----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Mar 12 16:33:56 GMT 2021 Year: 21 Doy: 071 Observer: lisapg WEATHER COMMENT: lisapg: Fri Mar 12 16:48:59 GMT 2021 Temp: 35.6f with windspeed at about 9-15mph from the Southwest. A few bands of cirrus cover the North and a little bit to the East-Southeast but it's clear above and to the West-Southwest. Hoping we can start observations today! Road was a little patchy with ice from 8,000ft and frosty from 9,500ft all the way to the upper parking lot. ___end___ GONG COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 17:48:58 GMT 2021 Went down to the GONG shelter to install the Das Logic board. Spare is labeled Das Logic Board 3/2021 and is above the optical table. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 17:49:05 GMT 2021 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 17:49:08 GMT 2021 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ Fri Mar 12 17:51:23 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 17:53:21 GMT 2021 As soon as I started, some cirrus starts passing. Pushing through it. ___end___ Fri Mar 12 17:54:05 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:05:21 GMT 2021 SGS now clears the value when entering a new one; unfortunately this caused the spar to move too far since I entered the wrong number. A couple of bad images are the result. ___end___ Fri Mar 12 18:06:51 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 18:06:54 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 18:08:31 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:09:20 GMT 2021 PM Blew off Kcor Field Lens ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:13:36 GMT 2021 Blowing off the field lens did not help remove the artifacts that I'm seeing in the data. ___end___ Fri Mar 12 18:15:06 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 18:15:14 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 18:16:45 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:17:35 GMT 2021 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ Fri Mar 12 18:23:29 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 18:23:35 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 18:25:35 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:26:48 GMT 2021 PM Blew off Kcor Field Lens ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:31:28 GMT 2021 Blowing off the O1 and the Field lens (again) did not remove the artifacts in the Northeast, West and Southwest. ___end___ GONG COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:39:52 GMT 2021 Went down to the GONG shelter to switch the oscilloscope from the waveplate to the Das board. ___end___ Fri Mar 12 18:43:04 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 18:43:18 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:43:18 GMT 2021 Cirrus passing, pushing through ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 18:55:16 GMT 2021 Cirrus is forming as it starts to cross the Sun. Waiting for better conditions before starting up again. ___end___ Fri Mar 12 19:15:47 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Mar 12 19:17:41 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 12 19:17:41 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 19:17:44 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 12 19:21:23 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 19:21:23 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 19:35:54 GMT 2021 Sky looks very bright at the moment. Don't know how good this calibration will be. ___end___ Fri Mar 12 19:36:38 GMT 2021 KCOR End Calibration Script Fri Mar 12 19:36:55 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 12 19:36:55 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol GONG COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 19:58:19 GMT 2021 Went down to the GONG shelter and swapped out the far right servo board as per request from Steve. ___end___ Fri Mar 12 21:14:53 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 21:14:57 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 21:16:21 GMT 2021 Clouds crossing, Kcor idled for now. ___end___ Fri Mar 12 21:17:08 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Mar 12 21:17:37 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Mar 12 21:17:44 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 21:24:02 GMT 2021 Kcor stopped and dome closed for some low clouds that may come in. ___end___ GONG COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 22:27:17 GMT 2021 All (if not, most) boards that have been replaced within the last week or so have been repackaged and placed in a box labeled 'Bad' that is currently on the desk in the GONG shelter. Some are packed together in bubble wrap and labeled 'bad' with more specific labels on the actually packaging beneath said bubble wrap. Contents: Command Board Servo Driver board Waveplate Board Drive ISO board DAS Board ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 23:44:12 GMT 2021 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Fri Mar 12 23:44:13 GMT 2021 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Sat Mar 13 00:56:56 GMT 2021 In and out of clouds with windspeed at 21-26mph from the West-Southwest. Dome currently closed ___end___ GONG COMMENT BY lisapg: Sat Mar 13 01:30:42 GMT 2021 Added CPU board ADC board to the 'Bad' box as Ben reminded me that they were swapped out 3/3. We're not too sure if they are bad boards but it wouldn't hurt to have them tested, unless they tell us otherwise. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Sat Mar 13 01:57:46 GMT 2021 No data for the rest of the day but we got some. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Sat Mar 13 01:57:47 GMT 2021 ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: lisapg