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          Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log 
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       Mon Sep 14 16:53:08 GMT 2020
Year: 20  Doy: 258
Observer: mlso
WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Mon Sep 14 16:55:42 GMT 2020
Temp: 43.6f, Humidity: 11%, Pressure: 28.669in, Wind: 8mph from 154degs, Skies: High altitude clouds present. Hazy inversion layer visible above Haleakala.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Sep 14 17:05:09 GMT 2020
Opened windows upstairs
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Sep 14 17:08:49 GMT 2020
PM Blew off K-cor O1. Two dust artifacts visible on lens that would not move even after several attempts with compressed air; one at 10 o'clock approx 2" from edge, one at approx 11 o'clock approx 2.5" from edge.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Sep 14 17:09:34 GMT 2020
GONG shack door open.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Sep 14 17:25:00 GMT 2020
Tried running focus routine but sky is too bright and passing high altitude clouds are present. Will try again in a few minutes.
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GPS COMMENT by MLSO: Mon Sep 14 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_253_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_254_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_255_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_256_2145.bin  2147483647
/mnt/usb/dataoutiq_2020_257_2145.bin  2147483647
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Sep 14 22:04:38 GMT 2020
The high altitude clouds have cleared a little bit allowing me to run the focus routine sufficiently to get a decent parabola. K-cor is now started and running.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Sep 14 23:13:44 GMT 2020
Clouds have rolled in from the NE, N & NW. Over the observatory is now covered by clouds. Stopped K-cor and wait to see what happens with cloud coverage.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Sep 14 23:38:03 GMT 2020
Break in the cloud coverage. Restarted K-cor.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Mon Sep 14 23:51:03 GMT 2020
Grey clouds have moved in and observatory is now completely covered. Stopped K-cor.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 15 01:07:49 GMT 2020
GONG shack door closed.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Tue Sep 15 01:10:59 GMT 2020
Skies were very bright all day with high altitude clouds present. Tried a few times to run K-cor when the sky looked better, but overall did not get a lot of data. Lower level clouds finally came in from the NE, N & NW in the early afternoon and caused me to close the dome and end K-cor for the remainder of the day.
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