11 August 2011

Observing Location	NYC Resistor 87 3 Ave, Brooklyn, NY Lat: 40.68362 Long: -73.98163
Observational Period	1800-1815 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Scattered Temperature 77° F Wind Light Breeze Wind Chill Effect Heat Index -- Humidity 43% Barometric Pressure 29.86" Hg 3 KNYC METAR 112351Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW075 25/12 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02500117 10278 20250 53009 TSNO Feels Like mild Transparency Good Seeing II
Instruments	Celestron C70 Mini Mak spotting scope stock 25x-75x zoom lens stock tabletop tripod w/geared Alt/Az adjustment Kendrick filter cell with Baader AstroSolar filter film FAR Laboratories Helio-Pod
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots Constellation Gem Category Solar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20110811.1800 EDT Distance Light Time 1.01 AU 8m 26s Angular Size 31' 34" Altitude 21° 17' Heliographic Latitude (B0) ° Heliographic Longitude (L0) ° Parallactic Angle (P) ° Carrington rotation number (CR) Comments LightTrac graphic I was making my observations through dirty double glazed windows on a sun that was getting low on the horizon so conditions were not optimal for seeing anything, but the only spot visible at the time was too small for me to see anyway. Groups Spots R North 0 0 0 South 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 NOAA Sunspot Number 37 R = (Groups * 10) + Spots) 3D Sun graphic Solar Dynamics Observatory graphic from SWx Monitor