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Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log
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Mon Jun 22 16:03:13 GMT 2026
Year:26 Doy:173
Observer: lisapg
GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon Jun 22 16:21:25 GMT 2026
Very small earthquake, nothing out of place at the observatory
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Weather COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon Jun 22 16:40:36 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-22 16:35:00
Temperature    : 46.14  deg F
Dew Point      : -1.08  deg F
Pressure       : 680.15 mbar
Wind Speed     : 3.13 mph
Wind Direction : 175.1  deg
Skies: Sky looks clear with a light haze at about 10,000 - 11,000 ft.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon Jun 22 16:40:48 GMT 2026
Dome open
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** KCOR PM lisapg ** : Mon Jun 22 16:40:54 GMT 2026
Blew off Kcor O1
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KCOR COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon Jun 22 16:50:41 GMT 2026
Kcor above the dome
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Mon Jun 22 16:52:06 GMT 2026 SGS Alignment complete
Mon Jun 22 16:53:14 GMT 2026 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
Mon Jun 22 16:54:13 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
** KCOR PM lisapg ** : Mon Jun 22 17:04:25 GMT 2026
Blew off Kcor O1 to try and address the bullet hole in the South
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Mon Jun 22 19:48:46 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Mon Jun 22 19:48:47 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Calibration script: c:\kcor\mlso-calibration22deg-20171025.ini
Mon Jun 22 20:04:02 GMT 2026 KCOR End Calibration Script
Mon Jun 22 20:04:19 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Mon Jun 22 20:04:20 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Mon Jun 22 20:53:24 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
Weather COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon Jun 22 20:55:21 GMT 2026
MLO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-22 20:50:00
Temperature    : 55.42  deg F
Dew Point      : 32.91  deg F
Pressure       : 681.12 mbar
Wind Speed     : 16.55 mph
Wind Direction : 12.7  deg
Skies: Aerosols are getting pretty heavy; going to shut down KCor to do a wash while we still have clear sky.
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** KCOR PM lisapg ** : Mon Jun 22 22:51:49 GMT 2026 entry was edited
Washed Kcor O1
The results seem uncertain due to the high aerosol. There was a spot that was hard to get rid of, so we used a small amount of isopropyl alcohol and then a soap rinse with a water flush. Unfortunately, this did not remove the spot we had a hard time with. Tomorrow with better skies, we should be able to asses better if the wash helped in general and with the vertical fringes we were seeing.
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Mon Jun 22 22:58:56 GMT 2026 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
Mon Jun 22 22:59:59 GMT 2026 KCOR Start Synoptic Patrol
Mon Jun 22 23:12:18 GMT 2026 KCOR End  Patrol
KCOR COMMENT BY KCOR: Mon Jun 22 23:16:29 GMT 2026
KCOR file transfer report
KCor created  1002 .bin files  
1000 .fts files  
  NOTICE ? 2 .bin file(s) with no matching .fts:
    20260622_205333_kcor.bin
    20260622_231242_kcor.bin
  Remote site is complete ? no rsync required.

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GENERAL COMMENT BY lisapg: Mon Jun 22 23:39:43 GMT 2026
Clear morning with aerosols, however aerosols got really heavy and unfortunately we couldn't tell if the KCor O1 wash helped. Hopefully tomorrow is a better day.
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Logger COMMENT BY berkey: Mon Jun 22 23:45:50 GMT 2026
Log closed
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