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Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log
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Mon May 25 16:17:40 GMT 2026
Year:26 Doy:145
Observer: lisapg
Weather COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon May 25 16:34:56 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-05-25 16:29:00
Temperature    : 43.12  deg F
Dew Point      : -2.31  deg F
Pressure       : 679.62 mbar
Wind Speed     : 10.51 mph
Wind Direction : 161.7  deg
Skies: Eastern sky covered in cirrus at present; waiting for better conditions before opening.
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Weather COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon May 25 20:53:01 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-05-25 20:47:00
Temperature    : 54.41  deg F
Dew Point      : 10.8  deg F
Pressure       : 681.07 mbar
Wind Speed     : 9.62 mph
Wind Direction : 21.9  deg
Skies: Sky has thin cirrus still covering it at present and is extremely bright. Holding off for better conditions.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon May 25 21:41:26 GMT 2026
Dome open
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** KCOR PM lisapg ** : Mon May 25 21:41:31 GMT 2026
Blew off Kcor O1
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Mon May 25 21:48:55 GMT 2026 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
Mon May 25 21:50:26 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Mon May 25 22:04:34 GMT 2026 Report Time: 22:03:17 UTC
Image: 20260525_215404_kcor_l2_nrgf.gif
Obs time: 21:54:04

CME Front Height: 1.65 Rs (front)
CME Front Angle: 54.3
East Wing Angle: 54.5
West Wing Angle: 60.8
Angular Width: 6.2
CME Speed: moderate
CME Brightness: moderate
Confidence: medium
Seen in: nrgf


Mon May 25 22:06:20 GMT 2026 Report Time: 22:05:56 UTC
Image: 20260525_220008_kcor_l2_nrgf.gif
Obs time: 22:00:08

CME Front Height: 1.31 Rs (front)
CME Front Angle: 295.3
East Wing Angle: 276.9
West Wing Angle: 311.1
Angular Width: 34.2
CME Speed: fast
CME Brightness: moderate
Confidence: medium
Seen in: nrgf
Observer Comment: A fast cme in the W-NW


GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon May 25 22:33:14 GMT 2026
Dome rotated manual, should be good for the rest of observations.
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Weather COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon May 25 23:04:35 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Skies: Sky is starting to go in and out of bright spots, pushing through
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Mon May 25 23:16:44 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Mon May 25 23:16:55 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Mon May 25 23:30:28 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Mon May 25 23:42:28 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Mon May 25 23:42:36 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Mon May 25 23:44:07 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Mon May 25 23:45:18 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Mon May 25 23:45:23 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Mon May 25 23:49:15 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Tue May 26 00:25:38 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Tue May 26 00:25:50 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Tue May 26 00:28:39 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Tue May 26 00:30:36 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Tue May 26 00:30:39 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
KCOR COMMENT BY KCOR: Tue May 26 00:34:51 GMT 2026
KCOR file transfer report
KCor created  617 .bin files  
615 .fts files  
  NOTICE ? 2 .bin file(s) with no matching .fts:
    20260525_232002_kcor.bin
    20260526_003401_kcor.bin
  Remote site is complete ? no rsync required.

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GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Tue May 26 00:41:08 GMT 2026
Dome closed
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GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Tue May 26 00:42:59 GMT 2026
Cirrus at start up but just before noon local time, the sky cleared so we could take data. Unfortunately, as the afternoon progressed, we went in and out of cirrus until end of day, where the sky in the West is covered in thin cirrus again. Hope tomorrow is just as nice or better!
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Logger COMMENT BY lisapg: Tue May 26 00:43:02 GMT 2026
Log closed
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