----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Mar 1 17:13:25 GMT 2019 Year: 19 Doy: 060 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: berkey: Fri Mar 01 17:16:50 GMT 2019 Temp: 36.2f, Humidity: 36%, Pressure: 28.703in, Wind: 15mph from 242degs, Skies: patchy cirrus to the east ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Mar 01 18:30:26 GMT 2019 PM Blew off Kcor O1 and opened windows. ___end___ Fri Mar 01 18:32:43 GMT 2019 SGS Alignment complete Fri Mar 01 18:32:41 GMT 2019 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Mar 01 19:00:05 GMT 2019 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 01 19:47:50 GMT 2019 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 01 20:10:10 GMT 2019 SGS Alignment complete Fri Mar 01 20:10:08 GMT 2019 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Mar 01 20:11:57 GMT 2019 In response to some noise seen in kcor since the last cleaning. Kcor O1 pulled rotated about 160 degrees (from one set of marks to the far set of marks). Mount inspected and wiped to remove any debris. O1 was blown off front and back while it was out of the telescope. ___end___ Fri Mar 01 20:22:05 GMT 2019 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 01 20:54:54 GMT 2019 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Mar 01 20:55:42 GMT 2019 Cirrus moving into the area. shutting down kcor ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Mar 01 22:20:46 GMT 2019 We saw some small fringes in kcor rotating lens back to its old position ___end___ Fri Mar 01 22:23:31 GMT 2019 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Mar 01 22:23:43 GMT 2019 SGS Alignment complete Fri Mar 01 22:47:34 GMT 2019 SGS Alignment complete GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Mar 01 22:47:41 GMT 2019 Seems like the kcor alignmnet moved by a large amount in the last 20 minutes. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Sat Mar 02 00:07:18 GMT 2019 Kcor looked worse with the last install. It maybe that the mounted bolts/screws were to sung. I have gone band lossened them to a kind of Finger tight setting. ___end___ Sat Mar 02 00:10:31 GMT 2019 SGS Alignment complete Sat Mar 02 00:10:32 GMT 2019 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Sat Mar 02 00:19:30 GMT 2019 cirrus in the data ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Sat Mar 02 00:43:00 GMT 2019 Looks like releasing tension on the bolts fixed some of the fringing. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: berkey