----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Jul 10 16:44:24 GMT 2021 Year: 21 Doy: 191 Observer: mlso WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Jul 10 16:50:04 GMT 2021 Temp: 44.1f, Humidity: 35%, Pressure: 28.677in, Wind: 5mph from 209degs, Skies: Mostly overcast skies with high altitude Cirrus and Cirrostratus and mid level Altocumulus clouds prevalent across most of the sky. Light wind from the southwest. Clouds in the Saddle Valley with fog, mist and rain to approximately 7,500' elevation. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 16:50:28 GMT 2021 Holding off on opening dome until skies clear. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Jul 10 17:26:42 GMT 2021 High altitude cloud coverage is still quite prevalent but it does seem to be thinning a little bit. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 17:27:05 GMT 2021 The dome is now open. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 17:27:12 GMT 2021 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 17:27:19 GMT 2021 PM Blew off UCoMP O1 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 17:27:26 GMT 2021 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 17:30:30 GMT 2021 I tried starting Kcor but the sky is much too bright at this time. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 17:33:25 GMT 2021 I tried starting Ucomp but the sky is much too bright at this time. ___end___ Sat Jul 10 18:21:16 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 18:24:18 GMT 2021 Tried running Kcor again but the sky remains much too bright. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 18:24:59 GMT 2021 Tried again running Ucomp but the sky remains much too bright. ___end___ Sat Jul 10 18:42:39 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sat Jul 10 19:07:03 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sat Jul 10 19:12:32 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7_flats.ckb KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 19:15:24 GMT 2021 The sky is still quite bright but I was able to run the Kcor focus routine and obtain a decent parabola. SGS offsets: X(RA): -138, Y(Dec): 85. Polarization checked: Mid, Bright, Dark, Mid. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 19:16:46 GMT 2021 Ucomp up and running the "daily.menu" program. ___end___ Sat Jul 10 19:29:40 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb Sat Jul 10 19:36:40 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb Sat Jul 10 19:39:51 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 19:49:06 GMT 2021 The Kcor Stand Alone Image has started to become over saturated from the relatively bright sky. Kcor has been pause until sky conditions improve. ___end___ Sat Jul 10 19:49:28 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb Sat Jul 10 19:58:06 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 20:02:13 GMT 2021 The sky is still bright but I restarted Kcor. The Stand Alone Image is slightly bright but I think that it is acceptable. ___end___ Sat Jul 10 20:08:02 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 530_Scan.ckb KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 20:08:32 GMT 2021 Kcor has again been stopped. The sky is again very bright and the Kcor Stand Alone Image has become light saturated. ___end___ Sat Jul 10 20:22:34 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 637_Scan.ckb Sat Jul 10 20:36:45 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 656_Scan.ckb KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 20:38:28 GMT 2021 The sky remains too bright for Kcor observing. ___end___ Sat Jul 10 20:51:48 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7_flats.ckb Sat Jul 10 20:54:49 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7_flats.ckb Sat Jul 10 21:11:14 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb Sat Jul 10 21:15:43 GMT 2021 UCoMP Paused for clouds UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 21:18:59 GMT 2021 I started Ucomp again but clouds have returned, so again it has been paused for clouds. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 21:19:34 GMT 2021 Kcor continues to be down for now due to increasing cloud coverage. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 21:36:40 GMT 2021 I tried restarting Kcor but the sky continues to be much too bright. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 23:19:39 GMT 2021 Unfortunately not a good day for observing. High altitude Cirrus and Altocumulus clouds were present from early morning. I was able to run Kcor and Ucomp for a short while but the sky became very bright and high altitude clouds increased and the instrument were shut down. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 23:22:24 GMT 2021 Emptied trash in the dome and the two trash receptacles in the control room were emptied. Additionally I changed the tack mat in the dome vestibule area. The control room floor was swept ( thank you for the new brooms and dust pan ) and the tables were wiped down. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 23:23:15 GMT 2021 I cleaned and straightened out the office supply drawer. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Jul 10 23:24:38 GMT 2021 I removed the e-waste and N/G batteries from the control room and will bring them to be recycled in Hilo. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter