22-2-2021 AR2804 CONFIRMED AS NEW IN THE N.CENTRAL

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22-2-2021 AR2804 CONFIRMED AS NEW IN THE N.CENTRAL

Post by EGRAY_OBSERVATORY »

AR2804 images attached - show an interesting set of spots - just emerging this morning in the North-Central region. Not showing as flaring at present, but that can change - of course...

AR2803 has decayed and no longer visible to the east of AR2804.

No forecast available from STEREO as - still not available.

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Re: 22-2-2021 AR2804 CONFIRMED AS NEW IN THE N.CENTRAL

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The SDO tri-colour image shows much detail of what is occuring this morning...

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Re: 22-2-2021 AR2804 CONFIRMED AS NEW IN THE N.CENTRAL

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Prominences also make for an interesting day today, if the skies are clear...

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Re: 22-2-2021 AR2804 CONFIRMED AS NEW IN THE N.CENTRAL

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Thanks Terry; all I have, currently, is an opaque sun poking through the thick altostratus.


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Thanks Geoff and the weather-satellite imagery shows that you should be clear of most clouds this afternoon.

https://eldoradoweather.com/forecast/eu ... t-loop.php

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Thanks Terry, clear sky here so hopefully get some captures later.


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Excellent Nigella and looking forward to seeing your results.

Still cloudy here, so making some F-stops for the ETX-125 to try out whenever...

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Good news!


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Wow! the Sun has burst forth today, that's a great new active region :hamster:

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It looks like we DO have new sunspots! :D


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I just got them visually through gaps in the clouds. I'll post the report very shortly.


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Post by EGRAY_OBSERVATORY »

Indeed the second newbie in a day is AR2805 in the South-Central region.

Was hoping to try the first-light imaging with the ETX-125 and R2 Imaging System today, but clouded-out all day, so completed three f-stops instead.

Yes Mark and Alexandra, the Sun has awoken (for now at least)...

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