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Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log
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Tue May 26 16:49:06 GMT 2026
Year:26 Doy:146
Observer: berkey
Weather COMMENT BY berkey: Tue May 26 16:49:55 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-05-26 16:47:00
Temperature    : 47.91  deg F
Dew Point      : -12.35  deg F
Pressure       : 680.4 mbar
Wind Speed     : 9.62 mph
Wind Direction : 139.5  deg
Skies: clear
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GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Tue May 26 16:50:01 GMT 2026
Dome open
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** KCOR PM berkey ** : Tue May 26 16:50:10 GMT 2026
Blew off Kcor O1
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** KCOR PM berkey ** : Tue May 26 16:50:14 GMT 2026
Blew off Kcor Field Lens
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Tue May 26 17:04:03 GMT 2026 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
Tue May 26 17:07:18 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
KCOR COMMENT BY berkey: Tue May 26 17:20:44 GMT 2026
Kcor realtime software added a small change to the synoptic code to verify if the DIFFUSER,COVER and CALPOL  metadata is Out.  If these values show up as MID or IN in the header the code now "highlights" them as read.

This should catch the error we have had in the mornings after code start of the KCor MC4u controller; where we were explicitly reading back the location of the mechanisms.  

If observers notice a RED metadata when they think we are taking science data the offending stage should be explicitly commanded with the MC4u GUI to the location that it is ether expected or visually verified to be located.   

For example: typically at facility start up the DIFFUSER is out of the beam but the meta-data maybe shown as Mid.  Pushing the DIFFUSER out button command the DIFFUSER to move, where it would identify that it is at the OUT beam limit switch and update the meta-data without actually moving.
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Tue May 26 17:27:25 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Tue May 26 17:44:09 GMT 2026 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
Tue May 26 18:01:56 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Tue May 26 19:32:46 GMT 2026
Dome closed lower shutter for some wind screening.
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Tue May 26 19:38:24 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Tue May 26 19:38:25 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini
Tue May 26 19:53:39 GMT 2026 KCOR End Calibration Script
Tue May 26 19:53:56 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Tue May 26 19:53:57 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Solar Event COMMENT BY berkey: Wed May 27 00:48:05 GMT 2026
Observed Prominence  Interesting prominence? structure seen in kcor near PA 70 significantly brighter than I would have expected based on what I see in SDO but no related features appear in h-alpha.  The feature has had some evolution over the course of the day but has remained bright.
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KCOR COMMENT BY KCOR: Wed May 27 00:48:46 GMT 2026
KCOR file transfer report
KCor created  1803 .bin files  
1800 .fts files  
  NOTICE ? 3 .bin file(s) with no matching .fts:
    20260526_170800_kcor.bin
    20260526_173904_kcor.bin
    20260527_004749_kcor.bin
  Remote site is complete ? no rsync required.

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GENERAL COMMENT BY berkey: Wed May 27 01:10:42 GMT 2026
EPC on site since 11-3.  Panel install and inside electrical work.
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Logger COMMENT BY berkey: Wed May 27 01:10:47 GMT 2026
Log closed
ONSITE STAFF: berkey
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