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          Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log 
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       Sat Sep 12 16:53:47 GMT 2020
Year: 20  Doy: 256
Observer: mlso
WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Sep 12 16:53:50 GMT 2020
Temp: 46.2f, Humidity: 16%, Pressure: 28.684in, Wind: 6mph from 190degs, Skies: Lots of high altitude clouds. High inversion layer visible above Haleakala.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 12 16:54:26 GMT 2020
GONG shack door open.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 12 17:03:40 GMT 2020
Opened windows upstairs
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 12 17:05:59 GMT 2020
PM Blew off Kcor O1. Dust artifact observed at 10 o'clock position, approximately 2" from edge of lens, that would not budge even after blowing off lens.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 12 17:28:25 GMT 2020
Sky is a bit bright, and I noticed aerosols present while running focus routine, but the parabola was nicely shaped and the K-cor Stand Alone Images look good so K-cor is running.
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Sat Sep 12 18:50:11 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini
Sat Sep 12 19:05:23 GMT 2020 KCOR End Calibration Script
Sat Sep 12 20:40:14 GMT 2020 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
GPS COMMENT by MLSO: Sat Sep 12 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_251_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_252_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_253_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_254_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_255_2145.bin  2147483647
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Sun Sep 13 00:08:29 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol
Sun Sep 13 00:08:32 GMT 2020 KCOR End Patrol
GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Sep 13 00:43:01 GMT 2020
The sky has turned very bright and the images are getting over saturated. Lots of high altitude clouds forming. Shutting down k-cor.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Sep 13 00:44:31 GMT 2020
GONG shack door closed.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Sep 13 01:07:09 GMT 2020
Closed dome shutter doors and windows.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Sep 13 01:13:42 GMT 2020
While moving the dome in manual mode I noticed that the dome motor drive mounting plate had worked itself loose and was moving when power was applied. I tightened both hold down nuts and plate is again secure. Would recommend changing the washers that are currently being used with hold down nuts to hardened thrust washers to prevent this from reoccurring.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Sep 13 02:00:29 GMT 2020
The morning and early afternoon sky was a little bright but overall good. High altitude clouds formed mid afternoon and the sky became too bright to take data.
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