01 November 2004

1 November 2004

Observing
Location		White Plains Road and McGraw Ave, The Bronx, NY
Atmospheric
Conditions		The sky was mostly clear although there were some areas of cloud like a cold front was sliding under a warm front. The temperature was mild and the winds gusty again.
InstrumentsBrunton 8x20 compact binoculars with shade 14 gold welder's glass
Observing
Party		Charlie Ridgway

TargetSunspots
Time1Nov04; 1000 EST
CategorySolar
CommentsI was using the low magnification binoculars standing on the street corner so my view wasn't stable. Sunspot 693 appears to have grown wider and to be more dense in the center. It can easily be seen without magnification. 691 is also visible naked-eye through the filter but is much smaller and hard to make out. As of last night SpaceWeather.com was saying sunspot 693 was the size of Jupiter or about 11 earth diameters.

posted by Charlie at 13:24

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