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Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log
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Sun Apr 19 17:47:37 GMT 2026
Year:26 Doy:109
Observer: mcotter
Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Apr 19 17:52:55 GMT 2026
Weather report:
Skies are heavily overcast with Cirrus clouds.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Apr 19 17:54:04 GMT 2026
Dome closed:

Due to poor sky conditions the Dome remains closed at this time and the instruments remain off.
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** GENERAL PROBLEM REPORTED BY mcotter ** : Sun Apr 19 17:59:22 GMT 2026
Power off to COMPUTERS:

When I came in this morning the Eco-Flow power source had turned off it's power output during the night shutting down the power to the computers and racks. I reengaged the power output and the computers came up with no problem.
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Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Apr 19 19:11:08 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-04-19 19:05:00
Temperature    : 47.48  deg F
Dew Point      : 31.39  deg F
Pressure       : 681.37 mbar
Wind Speed     : 2.68 mph
Wind Direction : 353.1  deg
Skies: Thick Cirrus clouds covering most of the sky with some lighter Cirrus overcast skies to the North.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Apr 19 19:11:54 GMT 2026
Dome closed.

Dome remains closed due to poor sky conditions.
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Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Apr 19 21:05:18 GMT 2026
Weather report:
The weather station cannot be reached at this time.

The sky remains completely overcast with a thick layer of Cirrus clouds and the wind is beginning to increase from the North.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Apr 19 23:10:36 GMT 2026
Comment

No observations today; the skies were completely overcast all day.

The Eco-Flo Power Source is 100% charged.

The YETI Power Source is 47% charged.

The Kcor ILX has been powered on and the heaters are now charging. The weather reports indicate that there may be a chance of clear skies tomorrow morning, so some observations may be possible.
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Logger COMMENT BY mcotter: Sun Apr 19 23:10:54 GMT 2026
Log closed
ONSITE STAFF: mcotter
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