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Sunspots June 3rd

Last post by Baurice « Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:37 am
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by Baurice » Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:59 pm

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My back and hips were sore after moving the lawn, one of the disadvantages of being in my late 60s. Fortunately, my eyesight was good enough to spot...

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Hopefully you did not move the lawn to far away ;)
Glad you had clear skies, it has been lightning and thunder here for the last week and next is all...

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Last post by Baurice
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:37 am
The Phantom Sun Gazer strikes again! 4th

Last post by Baurice « Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:35 am
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by Baurice » Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:12 pm

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With bad hay fever and a sore back, I limited my solar activity to a Binocular scan. The two sunspots to the right of the solar disc had rotated off,...

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Soho reports more coming. I hope your back is better soon.

Graeme

My back is a bit better and I was able to carry my 127mm Maksutov out at...

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Last post by Baurice
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:35 am
Sunspots June 7th

Last post by Baurice « Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:35 pm

by Baurice » Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:35 pm

After a very cloudy start, only a thin haze was left by lunchtime. I could see two sunspots, one prominent, one faint.

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Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:35 pm
Sunspots June 1st

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:15 pm
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by Baurice » Tue Jun 06, 2023 7:48 pm

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#astronomy The day started with 100% cloud cover but cleared later, leaving a thin haze. It was transparent enough to see three sunspots through my...

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fine catch , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:15 pm
Sunspots May 30th

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:37 am
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by Baurice » Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:45 am

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The Sun was high in the sky, almost as high as it gets. I saw three sunspots, unfortunately, close to the western limb and due to rotate to the other...

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Interesting to see the movement between the 29th and the 30th Phil.

Did you take your observations at about the same time each day?

Graeme

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Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:37 am
Sunspots May 29th

Last post by Baurice « Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:53 am

by Baurice » Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:53 am

There was a lot of moving cloud around, mostly thin but cloud nevertheless. It was time for an alternative method, so back to the binocular scan.

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Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:53 am
Sunspots May 26th

Last post by Baurice « Wed May 31, 2023 5:11 am

by Baurice » Wed May 31, 2023 5:11 am

I bin scanned the Sun in a clear sky. The main difference between this drawing and the previous one is the earth’s rotation, which produces a 90...

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Wed May 31, 2023 5:11 am
Sunspots May 25th

Last post by Baurice « Tue May 30, 2023 8:58 pm

by Baurice » Tue May 30, 2023 8:58 pm

I did not want to waste a clear Sun, so I did a binocular scan and saw two new sunspots.

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Tue May 30, 2023 8:58 pm
Sunspots May 24th

Last post by Baurice « Sat May 27, 2023 11:00 pm

by Baurice » Sat May 27, 2023 11:00 pm

A binocular scan of the Sun showed that the large sunspot had rotated quite considerably and no longer showed double. The presence of smaller...

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Sat May 27, 2023 11:00 pm
Sunspots May 19th

Last post by Baurice « Mon May 22, 2023 5:28 am

by Baurice » Mon May 22, 2023 5:28 am

The viewing conditions were the same as the day before – hazy, with some thin cloud. The Sun appeared to be becoming more active but the reality was...

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Mon May 22, 2023 5:28 am
Sunspots May 18th

Last post by Baurice « Sun May 21, 2023 6:33 am

by Baurice » Sun May 21, 2023 6:33 am

#astronomy #TheSun May 18th:

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Sun May 21, 2023 6:33 am
Sunspots

Last post by Baurice « Sun May 14, 2023 10:18 am

by Baurice » Sun May 14, 2023 10:18 am

We were out for the afternoon and early evening. The Sun was low in the sky, so I could not use my telescope. I was able to check it with my...

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Sun May 14, 2023 10:18 am
Sunspots May 10th

Last post by Nakedgun « Fri May 12, 2023 7:40 pm
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by Baurice » Wed May 10, 2023 8:54 pm

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The feeling of the Sun’s rays in the morning can be as invigorating as half a cup of coffee, well maybe a quarter. This is especially true if one...

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My view through a Herschel wedge Thursday was most pleasing, much activity up there.

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Last post by Nakedgun
Fri May 12, 2023 7:40 pm
Sunspots May 3rd

Last post by Baurice « Thu May 04, 2023 7:39 pm

by Baurice » Thu May 04, 2023 7:39 pm

I did a solar binocular scan from work and saw new activity had rotated onto the solar disc. It was nice to see some sun after a cloudy day the day...

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Last post by Baurice
Thu May 04, 2023 7:39 pm
Sunspots May 1st

Last post by Baurice « Tue May 02, 2023 6:50 pm

by Baurice » Tue May 02, 2023 6:50 pm

There was some thin cloud around but I photographed the Sun anyway. I had left the ISO setting at 6400, so had a lot of processing to do. I manged to...

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Last post by Baurice
Tue May 02, 2023 6:50 pm
Sun on 30/4/23

Last post by John Baars « Tue May 02, 2023 5:06 pm
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by mariosi » Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:25 pm

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Hello all,
Sketching the Sun at 07:35 l.t. in the early morning. We start our day pleasantly 😄😄

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Very nice sketch!
Congratulations on the APOD!

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Last post by John Baars
Tue May 02, 2023 5:06 pm
Melotte 111 in Coma Berenice

Last post by John Baars « Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:20 pm
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by John Baars » Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:57 am

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The day before yesterday I examined Mel111 in Coma Berenice with 7X50 binoculars. Quite impressive, as the old binoculars from the seventies has a...

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Thanks to all for your compliments and congratulations!

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:20 pm
Twice M44, a year apart

Last post by John Baars « Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:18 pm
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by John Baars » Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:48 am

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On april 13 I sketched M44 as seen through the RACI finder of my telescope, without the cross hairs though.
For a full report see:
Roughly one year...

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I love M44. I sketched it many years ago before I started astrophotography.

Your sketches are great. Unlike you, mine took several days to get...

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Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:18 pm
Sun April 22nd

Last post by Baurice « Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:50 pm

by Baurice » Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:50 pm

After a wet Friday, it was dry on Saturday but there was lots of moving cloud. I saw two sunspots that seemed about to rotate to the other side of...

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Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:50 pm
Sun April 19th

Last post by Makuser « Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:14 pm
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by Baurice » Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:50 am

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The conditions were a bit better than the day before but only a little bit. I was able to see that the two sunspots I had seen the day before had...

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Hi Philip. Another nice solar image sketch from you. It looks like you caught the active region pair AR3279 and AR3281 and AR3282 towards the bottom....

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Last post by Makuser
Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:14 pm
Sunspots April 15th

Last post by Baurice « Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:06 am

by Baurice » Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:06 am

It had cleared a bit, so I took my camera out and snapped the constellation of Lyra at 70mm focal length, ISO 6400 and 8 seconds exposure.

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Last post by Baurice
Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:06 am
Sunspots April 13th

Last post by Makuser « Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:33 pm
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by Baurice » Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:01 pm

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There were some clear patches between the cloud, so I bin scanned the Sun and saw three small sunspots.

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Hi Philip. A nice solar sketch in white light on the binoculars. It looks like you caught active regions AR3275 on the left and AR3272, AR3273 on the...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:33 pm
Sunspots April 4th

Last post by Makuser « Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:16 pm
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by Baurice » Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:37 pm

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I bin scanned the Sun in some rare clear sky and saw two sunspots close together. Nice to get an image of my own, much as I enjoyed doing the Cerro...

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Hi Philip. Another nice solar sketch from you. It looks like you found and drew active regions AR3264 and AR3266. Thanks for sharing your artwork...

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Last post by Makuser
Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:16 pm
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

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