----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Jul 26 16:08:30 GMT 2018 Year: 18 Doy: 207 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Thu Jul 26 16:12:31 GMT 2018 Temp 44 F with windspeed at about 13-18mph from the South. A few wispy bands of cirrus on the Eastern horizon and the vog is at about 10,000ft but otheriwse, the sky looks clear. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Thu Jul 26 16:50:09 GMT 2018 PM Blew off Kcor O1, front and back. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Thu Jul 26 17:02:15 GMT 2018 Windows opened upstairs ___end___ Thu Jul 26 17:02:30 GMT 2018 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Thu Jul 26 17:06:51 GMT 2018 SGS Alignment complete Thu Jul 26 17:06:50 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Thu Jul 26 17:50:17 GMT 2018 Bullet hole on the East limb is still there despite blowing off the KCor O1. The sky isn't the best today either. ___end___ Thu Jul 26 18:57:53 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Thu Jul 26 18:58:14 GMT 2018 Orograhpic clouds crossing, instruments idled. ___end___ Thu Jul 26 19:05:37 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Thu Jul 26 19:22:52 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol Thu Jul 26 19:22:55 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Thu Jul 26 19:24:47 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Thu Jul 26 19:25:12 GMT 2018 Orographic clouds crossing again, instruments idled. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Thu Jul 26 19:58:34 GMT 2018 Closed the dome for some dark looking clouds overhead. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Thu Jul 26 19:58:37 GMT 2018 Forgot to turn on the K-Cor hepa filters when we finished blowing off the O1. Turned them back on. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Thu Jul 26 22:50:22 GMT 2018 Fog a blowin. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY waters: Fri Jul 27 01:27:17 GMT 2018 Got a little bit of data this morning before the clouds rolled in. Then a smattering of fog, thunder and lightening has kept the clouds over head. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: stueben, waters