----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Aug 26 15:34:46 GMT 2020 Year: 20 Doy: 239 Observer: lisapg WEATHER COMMENT: lisapg: Wed Aug 26 16:19:15 GMT 2020 Temp: 45.5f with windspeed at about 16-22mph from the Southeast. Haze at about 11,000ft or higher. Other than that, the sky is clear. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 16:21:20 GMT 2020 Refilled the sink reservoir and emptied used one. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: lisapg: Wed Aug 26 16:30:14 GMT 2020 Going to delay opening as we're getting gusts between 25-30 mph from the Southeast at present. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Wed Aug 26 17:31:27 GMT 2020 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Wed Aug 26 17:31:31 GMT 2020 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ Wed Aug 26 17:40:37 GMT 2020 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Wed Aug 26 17:42:44 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Aug 26 18:02:37 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Wed Aug 26 18:02:39 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Wed Aug 26 18:07:48 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 18:09:07 GMT 2020 PM Blew off Kcor Field Lens to try and address the two artifacts in the Northwest and Southwest. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 18:24:49 GMT 2020 Blowing off the field lens took care of the artifact in the Southwest but it doesn't seem like it budged the one in the Northwest (if that is an artifact). There was a speck of dust in the northwest of the field lens that was very stubborn and didn't get blown off. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 19:16:44 GMT 2020 Holding off on calibrations for Kcor as it looks like there maybe some activity going on in the Northwest region. ___end___ GPS COMMENT by MLSO: Wed Aug 26 21:45:09 GMT 2020 Successfully logged in to system Good disk mount GPS software running Last 5 GPS data files are: /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_234_2145.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_235_2145.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_236_2145.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_237_2145.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_238_2145.bin 2147483647 ___end___ Wed Aug 26 22:37:18 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Wed Aug 26 22:37:30 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 22:37:45 GMT 2020 Cloud passing, Kcor idled for now ___end___ Wed Aug 26 22:39:03 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Aug 26 22:42:54 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Wed Aug 26 22:43:04 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 22:48:21 GMT 2020 Passing clouds, stopping Kcor for a bit ___end___ Wed Aug 26 22:55:41 GMT 2020 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Wed Aug 26 22:58:05 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Aug 26 23:20:03 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 23:20:25 GMT 2020 Clouds passing again, Kcor idled for now. ___end___ Wed Aug 26 23:22:44 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Aug 26 23:25:10 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Wed Aug 26 23:25:21 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 23:25:27 GMT 2020 Clouds passing again...Kcor idled ___end___ Wed Aug 26 23:27:57 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Aug 26 23:27:58 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Wed Aug 26 23:28:42 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 23:29:03 GMT 2020 Pushed through some brief passing clouds. ___end___ Wed Aug 26 23:33:00 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Wed Aug 26 23:33:11 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 23:35:13 GMT 2020 Passing cloud, pushed through it but spar start oscillating. ___end___ Wed Aug 26 23:40:05 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Wed Aug 26 23:40:16 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Wed Aug 26 23:42:05 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Wed Aug 26 23:45:30 GMT 2020 Pushed through another cloud... ___end___ ****EVENT COMMENT BY lisapg**** : Thu Aug 27 01:20:39 GMT 2020 Between PA 305-310 there seems to be an eruptive prominence on the limb (EPL) that has been going on since observations started this morning. Can be seen in Kcor and possble GONG. ___end___ Thu Aug 27 01:36:20 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Thu Aug 27 01:36:44 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Thu Aug 27 01:36:45 GMT 2020 Pushing through a passing cloud ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Thu Aug 27 01:47:32 GMT 2020 Pushing through another passing cloud ___end___ Thu Aug 27 02:22:07 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Thu Aug 27 02:25:41 GMT 2020 Besides dodging through clouds this afternoon and the aerosols getting a bit high, not too bad of a day to take data. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: lisapg, mcotter