Saturday, August 23, 2008

23 August 2008

Observing LocationPKR
Observational Period0945-1000 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions
Cloud CoverScattered Clouds
Temperature70° F
WindCalm
HumidityHigh
Barometric Pressure30.33" Hg
Falling Rapidly
Feels LikeMild

It doesn’t feel as humid as reported.

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

Target Sunspots
ConstellationLow
CategorySolar
Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm
20080823.0945 EDT
Comments
Distance
Light Time
1.01 AU
8m 25s
Angular Size31' 41.2"
Altitude38.6°
Heliographic Latitude
(B0)
7.00°
Heliographic Longitude
(L0)
90.60°
Parallactic Angle
(P)
18.83°
Carrington rotation number
(CR)
2073

Nothing Seen
There is a very small area of plage in the SOHO images off the eastern limb. Active Region Explorer does not show this but does show group 1000 just about to rotate back onto the earth-facing surface of the sun in the southern hemisphere. There is no indication of this in the SOHO images yet.

 Groups SpotsR
North0 0 0
South0 0 0
Total0 0 0
R = (Groups * 10) + Spots)