Today's SUN (20200318) | new AR

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Today's SUN (20200318) | new AR

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Today's SUN (20200318) | new AR.

A new AR near the north pole (visible in all wavelengths)
Yesterday it was very faint
http://solarchatforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=27381

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Solar imaging session (20200318) | Pedro RE'
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IMAGING SETUPS

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IMAGING SETUPS

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IMAGING SETUPS

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SUN (20200318) H-alpha DISK & PROMS (09:30 UTC). LUNT60, BF30, PGR GRASSHOPPER 3 GS3-U3-28S4M

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SUN (20200318) H-alpha DISK & PROMS (09:00 UTC). TV101 F/5.4, SM60, BF30, PGR GRASSHOPPER 3 GS3-U3-28S4M

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SUN (20200318) CaK PROMS (09:00 UTC). TV101 F/5.4, LUNT 1200 CaK Module, PGR GRASSHOPPER 3 GS3-U3-28S4M

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SUN (20200318) WL, CaK & H-alpha (09:00 UTC). TV101 F/5.4, LUNT 1200 CaK Module, SM60, BF30, PGR GRASSHOPPER 3 GS3-U3-28S4M
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Post by Carbon60 »

Nicely done, Pedro. Another fine set of images, capturing a cycle 25 spot in this instance.

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Quality images as always Pedro. The AR appears to be just short of +30 degrees latitude according to the STEREO website.


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Thanks guys

Hope the new AR gets bigger in the next couple of days


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Nice coverage of the AR, Pedro.


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Thanks a lot Jochen


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Beautiful full discs Pedro :bow :hamster: you have to start doing some super high res imaging now :)

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Thanks Alexandra

I was ready for HR today but it is cloudy and tomorrow it will rain...

All the best and keep safe


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Pedro:
Quality as usual.
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Very nice Pedro. I hope that AR get's bigger.


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Thanks again guys

It will be cloudy in the next couple of days


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Great shots Pedro !!!

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Good disks Pedro!


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Thanks Brian & Mark


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