----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Oct 2 17:05:57 GMT 2021 Year: 21 Doy: 275 Observer: mlso WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Oct 02 17:12:47 GMT 2021 Temp: 43.5f, Humidity: 28%, Pressure: 28.706in, Wind: 12mph from 155degs, Skies: Grey overcast skies. Cirrus, Altostratus and Altocumulus clouds spread across the entire sky. Thick gray inversion layer visible on the horizon above Haleakala. Heavy gray haze visible at lower elevations along the Kohala Coast up to the lower Kohala Mountains; VOG from the erupting Kilauea Volcano. Steady cold wind blowing from the south. Winter is on it's way. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Oct 02 17:13:38 GMT 2021 No observing at this time. Dome to remain closed until sky conditions improve. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Sat Oct 2 18:33:07 GMT 2021 Applied a labview update yesterday that seemed to change the order of the cameras. But it looks like rebooting the system resolved this problem. Testing after multiple reboots it looks like the system is stable with TCAM=40256 RCAM=40257. I dont understand why it was brefily backwards yesterday. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Oct 03 01:31:57 GMT 2021 I finished the mounting fixture for the new guider for the spar. I still need to finish a few more holes on the spar before it may be mounted. ___end___ **GONG PROBLEM COMMENT BY mcotter** : Sun Oct 03 01:38:28 GMT 2021 GONG was not communicating with its home station this morning. Steve Bounds sent an email asking me to perform some troubleshooting for him to determine what the problem is. After following Steve's troubleshooting procedure it is determined that one of the power supplies for the communication computer has malfunctioned, causing the unit to blow one of its fuse immediately after energizing. Steve is going to advise us of the power supply replacement procedure and where to locate a power supply among their replacement parts. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Oct 03 01:39:00 GMT 2021 Overcast skies all day. No data today. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter