1 August 2008

August

Named to honor the first Roman emperor (and grandnephew of Julius Caesar), Augustus Caesar (63 BC-AD 14).

Augustus, month of Augustus Caesar, before him it was called Sextilis, the sixth month.

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1 August

Ireland	Lughnasadh
Isle of Man	Lla Llunanys
Scotland	(St John's Day)
Wales	Gwyl Awys

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Observing Location	CT
Observational Period	0945-1000 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Clear Temperature 81° F Wind Calm Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 29.70" Hg Steady Feels Like Hot and Humid Transparency Good Seeing I
Instruments	Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots Constellation Gem Category Solar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080801.0945 EDT Comments Distance Light Time 1.01 AU 8m 26s Angular Size 31' 34.1" Altitude 42.2° Heliographic Latitude (B0) 5.85° Heliographic Longitude (L0) 21.43° Parallactic Angle (P) 11.17° Carrington rotation number (CR) 2072 Nothing Seen   Groups Spots R North 0 0 0 South 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 R = (Groups * 10) + Spots)