Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS. 16x, 21.5x and 32x ( Ha )
The Sun is showing a fair amount of activity today. I could see three active plages in the northern hemisphere. AR12810 in the NW as a mere disturbance with a visible filament. AR12811 ( North center ) which is quite large and AR12812 following east of AR12811 which is bright and easy with a visible spot on the western fringes of the plage. I also see a 4th disturbance near the SE limb with a dark filament below it.
I counted 6 filaments in the southern hemisphere and 4 in the northern hemisphere. I also got several small prominences around the limb with the brightest being on the SE limb. It rose up a short distance and then angled northward.
I was hoping to image with the SMII90 hopefully to get more details in the two bright northern plages. Tomorrows weather doesn't look too good. Oh, well....
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope. 25x, 50x, 62.5x ( WL )
I got one small spot in AR12811. SDO showed a couple of more small pores there but I never could get them visually. I see a larger spot in AR12812. I can tell that it has a penumbra as well as the darker umbra. I see a pore touching the umbra on the spots NE side.
Due to their location near the limb I can see the faculae to AR12810 in the NW and the faculae to an unnumbered system in the SE.
I can see the granulation today without too much trouble.
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Even though I didn't get time to image the Sun today I did take a short Avi of the Moon late which I stacked for this final image. I used the Astro-Tech AT72EDII refractor with the ZWO ASI178MM camera.
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Carpe Noctem!
James
