----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Mar 19 17:23:06 GMT 2022 Year: 22 Doy: 078 Observer: mlso WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Mar 19 17:30:53 GMT 2022 Temp: 44.1f, Humidity: 20%, Pressure: 28.819in, Wind: 4mph from 234degs, Skies: Cloudy with rain from Hilo to approximately 7500' elevation. High altitude Cirrus clouds scattered across the east and southeast skies. No discernible inversion layer. Light wind from the southwest. ___end___ Sat Mar 19 17:31:55 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Mar 19 17:33:09 GMT 2022 Due to cirrus clouds in the east and southeast no observations can be made at this time. ___end___ Sat Mar 19 18:12:15 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited Sat Mar 19 18:12:59 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 18:13:50 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Mar 19 18:16:54 GMT 2022 The clouds that were in the eastern sky seemed to have broken up a little bit but unfortunately they have dispersed toward the east and are now spread across the sky above the observatory. I tried running Kcor but the sky is still too bright to run at this time. I stopped Kcor and have Ucomp paused at this time. ___end___ Sat Mar 19 18:36:52 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Mar 19 18:38:40 GMT 2022 Ucomp instrument now running. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Mar 19 18:39:21 GMT 2022 Kcor instrument now running. Polarization checked good: Mid, Bright, Dark, Mid. ___end___ Sat Mar 19 18:51:29 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 19:19:37 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 19:47:27 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 20:15:26 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 20:30:42 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 0 GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Mar 19 21:06:39 GMT 2022 KVM stopped working. Power cycled unit and it came up normally. ___end___ Sat Mar 19 21:06:45 GMT 2022 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini Sat Mar 19 21:21:56 GMT 2022 KCOR End Calibration Script Sat Mar 19 21:40:10 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook no-occulter-flat.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 21:46:37 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 22:14:32 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 22:29:50 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 22:57:47 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 23:25:54 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Mar 19 23:53:43 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelenght_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Mar 19 23:57:02 GMT 2022 Orthographic clouds are moving in from the south and west. The clouds are close to the observatory but not quite into the viewing area yet. ___end___ Sun Mar 20 00:07:56 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sun Mar 20 00:09:04 GMT 2022 Clouds have now moved into the viewing area. Kcor has been stopped. Ucomp has been paused. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sun Mar 20 00:54:50 GMT 2022 Cloud coverage continues to increase, with some of the clouds being dark. The dome shutter doors and dome windows have been closed in case of precipitation. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Mar 20 02:32:50 GMT 2022 The early morning was a little cloudy but within an hour or so the sky cleared and the instruments were running. By mid afternoon clouds came into the viewing area and the dome was closed. Overall a decent day of collecting data. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Mar 20 02:53:51 GMT 2022 Emptied all trash receptacles . Changed tact mats in dome vestibule and clean room. Vacuumed control room. Organized and put away observatory supplies. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter