21 May 2008

Observing Location	PSC
Observational Period	1030-1045 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Isolated Clouds Temperature 58° F Wind Light Breeze Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 29.52" Hg Rising Feels Like Mild There are a few fair weather cumulus clouds low on the southern horizon. [As forecast it clouded over as the day progressed and we had a shower in the afternoon. It seems like we got more than the trace of precipitation where I was that was reported in the daily climate summary for Central Park for yesterday. Transparency Excellent Seeing I
Instruments	Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots Constellation Tau Category Solar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080521.1030 EDT Comments Distance Light Time 1.01 AU 8m 25s Angular Size 31' 39.1" Altitude 53.8° Heliographic Latitude (B0) -1.87° Heliographic Longitude (L0) 253.83° Parallactic Angle (P) -18.91° Carrington rotation number (CR) 2070 Nothing Seen   Groups Spots R North 0 0 0 South 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 R = (Groups * 10) + Spots)