AR2850 IS GROWING IN SIZE FAST - TODAY 3-8-2021

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AR2850 IS GROWING IN SIZE FAST - TODAY 3-8-2021

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Good to see more action from AR2850 today and this is being joined by another Southern AR at the S.E.Limb. :hamster:

If only our weather here would allow the obvious... :mad:

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Re: AR2850 IS GROWING IN SIZE FAST - TODAY 3-8-2021

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Thanks Terry, was taking the view in earlier before the clouds returned, nice to see activity on the rise...


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Agreed Mark and also clouded-out here too.

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Thanks for sharing Terry, hope to see the new AR tomorrow.


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Thank you Maurits and 2/3 days to run for more approaching activity.

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Thanks for the heads up, Terry. I was clouded ☁️ out today and could not see the Sun.


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Thanks James, same here till late afternoon, so looking at the weather satellite, showed a clear evening and night till 0100z/0200BST at least, where I am still in the observatory, after shooting 11+Gbytes of Saturn, Jupiter and its' moons.

Saturn at almost opposition and Jupiter are well-bright and the big-red spot is captured too.

Tried various tele's but not used any filters yet, as primarily this session was to see how the newbie S/W ESPRIT performs, even though the atmosphere seemed a little turbulent especially at high magnification..

Also this might dictate the need for a different camera, where my StarlightXpress HX916 might satisfy for better imaging through the new Win-XP Pro PC here...

Classic-FM radio kept me company with all sorts of Classics...

Looks like I've got a ton of processing to do tomorrow, as too-tired to start that tonight.

Besides, some grub-up before kipping...

And looks like more cloud for S.E.England on Wednesday, so no worries, there's much to do.

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Thanks for your heads-up, James.

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Thanks Stu and I guess that with just AR2850 still showing 5-spots this morning as it near the S.W.Limb, we will just have to wait for something more to come..

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