----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Jan 20 16:33:37 GMT 2018 Year: 18 Doy: 020 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sat Jan 20 17:23:18 GMT 2018 Temp 35f with windspeed at about 7-13mph from the South. Bands of cirrus covering about 65 % of the sky, most in the East. Currently tracking but will wait for better conditions before starting up. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jan 20 17:34:29 GMT 2018 Shabar out on the lava but delaying start up. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jan 20 19:30:59 GMT 2018 Thought we had an open hole above but clouds moved in fast, delaying start up. ___end___ Sat Jan 20 20:09:53 GMT 2018 SGS Alignment complete Sat Jan 20 20:11:02 GMT 2018 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sat Jan 20 20:12:27 GMT 2018 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Sat Jan 20 20:13:56 GMT 2018 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00012.cbk Sat Jan 20 20:14:30 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sat Jan 20 20:25:38 GMT 2018 Kcor sees an SGS Guiding Error closing lens cover Sat Jan 20 20:25:39 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol Sat Jan 20 20:26:54 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jan 20 20:29:12 GMT 2018 Spar dec jumped up, not entirely sure why. No clouds in the sky and the wind is calm. Allen went to inspect the dome slot and while it's hard to tell, it didn't look like anything was in the way. ___end___ Sat Jan 20 21:49:05 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol Sat Jan 20 21:49:09 GMT 2018 COMP End Patrol Sat Jan 20 21:49:41 GMT 2018 SGS Alignment complete Sat Jan 20 21:49:49 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sat Jan 20 21:50:19 GMT 2018 CoMP occulter has been re-centered Sat Jan 20 21:50:21 GMT 2018 COMP Start Patrol on cookbook: synoptic-00012.cbk GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jan 20 21:53:05 GMT 2018 The Rockwell temperature read has given two false reads, one was earlier and I forgot to log it, the second was just now. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jan 20 22:08:59 GMT 2018 Did a meridian flip with Shabar. ___end___ Sat Jan 20 22:51:46 GMT 2018 Kcor sees an SGS Guiding Error closing lens cover Sat Jan 20 22:51:48 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol Sat Jan 20 23:03:20 GMT 2018 CoMP Paused for clouds Sat Jan 20 23:04:13 GMT 2018 CoMP Restarted from pause Sat Jan 20 23:04:33 GMT 2018 COMP End Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sat Jan 20 23:05:42 GMT 2018 In orographic clouds, instruments idled. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jan 20 23:40:42 GMT 2018 Shabar moved inside. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Sat Jan 20 23:43:07 GMT 2018 Dome closed for some low looking clouds. ___end___ ****EVENT COMMENT BY waters**** : Sun Jan 21 02:44:59 GMT 2018 Between PA 220-230, there appears to be a prominence that has been visible for the majority of the day but then is no longer there at 2:35UT. It looks like it appears to start launching at 19:44 UT. Can be seen in GONG ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Sun Jan 21 02:58:02 GMT 2018 Unfortunately, we lost the Sun to clouds by 1pm and they have been in the path since. They thinned enough for GONG but not for us to take data. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: stueben, waters