----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Sep 2 16:51:46 GMT 2003 Year: 03 Doy: 245 Observer: koon Tue Sep 2 16:58:06 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol Tue Sep 2 16:58:05 GMT 2003 CHIP Start Patrol Tue Sep 2 16:58:15 GMT 2003 PICS Start Patrol WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 16:51:55 GMT 2003 Clear sky, no wind, temp=46 F. PSPT COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 17:11:35 GMT 2003 Observing. GONG COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 17:12:50 GMT 2003 Going down to the shelter to unstow the instrument, it was stowed due to nearby storm. GONG COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 17:49:39 GMT 2003 Back from shelter, unstowed instrument. Unstow instructionw were unclear so I talked to Chirag and put the unclear items into a log message for them. Instrument is back up and running. COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 17:51:05 GMT 2003 Mopping up water puddles in PSPT dome, not much leakage, nothing appears negatively affected by the storm. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 17:53:18 GMT 2003 There is actually a very thin cirrostratus overcast, and a few low clouds. Tue Sep 2 18:01:44 GMT 2003 CHIP LSD Tue Sep 2 18:03:39 GMT 2003 CHIP End LSD Tue Sep 2 18:03:50 GMT 2003 PICS Flat Tue Sep 2 18:04:03 GMT 2003 CHIP BiasLSD Tue Sep 2 18:05:05 GMT 2003 CHIP End BiasLSD Tue Sep 2 18:05:15 GMT 2003 CHIP Bias Tue Sep 2 18:06:08 GMT 2003 CHIP End Bias Tue Sep 2 18:06:28 GMT 2003 PICS End Flat MKIV COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 18:29:15 GMT 2003 Centered occulting. Tue Sep 2 19:13:34 GMT 2003 MKIV End Patrol Tue Sep 2 19:13:45 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Cal WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 19:16:49 GMT 2003 More low clouds are passing over. Tue Sep 2 19:33:23 GMT 2003 MKIV End Cal Tue Sep 2 19:33:38 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol GONG COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 19:42:17 GMT 2003 GONGops requested I check for "eccentric crowders" on the optical bench, in support of their upcoming PM trip here they're checking to see what else to bring up here. Heading down to shelter now. **CHIP PROBLEM**: Tue Sep 2 19:46:07 GMT 2003 Appears to be stalled since about 1912 UT. Program: FixCenter, Optics: Busy Did a Kill/Run cycle to fix it. Tue Sep 2 19:47:06 GMT 2003 CHIP End Patrol Tue Sep 2 19:49:17 GMT 2003 CHIP Start Patrol GONG COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 20:06:23 GMT 2003 Back from shelter, they do have the required "eccentric crowders" installed. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 20:11:40 GMT 2003 The weather looks good enough for cleaning the O1, so I will pause obs and clean the O1 then do a Cal/Correct/Cal sequence soon afterwards. The cirrostratus has decreased significantly, it is still there though extremely light - and better than I've seen it for weeks. I already cleaned the O1 and spar guider telescopes objectives earlier this morning when clouds were passing by. MKIV COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 20:48:27 GMT 2003 Centered occulting, started Patrol to get a few scans. Tue Sep 2 20:49:07 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 20:50:03 GMT 2003 Objective is cleaned and reinstalled, sky conditions seem the same as before the cleaning, signal strength dropped maybe 30-40% due to loss of scattered light through cleaned lens. Cued up to Calibrate at the end of the second scan, then will do a Correct, then another Cal. Getting data now. Tue Sep 2 20:55:18 GMT 2003 MKIV End Patrol Tue Sep 2 20:55:29 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Cal Tue Sep 2 21:14:11 GMT 2003 MKIV End Cal Tue Sep 2 21:14:23 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Correct Tue Sep 2 21:16:01 GMT 2003 MKIV End Correct Tue Sep 2 21:16:14 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Cal MKIV COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 21:17:04 GMT 2003 OK, I did a cal then a Correct and just started the last cal. Then I'll go back to the normal Patrol observing routine. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 21:19:02 GMT 2003 The sky is still very clear, just as it was before the O1 cleaning. Tue Sep 2 21:34:48 GMT 2003 MKIV End Cal Tue Sep 2 21:35:01 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 21:40:50 GMT 2003 Centered occulting. **PSPT PROBLEM**: Tue Sep 2 21:43:43 GMT 2003 Crashed around 2105 UT "taking Blue image". I killed runPspt.pro and restarted Pspt, then I experimented with focusing for blue and red filters instead of going right back to the normal observing routine. WEATHER COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 22:24:43 GMT 2003 Some orographic clouds are gathering nearby. MKIV COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 22:59:43 GMT 2003 Pausing due to clouds. Tue Sep 2 23:03:33 GMT 2003 MKIV End Patrol Tue Sep 2 23:31:23 GMT 2003 MKIV Start Patrol MKIV COMMENT: Tue Sep 2 23:31:34 GMT 2003 Centered occulting. PSPT COMMENT: Wed Sep 3 00:07:18 GMT 2003 Done experimenting with focuses. Best Blue still appears to be 75, best Red appears to be 2000+ though 1950 looks good too, and 1950 won't cause subsequent focus position readings. Restarted observations. WEATHER COMMENT: Wed Sep 3 00:09:10 GMT 2003 Orographic clouds have cleared away. MKIV COMMENT: Wed Sep 3 00:53:36 GMT 2003 Centered occulting. MKIV COMMENT: Wed Sep 3 01:43:43 GMT 2003 Centered occulting. 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