19 November 2005

Observing Location	Parkchester South Condominium oval, Wood Road, Bronx, NY Lat:40.838051078065625, Lon: -73.86234998703003 The sun was low enough that it was in the trees from my usual location. I tried Metropolitan Oval but couldn't see it at all from there. There is one bench in the oval out behind the Post Office where the sun is visible for about 30 minutes beginning at 1545 EST today so that time will be getting earlier each day until the solstice.
Observational Period	1545-1600 EST
Atmospheric Conditions	Cold, gusty breezes, Light cirrus clouds; no boiling. Transparency Good Seeing Excellent
Instruments	Canon 15x50 Image Stabilized binocular - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target	Sunspots
Constellation	Lib
Category	Solar
Time	19Nov05; 1545 EST
Comments	There is a new group of spots ahead of the huge spot and lower down on the disc. 822 SW quadrant. This group of spots is just coming off the meridian. I don't see as many faint spots between the P spot and the F spot. The F spot is much better formed today. 823 SW quadrant. This group is composed of two small spots better than half way from the meridian to the western limb. They are not big enough for me to detect individual penumbras and they don't have a combined benumbra or a void area around them.   Groups Spots R Northern Hemisphere 0 0 0 Southern Hemisphere 2 7 27 Total 2 7 27 NOAA Boulder Sunspot Number 51 R = 10 * Groups + Spots