| Observing Location | PSC |
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| Observational Period | 1000-1015 EST |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Clear |
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| Temperature | 63°F |
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| Wind | Calm |
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| Humidity | Low |
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| Feels Like | Indian Summer |
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This is the third day in a row that the temperature will too out near 70°. Since it is already in the mid 60s, I expect it to actually break the 70 mark today.
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| Instruments | Canon 15x50 IS binocular w/Baader AstroSolar filter film - Charlie
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| Target | Sunspots |
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| Constellation | Lib |
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| Category | Solar |
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| Time | 20061101.1000 EST |
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| Comments |
Heliographic Latitude
(B0) | +4.34° |
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Heliographic Longitude
(L0) | 174.37° |
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Position Angle
(P) | +24.32° |
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Carrington rotation number
(CR) | 2049 |
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This is a very exciting Sun today. If we were deeper into the sunspot cycle it would not be so, but since the Sun has been kind of bland lately a group, or group of groups, of this complexity is very stimulating. Yesterday I called thud two groups and NOAA called it one. Mt initial reaction this morning was that it might be one group and that there is now another group trailing it. Now that it is time to write this up, all of 30 minutes later, I am going to reverse myself and say that I was right yesterday and that there are there groups there today. With all of their resources NOAA is probably right; my two groups from yesterday are probably a very large bipolar group. The void areas around the spots look life they may be merging. If everything I am seeing today is one group it is huge.
| | Groups | Spots | R |
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| North | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| South | 3 | 10 | 40 |
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| Total | 3 | 10 | 40 |
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| R = (Groups * 10) + Spots) |
- Group 921
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This is the cluster of four spots that is farthest into the center of the disk. I may be seeing thin penumbra around the two largest spits but I am not confident of that. The cluster is circled by a void area that is more apparent on the leading edge and sides. On the trailing edge the void area seems to have merged with the leading edge of the void area of the trailing cluster of spots.
- Group ?
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This cluster is either a part of what I called Group 921 yesterday that has blossomed overnight, or it is the group I called Group ? Yesterday that has blossomed. The cluster contains five spots in a fairly tight group that is surrounded by a void area that is most evident on the trailing edge and sides. On the leading edge the void area seems to merge with that of the preceding cluster of spots.
Remembering back to yesterday, the spatial relationship among the various spots makes it most likely that this cluster of spots is the trailing edge of what I called Group 921 yesterday and that it has continued to develop.
I just checked SpaceWeather and they are saying this is part of group 921 and that the little spot behind it is Group 922
- Group 922
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This is a single gray spot that trails all of the others and is below the line of their long axis. It looks like, and is in the same relative position as my Group ? Of yesterday.
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My Sunspot Count
This is a graph of my sunspot count since 26Jun04. I haven't figured a way to differentiate between days when I didn't see any spots and days when I wasn't able to make an observation.
Water Content of Snow
| There is 1" of water in |
| 15" | Dry, powdery snow |
| 10" | Average snow |
| 4-5" | Heavy, wet snow |
OR
| 1" of snow contains |
| Dry, powdery snow | 0.07" |
| Average snow | 0.1" |
| Heavy, wet snow | 0.2-0.25" |
| of water |
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