03 December 2007

3 December 2007

Observing LocationChief Dennis L. Devlin Park, Bronx, NY
Lat: 40° 49.8976'
Long: -73° 51.1064'
Observational Period1215-1245 EST
Atmospheric Conditions
Cloud CoverScattered Clouds
Temperature50°F
Wind7 MPH
gusting to 23 MPH
HumidityModerate
Feels LikeCool

It was cool but comfortable except for the wind, which took my hat off.

TransparencyGood
SeeingII
Instruments Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie
Observing PartyCharlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots
Constellation
CategorySolar
Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm
20071203.1215 EST
Comments
Distance
Light Time
0.986 AU
8m12s
Angular Size32'30.2"
Altitude27.5°
Heliographic Latitude
(B0)
+0.60°
Heliographic Longitude
(L0)
333.74°
Position Angle
(P)
15.20°
Carrington rotation number
(CR)
2064

On Saturday Space Weather indicated that there was a sunspot group in the SE quadrant of the Sun so I tried to find it today but don’t see anything anywhere. SpaceWeather is not showing that group any longer but is showing a very small spot over near the eastern limb (Group 977). It looks like it is too small for me to see with just 8x.

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