April 29 2021 Observations

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April 29 2021 Observations

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Session time is 10:00am until 12:06pm EDT local time ( US ). The skies are mostly cloudy with fair seeing. The temperature is 70F at session beginning and 75F at session's end.


Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS. 16x, 21.5x and 33x ( Ha )
The first thing I notice is the jagged plage of the AR12818-20-21 complex with two visible spots nearing the SW limb. I can see one filament to it's southeast. The only other plage I can see is a small bi-polar ( double ) one located in the NE. I hope this is an emerging flux region that will develop into another active region since the AR12818-20-21 complex is about to disappear around the SW limb.

In the southeast I can count 7 individual filaments in what may become a south polar crown of filaments in the far south. All are easy to see. In the north I see two much more difficult filaments. One almost due south of the pole and the other in the NW.

I can see only one easy prominence. It's a small one on the SW limb. I can also see a faint but large one on the NE limb and can see a little bit of detail in it in SS. I can see a couple of other tiny ones elsewhere on the limb.

The mottles are easy today.



Orion 70mm Solar Telescope. 25x and 50x ( WL )
I can see 5 spots in the AR12818-20-21 complex. The faculae is striking showing considerable detail. I never could see the small pores shown by the SDO.

The granulation is visible today but not very easy.


Carpe Lumen!

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Re: April 29 2021 Observations

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Nice report James! Rain for me today, so my after work session never materialised. Rained so hard in fact our roof leaked :(

Hoping for sun first thing saturday, then heading off on the boat for a couple of days (travelling kit too), monday will be setting the second pier up on the easterly aspect of the house so I can get some 6am solar sessions in as the days get longer... Busy weekend ahead... Hope you get somemore sun in too!


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Thanks James for your usual report

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Mark,
I have been reading on the narrowboats of England. I would love one. If I ever come to the UK I wanna ride through the countryside in one of these. And yes I would bring a solar kit too. My SMII60 and Orion70. Those boats are unlike the houseboats and pontoon boats we have here but like a houseboat you could live on one!

And Terry, you are welcome.

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Many thanks for your report, James.

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Thanks for the update James.


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Fabulous report James, yes it looks like there is a southern polar crown of filaments as can be seen in Rainer's wonderful image :hamster:

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I am heading out for a look-see now! :hamster:


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