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Sunspots March 30th

Last post by Baurice « Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:00 pm

by Baurice » Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:00 pm

The last observation of March was the Sun:

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Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:00 pm
Sunspots March 24th

Last post by helicon « Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:30 pm
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by Baurice » Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:56 am

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I arrived at work in bright sunlight. The three sunspots from the day before had changed shape and intensity. It was amazing how the Sun could change...

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Nice sketch Philip!

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Last post by helicon
Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:30 pm
Sunspots March 23rd

Last post by Ylem « Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:11 am
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by Baurice » Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:43 am

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#TheSun sunspot drawing from March 23rd:

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Very nice Philip!

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Last post by Ylem
Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:11 am
Sunspots March 14th

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:25 am
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by Baurice » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:28 am

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There was a clear spell of sky in the late afternoon leading up to sunset. I had not been out for a while, mostly due to weather. I could see just...

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Well done. Congrats on your VROD.

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:25 am
Sunspots

Last post by John Baars « Wed Mar 15, 2023 6:24 pm
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by Baurice » Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:09 pm

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I waited until after finishing work to check the Sun though my binoculars and filter. I could see two sunspots.

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Congratulations on the VROD!

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Mar 15, 2023 6:24 pm
A few proms.

Last post by helicon « Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:55 pm
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by NGC 1365 » Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:08 am

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Sketched over the last 2 days as seen through a Lunt solar LS100 THa single stacked scope at magnifications of 143 and 204x from Sydney Australia....

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Congratulations on the APOD award. Superb work!

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Last post by helicon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:55 pm
Sunspots Feb 26th

Last post by Makuser « Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:49 pm
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by Baurice » Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:56 pm

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The weather was slightly better this time but there was lots of moving cloud. After a few attempts I caught the Sun with my binoculars and filters...

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Hi Philip. Even with the poor weather you came away with another great solar sketch. It looks like you caught AR3230 and AR3236 at the top. Thanks...

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Last post by Makuser
Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:49 pm
Sunspots on 26/2/23

Last post by Makuser « Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:02 pm
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by mariosi » Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:50 am

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Good morning,
Sunspots on 26/2/23 at 07:50 l.t The Sunpots group
13234 13236 are changing very fast. Here is the result and i hope you like it.

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Hi Marios. An excellent sketch of the sunspots this morning. It is very well drawn and I like the annotations, especially on the flickr site. Thanks...

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Last post by Makuser
Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:02 pm
NGC 2070 Tarantula

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:40 pm
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by Falcon 63 » Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:04 pm

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Hi everyone,

Another blast from the past
sketched this neb 5 years ago over a weekend at a dark site 1 hour north of Perth.
I remember this being a...

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fine work, thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:40 pm
Hadley Rille (Jan 21)

Last post by Juno16 « Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:51 am
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by scribbly » Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:20 am

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Hi,

I've been browsing the sketches, and sometimes I get out the graphite and pencils, so thought that I would share a lunar sketch from a while...

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Excellent work!

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Last post by Juno16
Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:51 am
Sunspots on 12/2/23

Last post by kt4hx « Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:04 pm
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by mariosi » Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:53 am

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Good morning,
Sunny, partly cloudy this morning with very good seeing at 08:10 l.t. Sunspots sketch in photosphere at X48 and I hope you like it....

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Outstanding sketch Mariosi, and a well deserved VROD award.

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Last post by kt4hx
Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:04 pm
Sunspots 17/2/23 AR 13226 13220 13217

Last post by Makuser « Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:17 pm
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by mariosi » Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:38 am

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Good morning,
a quick view in photosphere at 08:50 l.t. with seeing 3/5 looking good. Τhrough the hydrogen line will be amazing.
AR 13226 AR 13220 AR...

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Hi Marios. A very fine and well crafted solar sunspot sketch from you. You caught the active regions with sunspots and also the plages nicely. Thanks...

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Last post by Makuser
Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:17 pm
Sunspots Feb 13th

Last post by Makuser « Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:14 pm
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by Baurice » Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:55 pm

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I bin scanned the sunspots in clear conditions and saw four prominent ones.

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Hi Philip. A nice sketch using your binoculars. It looks like you caught Active regions AR3226, 32221, 3214, and 3215. Thanks for your nice solar...

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Last post by Makuser
Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:14 pm
Jupiter sketch versus photo.

