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No Sunspots Today?

Started by Victory Pete , Mar 31 2024 01:01 PM

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#1 Victory Pete

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Posted 31 March 2024 - 01:01 PM

I have been doing a practice run today with my SVX102T and the Reducer Flattener, so far, I have yet to see any sunspots. I can see a hint of some as I adjust focus. Clouds have been in and out. I know recently there have been some massive spots, I am a bit disappointed, or I am doing something wrong.

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#2 Cajundaddy

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Posted 31 March 2024 - 01:05 PM

Looks like a blank slate.

https://www.spacewea...ot-regions.html

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#3 Victory Pete

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Posted 31 March 2024 - 01:14 PM

Looks like a blank slate.

https://www.spacewea...ot-regions.html

Wow thanks, puts my mind at ease.

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#4 StargazerLuigi

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Posted 31 March 2024 - 01:26 PM

The Sun is resting to put on a show next week

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#5 Daniel Dance

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Posted 01 April 2024 - 03:41 PM

The Sun is resting to put on a show next week

No it won't. It's doing that on purpose to make focusing more difficult for everyone on the day of the eclipse.

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#6 joofcorn

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Posted 01 April 2024 - 04:52 PM

Ok good so not just me. I was out very briefly yesterday during a 20 minute break in the clouds here and was half paranoid that I couldn't get my back focus for my camera right when I couldn't find a sun spot.

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#7 nimbulan

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Posted 01 April 2024 - 04:59 PM

I can see one small sunspot near the edge on the lower right of the sun today. Hopefully there will be more next week.

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#8 Victory Pete

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Posted 01 April 2024 - 05:38 PM

Ok good so not just me. I was out very briefly yesterday during a 20 minute break in the clouds here and was half paranoid that I couldn't get my back focus for my camera right when I couldn't find a sun spot.

Same here with a new Reducer.