----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Jul 31 16:11:56 GMT 2019 Year: 19 Doy: 212 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Wed Jul 31 16:15:06 GMT 2019 Temp 42F with windspeed at about 8-14mph from the South-Southest. Cloud to the East and North of the observaotry, with lots of moisture around. Postponing opening the dome till conditions are better ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 16:59:49 GMT 2019 Blowing fog at present ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 18:14:34 GMT 2019 Starting to dry out a bit but some clouds are starting to pass overhead. Here's to hoping we can start soon ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 18:31:58 GMT 2019 Starting a test with the dome closed, numsum set to 171 for five minutes. Testing the data collection write speed for Ben. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 18:39:55 GMT 2019 Test done and reset numsum to 512. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Wed Jul 31 18:47:19 GMT 2019 To accomidate the 5second kcor data the qfeeder.sh kcor cycletime was changed from 12 to 60. This should allow for copying up to 60 files for every 180second cycle/loop of the ldm function that searches for new files on the disk. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 18:49:34 GMT 2019 Changing cycletime to 200 for the following tests. KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 18:49:34 GMT 2019 Running another test for Ben with the numbsum set to 171. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 18:56:33 GMT 2019 Test is done and numsum is reset to 512. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 21:19:31 GMT 2019 Raining at present ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 21:25:06 GMT 2019 Redoing test with numsum=171. Junk data starts now. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 21:46:47 GMT 2019 Took about 22minutes of Junk data with the numsum at 171. Test done. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 21:56:24 GMT 2019 Starting to take junk data with numsun set to 136. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 22:25:49 GMT 2019 Test ended for numsum at 136. Junk data was taken for 28 minutes ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 22:28:07 GMT 2019 Tested started with numsum set to 102. Junk data starts now. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 22:59:56 GMT 2019 Stopped the test with numsum at 102. Took about 29 minutes of junk data ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 23:01:29 GMT 2019 Tested started with numsum set to 68. Junk data starts now. ___end___ GONG COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 23:10:45 GMT 2019 Got a package from GONG. Put it on the counter down in the shelter. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 23:35:02 GMT 2019 Stopped the test with the numsum set to 68. Junk data ends now. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 23:38:47 GMT 2019 All data today was taken as a test for Ben and Mike; dome was closed and lens cover in. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Wed Jul 31 23:39:53 GMT 2019 Making the /home/ldm/bin/qfeeder.sh kcor cycletimes=200 permanate as this seemed to work with properly transferring kcor data using NUMSUM down to 68 images. I think this fixes the kcor high cadinace eclipse data transfer issue. ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Wed Jul 31 23:41:54 GMT 2019 No data today, all tests. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: waters