----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Sep 23 16:37:56 GMT 2018 Year: 18 Doy: 266 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sun Sep 23 16:37:59 GMT 2018 Temp 49F with windspeed at about 5-12mph from the South. Sky is currently convered in cirrus. Waiting for better conditions before opening up. ___end___ Sun Sep 23 18:41:23 GMT 2018 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sun Sep 23 18:45:09 GMT 2018 SGS Alignment complete Sun Sep 23 18:45:11 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Sep 23 19:11:58 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol Sun Sep 23 19:12:41 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Sep 23 19:17:44 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 23 19:16:32 GMT 2018 Cirrus coming in, kcor idled ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 23 19:17:44 GMT 2018 KCor MC4U GUI froze for about 30 seconds before closing the lens cover. ___end___ Sun Sep 23 19:57:46 GMT 2018 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sun Sep 23 19:59:33 GMT 2018 SGS Alignment complete Sun Sep 23 20:00:31 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 23 19:57:18 GMT 2018 KCor Test GUI is freezing at least 20-30 seconds. Tried shutting down and restarting the program, restarted the KCor computer and it doesn't seem to be helping. I'll try the other MC4U GUI next. ___end___ Sun Sep 23 20:13:02 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol Sun Sep 23 20:18:47 GMT 2018 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Sun Sep 23 21:57:40 GMT 2018 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 23 21:55:36 GMT 2018 Sky is brightening, K-Cor idled for a bit ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 23 23:01:02 GMT 2018 Low clouds coming in from the Southwest, closed the dome just in case ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 23 23:51:40 GMT 2018 Fog rolling in. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 23 23:51:55 GMT 2018 It seems that both the test K-Cor MC4U GUI and the normal MC4U GUI have the same delay going on but with the same infrerquency about it. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 23 23:54:19 GMT 2018 Cirrus covered the sky at the start, with an opening in the middle. Then the cirrus passed and we were able to get data, but with lots of aerosols. Low clouds have taken over but hopefully tomorrow will be better. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: waters