----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Apr 30 16:40:35 GMT 2021 Year: 21 Doy: 120 Observer: mlso WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Fri Apr 30 16:42:23 GMT 2021 Temp: 48.8f, Humidity: 6%, Pressure: 28.734in, Wind: 5mph from 113degs, Skies: Mostly clear skies but it is a bit hazy in the valley and on the horizon. Inversion layer visible on the horizon at or above Maunakea. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Apr 30 16:42:31 GMT 2021 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Apr 30 16:42:38 GMT 2021 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ Fri Apr 30 16:58:21 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Apr 30 17:04:43 GMT 2021 Kcor now running, though the sky is a bit bright. SGS offsets: X(RA): -110, Y(Dec): 70. Checked polarization: Mid, Bright, Dark, Mid. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Apr 30 17:26:35 GMT 2021 Bullet holes are present in the Kcor image. I again blew off the Kcor 01 lens to see im this condition improves. I did notice some artifacts on the Kcor 01 lens that did not get removed with the compressed air. ___end___ Fri Apr 30 19:27:01 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Fri Apr 30 19:42:16 GMT 2021 KCOR End Calibration Script Fri Apr 30 20:28:31 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Apr 30 20:34:38 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Apr 30 22:40:45 GMT 2021 I blew off the Kcor 01 lens again to see if I could remove the bullet holes that are present in the Kcor image. Additionally I blew off the field lens to see if this would help. Waiting for image updates to see if there was any positive effect. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 01:53:24 GMT 2021 Kcor image showing lots of aerosols and the sky is getting quite bright. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 02:18:09 GMT 2021 The Kcor images show lots of aerosols and are getting very bright. Kcor has been stopped. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 02:20:19 GMT 2021 The skies were clear all day, but there were high amounts of aerosols present throughout the day that showed up in the images. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter