----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Aug 27 17:05:27 GMT 2021 Year: 21 Doy: 239 Observer: berkey WEATHER COMMENT: berkey: Fri Aug 27 17:05:10 GMT 2021 Temp: 46.5f, Humidity: 10%, Pressure: 28.624in, Wind: 7mph from 145degs, Skies: broken cirrus currently in a clear patch ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Aug 27 17:05:42 GMT 2021 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Aug 27 17:05:47 GMT 2021 PM Blew off UCoMP O1 ___end___ Fri Aug 27 17:07:22 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook dark_80ms_2beam_16sums_BOTH.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:07:48 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 530_Scan.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:08:36 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Fri Aug 27 17:10:57 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 637_Scan.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:13:56 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 656_Scan.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:16:53 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 691_Scan.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:19:50 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 706_Scan.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:22:47 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 789_Scan.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:25:44 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 1074_Scan.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:28:44 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 1079_Scan.ckb Fri Aug 27 17:31:41 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 1083_Scan.ckb ****Possible CME in Progress berkey**** : Fri Aug 27 17:34:13 GMT 2021 Possible CME seen launching near 120:% at 17UTC. Looks like a slow cme or eruptive prominence which launched before sunrise at MLSO. ___end___ Fri Aug 27 17:34:38 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7_flats.ckb GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Aug 27 17:37:45 GMT 2021 Thin cirrus passing thru ___end___ Fri Aug 27 17:38:42 GMT 2021 UCoMP Paused for clouds Fri Aug 27 17:44:06 GMT 2021 UCoMP Restarted from pause Fri Aug 27 17:50:06 GMT 2021 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol Fri Aug 27 17:58:42 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7_flats.ckb Fri Aug 27 18:06:32 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb Fri Aug 27 18:27:56 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Aug 27 18:28:00 GMT 2021 KCOR End Patrol Fri Aug 27 20:20:19 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb Fri Aug 27 20:22:21 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_coronal_7.ckb KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Aug 27 20:36:02 GMT 2021 Kcor restarted in the wrong polarzation mode. Images 20:42:12->20:35:04 suspect. ___end___ Fri Aug 27 20:37:13 GMT 2021 UCoMP Paused for clouds Fri Aug 27 20:39:37 GMT 2021 UCoMP Restarted from pause Fri Aug 27 20:48:55 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook dark_80ms_2beam_16sums_BOTH.ckb Fri Aug 27 20:49:21 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 530_Pol_Calibrate.ckb Fri Aug 27 20:54:02 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 637_Pol_Calibrate.ckb Fri Aug 27 20:56:25 GMT 2021 UCoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Fri Aug 27 21:00:58 GMT 2021 Dome closed for low clouds. ___end___ Fri Aug 27 21:44:05 GMT 2021 UCoMP Restarted from pause Fri Aug 27 21:52:16 GMT 2021 Running UCOMP Cookbook 656_Pol_Calibrate.ckb Fri Aug 27 21:54:13 GMT 2021 UCoMP Paused for clouds Fri Aug 27 21:57:49 GMT 2021 UCoMP Restarted from pause Fri Aug 27 21:58:08 GMT 2021 UCoMP Paused for clouds Fri Aug 27 22:00:04 GMT 2021 UCoMP Restarted from pause Fri Aug 27 22:00:44 GMT 2021 UCoMP Paused for clouds Sat Aug 28 00:31:30 GMT 2021 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Sat Aug 28 01:26:33 GMT 2021 Generally a poor day for observing first couple hours were spent trying to find holes between the cirrus. Then the inversion layer broke and low clouds blew thru given much smaller gaps between the clouds.. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY Observer: Sat Aug 28 01:29:30 GMT 2021 Added a cover to the cables as the transition from the fixed pier to the moving spar. Hopefully this cover will help prevent damage, snags, or pinching of the cables as we move across the sky. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Sat Aug 28 01:30:47 GMT 2021 Cleaned the rolls in the spar RA drive train. Needed a little isopropyl to remove some of the gunk. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: berkey