----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat May 1 16:43:48 GMT 2021 Year: 21 Doy: 121 Observer: mcotter WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat May 01 16:46:35 GMT 2021 Temp: 51.0f, Humidity: 2%, Pressure: 28.625in, Wind: 10mph from 120degs, Skies: Hazy skies. Unable to see Haleakala. High altitude Cirrus scattered across the sky. Inversion layer visible on the horizon at or above Maunakea. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 16:46:43 GMT 2021 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 16:46:49 GMT 2021 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ Sat May 01 17:03:10 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 17:07:05 GMT 2021 Kcor is started but the sky is pretty bright. I am going to let it run for a little while and see what the images are like. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 17:22:37 GMT 2021 Kcor has been stopped intil conditions improve. Skies too bright. Kcor Quicklook image was dim. ___end___ Sat May 01 18:14:30 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 18:23:47 GMT 2021 Restarted Kcor. Images have improved since this morning. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat May 01 21:36:29 GMT 2021 Orthographic clouds are building to the west-northwest. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 21:37:47 GMT 2021 Sky remains bright, but Kcor images appear to be acceptable. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 01 22:39:56 GMT 2021 Aerosols visible in the Kcor images has increased dramatically. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun May 02 01:31:08 GMT 2021 Sky getting very bright. Images show an increasing amount of aerosols. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun May 02 02:37:05 GMT 2021 Clear but somewhat hazy sky conditions all day. Data was taken throughout the day but the images showed a high amount of aerosols and were a bit bright. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun May 02 02:37:32 GMT 2021 Emptied trash containers in dome and control room. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: