----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat May 14 16:34:22 GMT 2022 Year: 22 Doy: 134 Observer: mlso WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat May 14 16:39:05 GMT 2022 Temp: 39.9f, Humidity: 17%, Pressure: 28.684in, Wind: 3mph from 180degs, Skies: Cloudy with drizzle and mist in the Saddle Valley to approximately 7000' elevation. Mostly clear skies over the the observatory except for some Cirrocumulus clouds sprinkled across the south-southwest and western skies. So far these clouds are not in the viewing area but the sky does appear a bit bright. Heavy blue gray inversion layer located below Haleakala, wit a orange brown haze located above the inversion layer. Light wind from the south. ___end___ Sat May 14 16:52:40 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 16:54:20 GMT 2022 The Kcor instrument is now observing. ___end___ Sat May 14 17:08:58 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 17:12:24 GMT 2022 When I came in this morning the Ucomp computer showed the initial desktop screen when a user signs on and enter a password, but the computer was completely unresponsive to both the keyboard and mouse. I disconnect the power cord from the back of the Ucomp computer, waited 30 seconds, and re-energized the computer. The computer came up normal but a GUI came up and said the the Labview program was incorrectly shutdown. It asked if I wished to recover any information and I clicked "Yes". A GUI came up asking me to name a file and save so I name it with today date, May, 14, 2022, and proceeded to open up the Ucomp-Controller GUI. Everything appeared to come up fine, but the "Camera" LED has not come up yet. I went to the back of the rack and pulled the "Camera Power" power cord from the orange receptacle and waited 30 seconds. I re-energized the cameras but the LED still has not come on. I closed down the Ucomp-Controller GUI and the Labview program. Again I re-started the Ucomp- Controller program and the GUI seems to have come up normally. The Ucomp instrument is now running normally and on sky. ___end___ Sat May 14 17:12:44 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 2 GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 17:13:15 GMT 2022 The sky appears a bit bright but the Kcor Synoptic Images look good. ___end___ Sat May 14 17:26:52 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 17:38:33 GMT 2022 The sky is growing a little bright at this time. ___end___ ****Possible CME in Progress mcotter**** : Sat May 14 17:47:53 GMT 2022 Observers report with MEDIUM confidence a CME seeing launching near PA 145 deg with a minimum width of 10 deg at UT time 16:56:07. This CME appears to be in an early stage and was in motion when I logged on this morning. According to my data it has not launched away from the Sun as yet, but I anticipate it will soon. ___end___ Sat May 14 17:48:50 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 17:49:55 GMT 2022 BUMMER! I just sent out a CME alert and clouds have moved into the viewing area. Hopefully the clouds will pass quickly and we can get back on sky. ___end___ KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 17:50:29 GMT 2022 Kcor is now stopped due to clouds in viewing area. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 17:50:55 GMT 2022 Ucomp is now stopped due to clouds in viewing area. ___end___ Sat May 14 17:55:01 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause Sat May 14 17:56:26 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 15 Sat May 14 17:56:27 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 17:57:10 GMT 2022 I tried starting the instruments again but the sky remains mush too bright. ___end___ Sat May 14 18:08:39 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 18:08:57 GMT 2022 The sky still remains a bit bright but both instruments are back on sky. ___end___ Sat May 14 18:10:14 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds Sat May 14 18:28:05 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause Sat May 14 18:30:29 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 17 Sat May 14 18:33:01 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 KCOR COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 18:39:47 GMT 2022 Kcor instrument back on sky. ___end___ UCoMP COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat May 14 18:40:06 GMT 2022 Ucomp instrument back on sky. ___end___ Sat May 14 19:00:27 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 19:27:55 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 19:43:05 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 19:53:27 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 18 Sat May 14 19:55:23 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 20 Sat May 14 19:56:37 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 21 Sat May 14 20:55:52 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 21:23:47 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 21:38:57 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 22:06:44 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 22:34:51 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 23:02:37 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Sat May 14 23:17:47 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat May 14 23:29:51 GMT 2022 The sky is starting to get bright. It is not too bright to observe, but is close. I will continue to monitor conditions and see if conditions worsen. ___end___ Sat May 14 23:31:09 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat May 14 23:31:43 GMT 2022 Orographic clouds are beginning to move into the viewing area from the west-northwest. Observations have been stopped until sky conditions improve. ___end___ Sat May 14 23:33:44 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat May 14 23:36:04 GMT 2022 The clouds that were in the viewing area have dissipated and are now gone. The sky remains very bright but I restarted the Kcor instrument and the synoptic images, though a little bright, look acceptable. Kcor and Ucomp are again on sky and observing. ___end___ Sat May 14 23:48:02 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Sun May 15 00:08:30 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun May 15 00:09:02 GMT 2022 Both Kcor and Ucomp are now paused due to passing clouds and bright skies. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sun May 15 00:34:25 GMT 2022 Orographic clouds have moved in from the west-northwest and the sky is now completely overcast. Some of the clouds over the observatory are dark so I have closed the dome shutter doors and windows in the even of precipitation. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun May 15 02:18:44 GMT 2022 Emptied control room trash receptacle. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun May 15 02:20:23 GMT 2022 The day started out good with bright but clear skies. By late morning early afternoon Orographic clouds started to make there way into the viewing area and the sky became very bright. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun May 15 02:22:02 GMT 2022 The keyboard and mouse froze up a couple of times and I needed to power cycle the KVM computer to get them to work. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter