Thursday, November 13, 2008

12 November 2008

Observing LocationWhite Plains Rd @ Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY
Lat.: 40° 50' 42.32"
Long.: -73° 51' 58.21"
Observational Period0730-0745 EST
Atmospheric Conditions
Cloud CoverIsolated Clouds
Temperature41° F
WindCalm
HumidityModerate
Barometric Pressure30.39" Hg
Rising
Feels LikeCool

Clouds low on the horizon

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

Target Sunspots
ConstellationVir
CategorySolar
Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm
20081112.0730 EST
Comments
Distance
Light Time
0.990 AU
8ms
Angular Size31' 22.5"
Altitude8.0°
Heliographic Latitude
(B0)
3.10°
Heliographic Longitude
(L0)
102.40°
Parallactic Angle
(P)
21.97°
Carrington rotation number
(CR)
1076

Nothing Seen
The sun looked nice with a light gray scrim passing in front of it.

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