----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Aug 7 16:25:05 GMT 2018 Year: 18 Doy: 219 Observer: stueben WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Tue Aug 07 16:28:51 GMT 2018 Temp: 47.6f, Humidity: 20%, Pressure: 28.566in, Wind: Southeast 10-15 mph, Skies: Cirrus covers most of the sky at present. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY stueben: Tue Aug 07 17:01:55 GMT 2018 PM Blew off Kcor O1 front. Opened the windows in the dome. ___end___ Tue Aug 07 19:58:44 GMT 2018 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Tue Aug 07 20:01:22 GMT 2018 Cirrus has cleared, starting observations. ___end___ Tue Aug 07 20:05:02 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Aug 07 21:34:22 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol Tue Aug 07 21:34:23 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Tue Aug 07 21:49:46 GMT 2018 KCOR End Calibration Script Tue Aug 07 21:50:03 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Aug 07 21:50:05 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Tue Aug 07 22:03:28 GMT 2018 In clouds/smoke, instruments idled. Smells like smoke, though the brush fire is out, and came up from the south/west. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Tue Aug 07 22:08:56 GMT 2018 The source of the smoke appears to be a new brush fire on the west side of Volcanoes National Park. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: stueben: Tue Aug 07 22:57:00 GMT 2018 The dense smoke has cleared, but the sky is still too bright for observation. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY stueben: Wed Aug 08 01:44:30 GMT 2018 Cirrus at startup time cleared by 10AM, then fair seeing with no visible smog or brushfire smoke. Observed from 10AM until noon when smoke from a new brushfire near volcanoes park came up. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: stueben