----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Jul 21 16:22:11 GMT 2020 Year: 20 Doy: 203 Observer: mcotter WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Tue Jul 21 16:22:56 GMT 2020 Temp: 39.5f, Humidity: 18%, Pressure: 28.664in, Wind: 8mph from 206degs, Skies: Clear skies, inversion layer clearly seen on horizon at level of Haleakala. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Jul 21 16:58:36 GMT 2020 PM Blew off Kcor O1 front and back. Most of the dust artifacts seen would not move with the air gun. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Jul 21 16:58:41 GMT 2020 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Jul 21 16:58:43 GMT 2020 ___end___ Tue Jul 21 17:05:12 GMT 2020 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Tue Jul 21 17:06:24 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Jul 21 18:16:31 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Tue Jul 21 18:16:42 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol **GENERAL PROBLEM COMMENT BY mcotter** : Tue Jul 21 18:24:52 GMT 2020 Hit end dec negative end of travel limit, which causes us to loose guiding and put some disk like on the back end of kcor. Homing dec and realigning the spar seemed to fix this. ___end___ Tue Jul 21 18:27:12 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Jul 21 19:22:21 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Tue Jul 21 19:22:22 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Tue Jul 21 19:37:37 GMT 2020 KCOR End Calibration Script Tue Jul 21 19:37:53 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Jul 21 19:37:54 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Tue Jul 21 21:50:04 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Tue Jul 21 21:50:06 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Wed Jul 22 01:58:25 GMT 2020 Pulled field lens from the telescope for inspection and photographs for Pat. Field lens was blowing off when it was reinstalled. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Wed Jul 22 02:38:08 GMT 2020 PM Washed Kcor O1. Quick rinse with water to try and address the worst bullet holes. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Wed Jul 22 02:56:03 GMT 2020 Remove fiberglass strands off the inner dome. This fiberglass appears at every rivet used to fastened together the dome ribs, some of this material was stubbornly attached while loner strands seem like they could blow off in the wind. This material appears to be left over from dome construction. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Wed Jul 22 02:56:12 GMT 2020 ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: berkey, mcotter