Wednesday, March 17, 2010

17 March 2010

Observing LocationBP
Observational Period1700-1800 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions
Cloud CoverClear
Temperature60° F
WindLight Breeze
Wind Chill
Heat Index
°F
HumidityLow
Barometric Pressure29.91" Hg
Rising
KNYC METAR
Feels LikeMild

TransparencyGood
Seeing 
InstrumentsWest Marine Raiatea 7x50 Binocular - Charlie
Observing PartyCharlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots
ConstellationPsc
CategorySolar
Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm
20100317.1700 EDT
Comments
Distance
Light Time
0.995 AU
8m 17s
Angular Size31' 11.7"
Altitude22,5°
Heliographic Latitude
(B0)
-7.11 °
Heliographic Longitude
(L0)
113.57°
Parallactic Angle
(P)
-24.83°
Carrington rotation number
(CR)
2094

No spots were seen although there was one there in the SOHO images.

 Groups SpotsR
North0 0 0
South 00 0
Total 00 0
R = (Groups * 10) + Spots)

I didn't see the Moon or Venus either.