Last post by Falcon 63 « Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:00 am
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by John Baars » Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:52 am

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On 12 november 2022 I sketched Jupiter. As a sketcher it is always interesting to know what one has missed. Luckily one of the members of the Dutch...

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Excellent work John.

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Last post by Falcon 63
Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:00 am
C/2022 E3

Last post by mariosi « Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:45 am
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by John Baars » Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:42 am

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First sketch gives the impression of 18.00hrs UTC, the second one two hours later.The first is manipulated to show the track of the comet in 2 hours...

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Brilliant! Very well done John.

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Last post by mariosi
Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:45 am
Comet C2022 E3 ZTF 29/1/23

Last post by Unitron48 « Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:25 pm
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by mariosi » Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:27 pm

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Hello all,
Another souvenir from our solar system, comet C2022 E3 ZTF. Light pollution that night, i was unfortunately unable to observe details such...

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Great sketch! As a non-sketcher, I'm always amazed by the skill and patience it takes to do these sketches. Congrats on your VROD recognition.

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:25 pm
... and another one

Last post by mariosi « Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:05 pm
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by Baurice » Sat Jan 21, 2023 2:35 am

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It was a very similar session to that of the 15th. The Sun was low, even in the ,middle of the day and covered by thin, hazy cloud. Despite this, I...

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Very nice Philip and thank you for sharing!

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Last post by mariosi
Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:05 pm
Mars sketch, several days after opposition.

Last post by mariosi « Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:04 pm
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by John Baars » Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:53 pm

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Another sketch of Mars. Quite a cold evening, seeing was better than average, high magnifications were possible without shaking. Transparency was...

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Great work John!!! Beautiful Drawing , observation and presentation.

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:04 pm
The Evil Sun Sketcher Strikes Again!

Last post by Makuser « Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:43 pm
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by Baurice » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:44 pm

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Ok, let's be honest I really wanted to do a Mak/DSLR shoot but the conditions weren't up to it. I got my bins out and did a drawing instead:

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Hi Philip. Another great solar active region sketch from you again and using binoculars. You drew lots of nice active regions in your sketch. Thanks...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:43 pm
Sunspots Boxing Day

Last post by Ylem « Wed Dec 28, 2022 1:12 am
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by Baurice » Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:57 pm

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Boxing Day yielded a great opportunity to photograph the Sun. Unfortunately, my back was bad, so I could not use my Maksutov. Instead, I scanned the...

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Nice sketch Philip, keep 'em coming, I want to give solar sketching a whirl in the new year :)

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Dec 28, 2022 1:12 am
Sunspots Dec 15th

Last post by Ylem « Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:26 am
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by Baurice » Sat Dec 17, 2022 11:56 am

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Now this sounds like a record that has been scratched and keeps repeating and repeating and repeated. How many of us in the corporate world get these...

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Nice Philip!

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Last post by Ylem
Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:26 am
Sunspots on 18/12/22 wl

Last post by Ylem « Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:36 pm
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by mariosi » Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:05 pm

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Good morning,
Sunspots today at 10:00 l.t. through 18mm eyepiece on f4.7 Dobsonian. Here is the result and thanks for looking

Best Regards...

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Very nice work Mariosi!

I may give sketching a try when the warmer weather returns, looks fun.

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Last post by Ylem
Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:36 pm
Mars at opposition.

Last post by Unitron48 « Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:53 am
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by John Baars » Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:35 pm

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I thought that it was the right moment to sketch Mars while in opposition.
The sketch was made from the backyard while looking through a 140mm OMC140...

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Congrats on your VROD recognition, John! Great color sketch!!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:53 am
Sunspots December 10th

Last post by Makuser « Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:28 pm
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by Baurice » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:25 pm

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#astronomy A binocular scan revealed just two sunspots, close to rotating off the solar disc. Some fainter sunspots were visible in the Learmonth...

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Hi Philip. A nice solar sketch from you again. And it appears that you caught active regions AR3156 and AR3158 in your binoculars. Thanks for another...

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Last post by Makuser
Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:28 pm
Sunspots Dec 6th

Last post by Makuser « Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:03 pm
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by Baurice » Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:45 pm

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A problem I had with focussing my binoculars seemed to have disappeared, conveniently! This meant that I could get better resolution of sunspots and...

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Hi Philip. A very nice sketch of the solar sunspots using just your binoculars. It looks like you caught active regions 3153, 3154, 3155, 3156, and...

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Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:03 pm

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