clouds came up to stay but it was long enough to see the moon exit our field of view. And as a side note, we got some snow on Mauna Kea. Wonderful morning, I must say!! ___end___