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Edited by Special Ed (10/26/09 06:25 AM) Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: Special Ed]       #3410892 - 10/25/09 09:47 PM Attachment (62 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is sketch #2 made 5 hours after the first sketch. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: Special Ed]       #3410939 - 10/25/09 10:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, Very nice sketches. You took good advantage of your opportunity. I was very surprised to see the sun yesterday and today although both were brief encounters. We are living in very cloudy times East of the Mississippi river. Frank Post Extras:       Tommy5 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/04 Loc: Chicagoland Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: frank5817]       #3410997 - 10/25/09 10:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Cool beans, it looks like the sunspots may be on the way back. Edited by Tommy5 (10/25/09 10:57 PM) Post Extras:       markseibold Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/19/08 Loc: Portland Oregon Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: frank5817]       #3411297 - 10/26/09 05:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael Very nice sketch documentation of the current sunspots. It was clear all day Saturday in Portland and all I thought of was showing the moon to patrons at a local coffee house in the early evening. Then the clouds rolled in instead. Wished I'd seen your post. I guess part of this is the perservering to catch the ever changing dynamism in the moment. I need to check all celestial object postings in CN more often. Hopefullly we'll see clearing again here. Thanks for posting; I'll look forward to your future observations and solar sketches. Mark Edited by markseibold (10/26/09 05:13 AM) Post Extras:       kraterkid Post Laureate Reged: 03/07/05 Loc: Jacumba, California Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: markseibold]       #3411454 - 10/26/09 09:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, very nice to see your superb White Light sketches of AR 1029. Does the nearly equatorial position of this active region indicate anything about future solar activity? Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: kraterkid]       #3411817 - 10/26/09 12:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, everyone. It was nice to see a little sunshine, even though I had to steal the time. This AR is very active so anyone who has an Halpha scope like a PST will get some rewarding views (I didn't have time to get mine out yesterday). Rich, I don't know the answer to your question. Usually, early activity is in the higher latitudes, but the Sun hasn't been acting like its usual self, so who knows? Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: Special Ed]       #3418925 - 10/29/09 07:12 PM Attachment (42 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi everyone, I made this quick sketch at lunchtime today. The active region will rotate out of sight soon but is still quite visible. Same media as before. I hope this sketch can give a sense of the stupendous size of the Sun. Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: Special Ed]       #3419053 - 10/29/09 08:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, Excellent observations of the Sun in white light showing the sunspot group AR 1029. It is ironic that we get excited about seeing one or two sunspots so long after solar minimum. The sunspot group (AR 1029) is interesting. Thank you for sharing them with us all. Carlos Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: New Solar Cycle Activity Sketches [Re: CarlosEH]       #3419240 - 10/29/09 10:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Carlos. Yes, it is all relative--this little bit of solar activity would hardly be worth a mention if it wasn't at the start of a long awaited new cycle. *And* it may be a long time before anymore activity as this minimum drags on. Meanwhile, Luna delivers dependable and dynamic views as shown by your excellent drawing of Crater Copernicus. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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