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          Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log 
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       Mon Aug 24 16:45:25 GMT 2020
Year: 20  Doy: 237
Observer: mlso
WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Mon Aug 24 16:45:34 GMT 2020
Temp: 39.2f, Humidity: 72%, Pressure: 28.672in, Wind: 10mph from 123degs, Skies: Very hazy skies. Inversion layer dark pinkish grey, higher than Maunakea; cannot see Haleakala.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 16:45:53 GMT 2020
Opened windows upstairs
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 16:49:38 GMT 2020
PM Blew off Kcor O1. Artifacts were observed in several places. Dust particles in a few places could not be dislodged with airgun. I also noticed what appears to be a smudge starting from near center going toward 12 o'clock position, perhaps .75" long.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 16:57:47 GMT 2020
GONG shack door open.
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Mon Aug 24 17:19:01 GMT 2020 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 17:20:03 GMT 2020
K-cor started.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 17:25:21 GMT 2020
Very bright skies.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 18:53:09 GMT 2020
There looks to be some large activity going on in the K-cor image between 30deg and 80deg. I am not going to run the calibration procedure at this time.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 20:46:29 GMT 2020
Medium size cloud coming into view. Stop K-cor.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 20:48:27 GMT 2020
Clouds breaking and drifting northward. Re-start K-cor.
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GPS COMMENT by MLSO: Mon Aug 24 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_232_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_233_2145.bin  222314112
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_234_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_235_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_236_2145.bin  2147483647
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Aug 24 23:03:07 GMT 2020
Re-adjusted occulter position.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Aug 25 02:34:51 GMT 2020
Overall nice day with clear, but slightly bright skies.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Aug 25 02:37:11 GMT 2020
Cleaned and lubricated all dome window frames. Repaired sticking west dome window. Repaired latch on southeast dome window.
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