28 July 2008

Observing Location	CT
Observational Period	1015-1030 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Hazy Overcast Temperature 75° F Wind Calm Humidity High Barometric Pressure 28.87" Hg Steady Feels Like Warm The sky is a uniform white although I can not see any clouds. Central park is reporting clear and LaGuardia haze. It doesn’t feel as humid as is being reported. Transparency Poor Seeing I
Instruments	Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots Constellation Cnc Category Solar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080728.1015 EDT Comments Distance Light Time 1.02 AU 8m 27s Angular Size 31' 33.2" Altitude 48.3° Heliographic Latitude (B0) 5.55° Heliographic Longitude (L0) 74.05° Parallactic Angle (P) 9.57° Carrington rotation number (CR) 2072 Nothing Seen There is nothing on either the SOHO images or in Active Regions Explorer on the Earth-facing side of the Sun. Active Regions Explorer is showing that the pore of 1000 has just rotated onto the away-facing side.   Groups Spots R North 0 0 0 South 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 R = (Groups * 10) + Spots)