Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS 16x and 21.5x ( WL )
AR12778 in the SW is easily seen. It's plage is broken up into two sections. I can see a filament within. We have a new AR just to the NE of it and that is AR12779. It is easy also. I can see the spots within both of these ARs. Well to the north I can see a large disturbance nearing the limb. It contains one snaking long filament. I can see a chain of filaments in the NE quadrant snaking to a filaprom on the NE limb. I also see a faint filament in the far south.
I see several proms around the limb but nothing spectacular. The best one is the filaprom on the NE limb. I see a faint forest of proms below it.
I had trouble getting on band today but once I did the contrast on the mottles was fair.
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope. 25x, 41.5x and 62.5x ( WL )
All together in the same area the spots of AR12778/9 are a sight to behold. I counted nearly two dozen spots/pores in the group. Many are close together and within the penumbra of another. It's really hard to get an accurate count. I can see the faculae faintly surrounding them. The umbra of the largest spot in AR12779 is crescent-shaped. I can also see the facular component of the large disturbance seen in Ha nearing the NW limb. I see no pores in it. Granulation is easy today.
Lunt 8x32 SUNoculars ( WL ).
I can see the spot groups easily in the two SW active regions though they appear small in the binoculars.
Carpe Lumen!
James
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great report James!