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Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log
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Fri Jun 26 16:58:37 GMT 2026
Year:26 Doy:177
Observer: mcotter
Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 17:01:11 GMT 2026
MLSO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-26 16:56:00
Temperature    : 49.8  deg F
Dew Point      : 0.84  deg F
Pressure       : 681.12 mbar
Wind Speed     : 4.03 mph
Wind Direction : 177.2  deg

Skies: There is a thin layer Cirrostratus clouds scattered across the sky. Little to now wind with the inversion layer visible just above Hualalai.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 17:01:18 GMT 2026
Opened windows upstairs
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 17:01:23 GMT 2026
Dome open
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** KCOR PM mcotter ** : Fri Jun 26 17:01:30 GMT 2026
Blew off Kcor O1
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Fri Jun 26 17:08:55 GMT 2026 Kcor Focus/alignment program exited
KCOR  BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 17:18:17 GMT 2026
Kcor:

I started Kcor but the sky is much too bright to observe at this time. I will try again in a little while, as perhaps the Sun may burn off enough of the clouds to perform observations.
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Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 17:43:18 GMT 2026
MLSO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-26 17:38:00
Temperature    : 55.56  deg F
Dew Point      : -4.11  deg F
Pressure       : 681.27 mbar
Wind Speed     : 4.47 mph
Wind Direction : 326.3  deg

Skies: The sky remains quite bright and the Cirrostratus clouds continue to cover most of the sky.
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KCOR  BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 17:44:47 GMT 2026
Kcor:

No observations are possible at this time due to poor sky conditions.
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Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 18:27:05 GMT 2026
MLSO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-26 18:23:00
Temperature    : 55.74  deg F
Dew Point      : -2.27  deg F
Pressure       : 681.67 mbar
Wind Speed     : 4.7 mph
Wind Direction : 11.2  deg

Skies: Cirrostratus clouds continue to persist making the sky very bright, but there may be some relief as the Sun continues to rise and burn off this high level thin cloud coverage.
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Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 19:01:00 GMT 2026
MLSO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-26 18:53:00
Temperature    : 56.61  deg F
Dew Point      : 0.09  deg F
Pressure       : 681.74 mbar
Wind Speed     : 7.16 mph
Wind Direction : 5.2  deg

Skies: The Cirrostratus clouds are primarily coming from the south-southwest and the bands of it stretches far to the east. Unfortunately the bands of clouds are just enough to the north to block the Sun and our area to observe.
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Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 19:52:05 GMT 2026
MLSO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-26 19:47:00
Temperature    : 57.36  deg F
Dew Point      : 1.72  deg F
Pressure       : 681.96 mbar
Wind Speed     : 12.53 mph
Wind Direction : 12.2  deg

Skies: The Cirrostratus clouds finally burned off enough and moved a bit south to start observing.
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KCOR  BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 20:09:51 GMT 2026
Kcor:

I tried to start  observing, and though the conditions have improved, the sky remains much too bright to begin observing.
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KCOR  BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 20:11:05 GMT 2026
Kcor:

The sky has finally cleared up enough to begin observations.
The kcor instrument is now observing.
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Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 20:21:13 GMT 2026
MLSO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-26 20:17:00
Temperature    : 57.65  deg F
Dew Point      : 4.75  deg F
Pressure       : 682.02 mbar
Wind Speed     : 9.17 mph
Wind Direction : 12.4  deg


Skies: The Cirrostratus clouds are back in the viewing area.
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KCOR  BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 20:21:46 GMT 2026
Kcor:

Kcor observing has been stopped.
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Weather COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 21:43:24 GMT 2026
MLSO Current Weather 
Timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-26 21:38:00
Temperature    : 61.23  deg F
Dew Point      : 8.64  deg F
Pressure       : 681.8 mbar
Wind Speed     : 12.97 mph
Wind Direction : 340.8  deg

Skies: The sky is now completely overcast with Cirrostratus clouds with a large translucent ring around the Sun.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 21:45:34 GMT 2026
Due to poor sky conditions and the unlikeliness that it will improve during the next several hours I am closing the dome and shutting down the Kcor and SGS computers.
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GENERAL COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 21:56:16 GMT 2026
Dome closed.
Dome windows closed.
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  BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 23:15:01 GMT 2026
End Of Day:

Poor sky condition all day.

No data taken today.
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Logger COMMENT BY mcotter: Fri Jun 26 23:15:08 GMT 2026
Log closed
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