Session time is from 15:00 to 16:10 UTC. The skies are mostly cloudy. Seeing is fair. The temperature is 77F ( 25C ).
Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS. 16x, 21.5x and 33x ( Ha )
I can see five plages on the Sun today. AR12842 in the NW with a visible spot, AR12841 is on the LCM in the south. I can also see two plages west of it in the SW quadrant. The NW also shows a single small nondescript plage.
I can easily see a long dark broken filament in the NE quadrant. It ends at the limb at a prominence but I cannot see a connection between the two at the low magnification I am using. I see another patch of filament in the far NNE. I can see a faint broken filament in the SE.
I can see prominences in all 4 " corners " of the disc. The NE shows a group near the ending of the long filament. The NW shows some nice spreading-branching proms on the limb. These would have been nice with the SMII90. The SW shows a wide-spread grouping of proms on the limb. The SE shows two proms. A small one north and a large bright one south.
The mottles are easily seen today.
Astro-Tech AT72EDII w/Altair wedge and 540nm filter. 24x, 48x and 72x ( WL )
The spot of AR12842 in the NE is easily seen. It's umbra has a deep indention on it's western side. A penumbra surrounds the umbra. Two pores are seen SE of AR12842 and are separate from it. It's a new region! One is easily seen but the other proved difficult. This surprised me because they both looked the same in size and darkness on the SDO HMI continuum image. I can see an easy spot with a large pore located in the SW quadrant.
I see no faculae on the disc today.
Granulation is visible but does not stand out.
Carpe Lumen!
James
July 14 2021 Observations
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July 14 2021 Observations
Lunt 8x32 SUNoculars
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope
Celestron AstroMaster Alt/Az Mount
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS
Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
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Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
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Re: July 14 2021 Observations
Thank you James and those three-tree proms are perhaps the order of the day.
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Re: July 14 2021 Observations
Great description James, sounds like the Sun was very pretty
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Re: July 14 2021 Observations
It was but the clouds softened the view a bit. About 10 minutes after I brought the scopes in, it came a downpour!
James
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Re: July 14 2021 Observations
Thanks for the great description, James. Your opinion about what you see is always valuable and interesting. Your persistence is stronger than a downpour. I wish you a clear sky.
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Re: July 14 2021 Observations
Persistence requires patience. Something you must have while waiting clouds out.
Thanks and you are welcome
James
Lunt 8x32 SUNoculars
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope
Celestron AstroMaster Alt/Az Mount
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS
Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
Cameras: ZWO ASI178MM, PGR Grasshopper, PGR Flea
Lunt, Coronado, TeleVue, Orion and Meade eyepieces
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Orion 70mm Solar Telescope
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Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS
Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
Cameras: ZWO ASI178MM, PGR Grasshopper, PGR Flea
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