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Post by brianb on Feb 18, 2010 21:17:26 GMT
Morning here was dull but the Sun broke through after lunch - and, with the declination increasing, it was even possible to observe it after 2pm! Lots & lots going on. 2010 Feb 18, 1406 UT. PST CaK, prime focus, DMK41. AR1049 is conspicuous near the meridian in the southern hemisphere. Monster prominences on south east & north west limbs: 2010 Feb 18, 1431 UT. Solarscope 60, f/5, DMK41. Close up of AR1049 in red, white & blue: 2010 Feb 18, 1435 UT. Solarscope 60, f/16, DMK21. 2010 Feb 18, 1425 UT. 80mm refractor, Baader ND5.0 solar film & solar continuum filter, 4x Imagemate (f/24), DMK21. 2010 Feb 18, 1449 UT. 60mm, Lunt B1200 CaK diagonal, 3x barlow (f/25), DMK21. The plage visible on the east limb is a "new" active area, it contains a spot which was found during processing of high resolution CaK images: 2010 Feb 18, 1451 UT. 60mm, Lunt B1200 CaK diagonal, 3x barlow (f/25), DMK21. The major prominences were imaged twice with my Solarscope 60 & 2x barlow, DMK21 camera, showing some evolution: 1443 UT 1503 UT 1440 UT 1505 UT Transparency very good but with some drifting cloud. Seeing very variable, good at times but poor at others. Temp +6C, wind NW force 1-2.
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Post by Paul Evans on Feb 19, 2010 16:06:04 GMT
That's impressive stuff Brian - looks like cycle 24 is making up for lost time!
Paul.
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