February 6 2021 Observations

[DeepSolar64]

Session time is intermittent between 10:00am to 10:30am EST local time ( US ). Skies are mostly cloudy. Poor seeing. The temperature is 43F.


Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS. 16x ( Ha )
With considerable difficulty through and around clouds I can pick up only a single prominence in the SE. I also get a small filament in the SW. I tried for a filament near the limb above the prominence(s) in the SE but never could see it. With clearer skies and better seeing it should have not been difficult.

I could see the discwide mottling of the chromosphere but with intervening thin clouds and poor seeing it was really soft.


Orion 70mm Solar Telescope 25x ( WL )
Featureless disc. No spots, pores, faculae or granulation.


All while listening to Mezzo-Soprano classical singer Frederica von Stade.

Clear skies and good health to all...

James

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[dhkaiser]

Hang in there things will pick up sooner or later, hopefully sooner.

[rsfoto]

Hi James,

Thanks for the report.

[EGRAY_OBSERVATORY]

As Dan says James, things will certainly pick-up and I suspect sooner as there is action in the S.E., about to come over the limb.

Report follows as an addition to my 6.1.2021 report of yesterday.

Cheers
Terry

[marktownley]

Thanks for the report James, I was struggling with it yesterday too. At 50mm aperture in Ha the sun had a saw tooth edge to it with the seeing which is never a good sign. The filaments were difficult.

[JochenM]

Weather not playing nice over there either it seems.

Clearer skies when the activity ramps up, I'm sure.

[ffellah]

Thank you, James, not much happening

Franco

[marios i.]

Very nice observation James.

[DeepSolar64]

Thanks for the report James, I was struggling with it yesterday too. At 50mm aperture in Ha the sun had a saw tooth edge to it with the seeing which is never a good sign. The filaments were difficult.

The " sawblade sun " is all too common with me lately.

Thanks everyone for the thanks and comments.

James