Astromart

December 29, 2004 01:46 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Large sunspot group, December 28, 2004.

Hi all,

I love it when mother nature shows her sense of humor!! For about an hour this morning the sky cleared nicely, and since the ED100 is "grab and go", I did. To my surprise, not only were the skies clear (tho seeing wasn't very good), there was a large sunspot group coming onto the face of the sun....the biggest in a couple of months judging by my visual observation. I snapped a couple of images, the best is here. I still don't expect clear skies again until Thursday, it's quite cloudy and about 1/2"-1" of rain predicted.

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun1228-715-3.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

December 30, 2004 11:28 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

AR 715 Sunspot

Posted By Paul Maxson

Hi all,

The clouds finally broke and gave me a short window this afternoon and I took advantage to get an image of AR715. The seeing was not very good, so the final image is not up to what I had hoped for. Still, it provides a record for the day.

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun1230-715-2.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

December 30, 2004 11:28 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

AR 715 Sunspot

Posted By Paul Maxson

Hi all,

The clouds finally broke and gave me a short window this afternoon and I took advantage to get an image of AR715. The seeing was not very good, so the final image is not up to what I had hoped for. Still, it provides a record for the day.

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun1230-715-2.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

January 2, 2005 02:13 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

First sunspot image of 2005 for me

Posted By Paul Maxson

Hi all,

Here is my first sunspot image of 2005. Not huge or fabulous, but we are having several storms go through my area over the next few days so I get what I can!!

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun010105-715-4.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

January 2, 2005 02:13 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

My first sunspot image of 2005

Posted By Paul Maxson

Hi all,

Here is my first sunspot image of 2005. Not huge or fabulous, but we are having several storms go through my area over the next few days so I get what I can!!

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun010105-715-4.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

January 2, 2005 11:19 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

AR715 (sunspot)

Posted By Paul Maxson

This is becoming an odd pattern here in Arizona....cloudy at night, a brief clear window in mid-morning and clouds by noon again. At least it gave me the opportunity to image sunspot group AR715 again. Figures that I am free all next week, and we are expecting 2 storms. At least the planets are early in the season.

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun010205-715-1.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

January 2, 2005 11:20 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Ar715 today (Jan 2, 2005)

Posted By Paul Maxson

This is becoming an odd pattern here in Arizona....cloudy at night, a brief clear window in mid-morning and clouds by noon again. At least it gave me the opportunity to image sunspot group AR715 again. Figures that I am free all next week, and we are expecting 2 storms. At least the planets are early in the season.

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun010205-715-1.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

January 4, 2005 01:52 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System