February 8 2021 Observations

[DeepSolar64]

Session time is 10:30am until 11:36am EST local time. Skies are partly to mostly cloudy. Seeing is average to maybe a bit below average. The temperature is 39F.


Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS. 32x, 44.5x and 64x ( Ha )
I can easily see two filaments is DS. One just to the east of south-center looks double at first but a thin fainter part connects them. To the NE lies another easy filament. I also pick up a tiny filament SW of the double-bar filament. I am actually not sure whether it's truly a filament or a more prominent spicule cluster ( mottle ).

There is a wonderfully bright large prominence on the SE limb. To me it looks like an animal's head complete with a mouth, ears/horns and a dark eye. I also see another group on the opposite limb ( NW limb ) of the big prom. I can also see a few other small/fainter ones around the limb. I can see the thin spicule layer on the limb too.

The plage to a new AR in the SE is easily seen north of the big animal prom.

The mottles are visible without difficulty.


Celestron NexStar 102GT w/Atlair wedge and 540nm filter. 55x and 100x ( WL )
I can easily pick out the faculae of the new AR near the SE limb. I can also see two tiny pores within it! Otherwise only the fine granulation is visible but soft.


Carpe Diem!


James

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[Stardust5858]

Thanks James, I've read reports elsewhere of the new AR having a spot.

[EGRAY_OBSERVATORY]

Thanks James for your report.

Nigella has mentioned about the S.E. AR having a spot - from reports. I have now acquired the latest SDO images and studied that area in the various lights and can see no sign of a spot as the latest attached SDO image shows.

I feel that judging by the proms previously coming from this area (prior to being over the horizon) that any proms have since disappeared - for now at least...

Without STEREO-B being operational, a certain amount of guess-work has to be assumed.

Cheers
Terry

[DeepSolar64]

Thanks James for your report.

Nigella has mentioned about the S.E. AR having a spot - from reports. I have now acquired the latest SDO images and studied that area in the various lights and can see no sign of a spot as the latest attached SDO image shows.

I feel that judging by the proms previously coming from this area (prior to being over the horizon) that any proms have since disappeared - for now at least...

Without STEREO-B being operational, a certain amount of guess-work has to be assumed.

Cheers
Terry

Terry,
I just pulled these from the web. They are just a bit more current than the one I posted from my report. Should be current to now.

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James

[EGRAY_OBSERVATORY]

Ok James on that and certainly that does look like spots in that image and assuming the time of 12:22:39 of GMT/UTC/Z time could well account for the fact that SDO was down from the internet at that time - where i could not post a similar image...

Do we know where the image originated from ??

Thanks vm for the update

Terry

[EGRAY_OBSERVATORY]

https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity.html
is showing the small spots in that AR as the attached image of 16:45z shows.

Cheers
Terry

[DeepSolar64]

They are really small as the image shows. We need em' to grow!

[EGRAY_OBSERVATORY]

Perhaps if we could water em, it might help...

Terry

[DeepSolar64]

[marktownley]

Nice report, thanks James!

[DeepSolar64]

You are welcome Mark. Hopefully tomorrow I can do it again.

[Carbon60]

Thanks, James.

Stu.