You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Solar Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 billinmoray member Reged: 10/02/08 Posts: 19 New active region!       #3381926 - 10/10/09 11:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just home from a mini-solar party at Highlands Astronomical Society's observatory just outside Inverness, Scotland. First views showed just a prom in the east and a small filament near the north end of the Sun. HAS member Antony (CNer Spyke) spotted what he described as a "dished area" just north of the centre of the Sun in his Lunt 60mm. A short while later, this turned into a spot. This spot, along with another smaller one close by was also obvious in my PST, which stood up well when it's views were compared to the Lunt. The spots became more developed on the two H-alpha scopes and were also visible through Pauline's white light filter on her ETX125. There seemed to be brightening in the area between the spots but no sign of any flaring on X-ray plot from Boulder -------------------- Clear skies, Bill Leslie 57.6degN 3.6degW ETX90RA + Thousand Oaks white light filter Helios 8" Dob. Orion 20x80 binos on parallelogram mount. PST on Astro3 equatorial mount Williams Optics Binoviewers + Harry Siebert OCA for PST Post Extras:       PeteLawrence Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/07/06 Posts: 2292 Loc: Selsey, UK Re: New active region! [Re: billinmoray]       #3381971 - 10/10/09 11:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It certainly is there Bill and has been quite active throughout the day. -------------------- Best regards, Pete Lawrence http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Post Extras:       pjr200 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/29/07 Posts: 2406 Loc: Staffordshire, UK Re: New active region! [Re: PeteLawrence]       #3381990 - 10/10/09 11:55 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great report Bill. I missed that, I wish I had taken more time to scan the surface this morning. -------------------- Best regards Paul Robertson My Gallery Post Extras:       Spyke Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/22/03 Posts: 2143 Loc: Scotland Re: New active region! [Re: pjr200]       #3382081 - 10/10/09 12:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As far as we could tell, it only really became noticeable about 13:00. I hadn't noticed it at 12:00, though it may have been there but much less obvious. It was a great session! Ant -------------------- ED80, Equinox 120 (Moonlited) GSO 8" f6 Dob (Hi-Lux coated) Skymax 127 Maksutov Lunt LS60THa/B1200 Vixen GP, modified AZ-3, SW SupaTrak mounts Post Extras:       marktownley Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/19/08 Posts: 2261 Loc: West Midlands, UK Re: New active region! [Re: Spyke]       #3382221 - 10/10/09 02:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Something to look out for tomorrow now! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 6 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Don W, spaceydee  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 213 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks CN Forums Home

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