----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Dec 3 17:14:51 GMT 2020 Year: 20 Doy: 338 Observer: lisapg WEATHER COMMENT: Observer: Thu Dec 03 17:15:18 GMT 2020 Logger crashed a couple times when trying to log in this morning. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: Observer: Thu Dec 03 17:16:32 GMT 2020 Temp: 42.3f with windspeed at about 5-10mph from the Southwest. A few passing cirrus patches but the Suns path looks clear at present. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Thu Dec 03 17:36:42 GMT 2020 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Thu Dec 03 17:36:46 GMT 2020 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY lisapg: Thu Dec 03 17:37:52 GMT 2020 KCor O1 slipped all the way back and we got a SPiiPlus time out. Shut down Kcor computer, power cycled the Nema box upstairs and restart KCor computer now. ___end___ Thu Dec 03 17:47:18 GMT 2020 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Thu Dec 03 17:49:44 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Thu Dec 3 18:03:29 GMT 2020 Yesterday he alignment laser mount was been removed from the Kcor Aft-optics box for use in the UCoMP alignment. This device is only used during instrumentalignments and added about 6pounds of weight to the very back end of the aft optics plate. Removing this alignment fixture (which is treated as unaligned at the start off an alignment) should help reduce some of the aft-optics base plate bending we see over the course of an observing day. At this point, we have no plan on reinstalling the alignment fixture back into kcor unless we are actively performingan instrument alignment. ___end___ Thu Dec 03 19:06:46 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol Thu Dec 03 19:06:47 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Thu Dec 03 19:21:57 GMT 2020 KCOR End Calibration Script Thu Dec 03 19:22:14 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Thu Dec 03 19:22:14 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Thu Dec 03 20:00:06 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Thu Dec 03 20:00:31 GMT 2020 Starting U-CoMP alignment. ___end___ GPS COMMENT by MLSO: Thu Dec 03 21:45:11 GMT 2020 Successfully logged in to system Good disk mount GPS software running Last 5 GPS data files are: /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_335_2327.bin 0 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_335_2328.bin 0 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_335_2338.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_336_2338.bin 2147483647 /mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_337_2338.bin 2147483647 Disk usage: /dev/sda1 916.9G 254.9G 615.4G 29% /mnt/usb ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Dec 04 00:20:52 GMT 2020 Day 3 of the UCoMP alignment. Base plate installed and aligned and tighten down. Field lens, modulator and PBS installed on plate and ready for next steps. Spar has been rebalanced to account for the new parts. Pausing install until we have more parts in hand. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Dec 04 00:28:36 GMT 2020 We had the hepa filters off during the last three days of the U-CoMP alignment. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: berkey, lisapg, mcotter ONSITE STAFF: ONSITE STAFF: