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Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log
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Fri May 22 16:59:21 GMT 2026
Year:26 Doy:142
Observer: 
Weather COMMENT BY : Fri May 22 17:01:01 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-05-22 16:56:00
Temperature    : 44.71  deg F
Dew Point      : -0.65  deg F
Pressure       : 679.7 mbar
Wind Speed     : 12.08 mph
Wind Direction : 143.0  deg

Skies: Hazy blue inversion layer visible on the horizon at the level of Haleakala peak. Gusty wind out of the southeast.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY : Fri May 22 17:01:27 GMT 2026
Dome open.

The window remain closed due to the gusty wind.
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  BY : Fri May 22 17:03:01 GMT 2026
Power Supply Levels.

ECO FLO: 28%.

YETI: 29%.
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Fri May 22 17:11:18 GMT 2026 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
KCOR COMMENT BY : Fri May 22 17:14:54 GMT 2026
Kcor:

The Kcor instrument is now observing. Polarization checked good.
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KCOR  BY : Fri May 22 17:26:18 GMT 2026
Kcor:

The Command Windows for Kcor NRGF and Kcor Level 0 both said that no folder existed for today, so I manually created a folder for today in the NRGF and Level 0 folders.
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Fri May 22 17:54:50 GMT 2026 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
KCOR  BY : Fri May 22 17:57:42 GMT 2026
Kcor:

The NRGF images appeared blurry. I re-ran the Focus routine and manually set the focus to 134.56. I will keep close attention on the NRGF images to see in the improve in focus.
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KCOR COMMENT BY : Fri May 22 18:00:50 GMT 2026
Kcor:

CORRECTION: The Focus is now set to 135.56, not 134.56 as previously stated.
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  BY : Fri May 22 18:04:48 GMT 2026
Polarization re-checked after restarting and it is good.
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KCOR  BY : Fri May 22 18:06:03 GMT 2026
Kcor:

The NRGF Image appears in much better focus now.
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Weather COMMENT BY : Fri May 22 18:30:07 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-05-22 18:23:00
Temperature    : 49.44  deg F
Dew Point      : -6.7  deg F
Pressure       : 680.33 mbar
Wind Speed     : 14.09 mph
Wind Direction : 86.6  deg

Skies: The sky remains very clear in all directions. 

The wind is now blowing out of the east and it is getting gusty. I have partially closed the Lower Dome Shutter Door to help abate some of the gusty wind that is blowing directly toward the instrument.
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  BY : Fri May 22 18:36:20 GMT 2026
Power Supply Levels:

The ECO FLO is now at 5% showing approximately 30 minutes of useable power left. The input power is approximately 600 W and the output power is approximately 800 W. Power input should increase rapidly now that the Sun is rising in the sky and shining more directly on the panels. Never the less, I will keep a close watch on it to make sure we don't have any unexpected shutdowns.

The YETI is currently at 29% with approximately 180 W input.
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Weather COMMENT BY : Fri May 22 18:46:08 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-05-22 18:41:00
Temperature    : 50.83  deg F
Dew Point      : -6.99  deg F
Pressure       : 680.49 mbar
Wind Speed     : 11.41 mph
Wind Direction : 88.5  deg

Skies: The sky remains clear in all directions.

Due to Gusty wind conditions out of the east I have closed the Dome Lower Shutter Door all the way.
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  BY : Fri May 22 19:02:06 GMT 2026
Power Supply Levels:

The ECO FLO is at 3% with approximately 750 W input, with approximately 29 minutes of useable power left.

The YETI is at 30% with 215 W input.
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Fri May 22 20:02:44 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini
Fri May 22 20:17:58 GMT 2026 KCOR End Calibration Script
KCOR COMMENT BY KCOR: Fri May 22 23:23:27 GMT 2026
KCOR file transfer report
KCor created  1445 .bin files  
1443 .fts files  
  NOTICE ? 2 .bin file(s) with no matching .fts:
    20260522_175111_kcor.bin
    20260522_232105_kcor.bin
  Remote site is complete ? no rsync required.

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  BY : Fri May 22 23:31:33 GMT 2026
End Of Day:

Clear skies all day. 

Good day for observing.
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Logger COMMENT BY : Fri May 22 23:31:39 GMT 2026
Log closed
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