----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Jul 23 16:04:35 GMT 2018 Year: 18 Doy: 204 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Mon Jul 23 16:07:51 GMT 2018 Temp 47F with windspeed at about 16-21mph from the South. Sky looks clear. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jul 23 16:35:24 GMT 2018 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jul 23 16:35:36 GMT 2018 Windows opened upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jul 23 16:38:16 GMT 2018 There were a lot of dead insects on the floor upstairs. Cleaned the floor, inspected the O1 and the fore optics box to see if there were any inside. I didn't see any but will take another look when the Sun is above the dome. ___end___ Mon Jul 23 17:05:36 GMT 2018 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Mon Jul 23 17:19:41 GMT 2018 SGS Alignment complete Mon Jul 23 17:19:43 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Jul 23 17:53:18 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jul 23 18:26:00 GMT 2018 PM Blew off Kcor Field Lens ___end___ Mon Jul 23 18:27:39 GMT 2018 SGS Alignment complete Mon Jul 23 18:27:47 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jul 23 18:36:00 GMT 2018 On Ben's inspection of the K-Cor field lens, he noticed that the occulter wasn't quite level and the light wasn't quite in the heat dump. We closed the lens cover, waited about ten minutes and the we reseated the occulter. While we had it idled, we also took the time to blow off the field lens as we could see some of the artifacts in the data on the lens. ___end___ Mon Jul 23 19:06:06 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol Mon Jul 23 19:06:07 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Mon Jul 23 19:21:50 GMT 2018 KCOR End Calibration Script Mon Jul 23 19:22:08 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Jul 23 19:22:10 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Mon Jul 23 22:02:42 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Mon Jul 23 22:03:17 GMT 2018 Some clouds passing, instruments idled. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Tue Jul 24 04:11:46 GMT 2018 Tour for teachers of astronomy. + some usgs guys. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: berkey, waters