Tuesday, January 15, 2008

15 January 2008

Observing LocationChief Dennis L. Devlin Park, Bronx, NY
Observational Period0945-1000 EST
Atmospheric Conditions
Cloud CoverBroken Clouds
Temperature36°F
WindGentle Breeze
HumidityModerate
Barometric Pressure29.83" Hg
Steady
Feels LikeCold

It feels a little raw as the humidity is on the high side of moderate.
There are all kinds of clouds up there and I am having to observe the sun through a veil of stratus.

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

Target Sunspots
ConstellationSgr
CategorySolar
Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm
20080115.0945 EST
Comments
Distance
Light Time
0.983 AU
8m 11s
Angular Size32' 34.4"
Altitude20.6°
Heliographic Latitude
(B0)
-4.55°
Heliographic Longitude
(L0)
128.69°
Position Angle
(P)
-4.67°
Carrington rotation number
(CR)
2065

Nothing seen but the texture of the clouds moving past.

 Groups SpotsR
North 0 0 0
South 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
R = (Groups * 10) + Spots)