Thursday, October 30, 2008

30 October 2008

Here is the chart of the weather conditions for the past two days when we were having high winds. The peak sustained winds coincided with the lowest pressure. The rain preceeded the lowest pressure and most of the wind gusts followed it.



Observing LocationPKR
Observational Period1500-1515 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions
Cloud CoverClear
Temperature47° F
WindGentle Breeze
HumidityModerate
Barometric Pressure30.36" Hg
Steady
Feels LikeChilly

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

Target Sunspots
ConstellationVir
CategorySolar
Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm
20081030.1500 EDT
Comments
Distance
Light Time
0.993 AU
m 15s
Angular Size32' 16.2"
Altitude26.8°
Heliographic Latitude
(B0)
4.47°
Heliographic Longitude
(L0)
270.23°
Parallactic Angle
(P)
24.63°
Carrington rotation number
(CR)
2076

Nothing Seen

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