26 August 2008

Observing Location	VP
Observational Period	1245-1300 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Clear Temperature 74° F Wind Light Breeze Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 30.06" Hg Rising Feels Like Mild It is very pleasant out for a change. It isn’t too warm and the humidity is just over the low/moderate threshold. The sky is blue but not a deep blue and in the binocular I can see some foxing around the Sun. Transparency Good Seeing II
Instruments	Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots Constellation Leo Category Solar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080826.1245 EDT Comments Distance Light Time 1.01 AU 8m 25s Angular Size 31' 42.5" Altitude 60° Heliographic Latitude (B0) 7.09° Heliographic Longitude (L0) 49.30° Parallactic Angle (P) 19.73° Carrington rotation number (CR) 2073 Nothing Seen There is nothing in SOHO or in Active Region Explorer.   Groups Spots R North 0 0 0 South 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 R = (Groups * 10) + Spots)