----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Sep 10 16:37:08 GMT 2022 Year: 22 Doy: 253 Observer: mcotter WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Sep 10 16:42:08 GMT 2022 Temp: 40.5f, Humidity: 14%, Pressure: 28.575in, Wind: 10mph from 163degs, Skies: Clouds i the Saddle Valley up approximately 7500' elevation. Scattered upper level Cirrus clouds scattered across much of the sky, particularly in the Eastern sky. Moderate steady wind from the Southeast. Hazy blue brown inversion layer visible on the horizon at approximately the same elevation as Haleakala. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 10 16:50:46 GMT 2022 Opened windows upstairs ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 10 16:50:52 GMT 2022 PM Blew off UCoMP O1 ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 10 16:50:57 GMT 2022 PM Blew off Kcor O1 ___end___ Sat Sep 10 17:14:35 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Sep 10 17:14:56 GMT 2022 The sky is overcast with scattered upper level Cirrus so the instruments are idle at this time. ___end___ Sat Sep 10 18:05:17 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 10 18:05:33 GMT 2022 An attempt was made to start the instruments but the sky remains much too bright to observe at this time. ___end___ Sat Sep 10 18:16:57 GMT 2022 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Sep 10 18:18:23 GMT 2022 Though the sky is still a bit bright the instruments are now observing. ___end___ Sat Sep 10 18:19:19 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Sat Sep 10 18:40:12 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Sep 10 19:16:33 GMT 2022 The sky is beginning to get bright with aerosols. ___end___ Sat Sep 10 19:18:34 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Sep 10 19:30:38 GMT 2022 UCoMP Paused for clouds WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Sep 10 19:32:53 GMT 2022 There is now a thin layer of high level Cirrostratus clouds covering the sky and aerosols are quite high. The sky is too bright to observe. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 10 19:33:27 GMT 2022 The instruments are now paused due to very bright skies. ___end___ Sat Sep 10 19:55:06 GMT 2022 UCoMP Restarted from pause WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Sep 10 19:55:19 GMT 2022 Skies are still bright but not as bad as earlier. The instruments are again observing. ___end___ Sat Sep 10 20:20:57 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal.cbk line 0 Sat Sep 10 20:59:00 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook all_wavelength_coronal_flat.cbk line 0 Sat Sep 10 21:19:34 GMT 2022 Running UCOMP Cookbook waves_1074_1hour.cbk line 0 ****Possible CME in Progress reported by mcotter**** : Sat Sep 10 21:37:37 GMT 2022 TIME: 20:20:11 UT PA: 325 degd WIDTH: 20 degs Observer reports with High confidence a CME at the time, position angle, and width noted. ___end___ WEATHER COMMENT: mcotter: Sat Sep 10 21:59:45 GMT 2022 Orographic clouds are beginning to move into the science area. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 10 22:12:09 GMT 2022 Orographic clouds with very high aerosols have moved into the viewing area. The instruments have been stopped. ___end___ GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sat Sep 10 22:22:50 GMT 2022 The sky was scattered with bits of Cirrus clouds this morning which delayed start time. After an hour or so the viewing area rose above much of the Cirrus and observations were possible. Throughout the morning aerosols were high and bits of high altitude Cirrus and Cirrostratus clouds were prevalent but observations were able to be accomplished. Shortly after Noon Orographic clouds and heavy aerosols came and observations ended. ___end___ ONSITE STAFF: mcotter