Sunspots on 18/12/21

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Sunspots on 18/12/21

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Hello all,
Sunspots today at 08:50 l.t. in morning. AR 12906 12907 12908 12909 12910 12911 on the limb.

Thanks for looking
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Re: Sunspots on 18/12/21

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:hamster: :bow :bow I bet today took much long to sketch the Sun than usual, with all those millions of spots :hamster:

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Re: Sunspots on 18/12/21

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Beautiful sketch, Marios ! Congratulations on the SPOD.

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Hi Marios,

Excellent presentation :bow


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WoW!! 😯. I am utterly impressed. Your sketch looks almost like a photo. 👍🏻👍🏻

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Marios:
Thanks and congratulations on the SPOD.
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Re: Sunspots on 18/12/21

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marios i. wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:43 pm Hello all,
Sunspots today at 08:50 l.t. in morning. AR 12906 12907 12908 12909 12910 12911 on the limb.

Thanks for looking

Sunspots 18 12 21.jpg
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Re: Sunspots on 18/12/21

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Beautiful sketch, Marios. Congratulations on SPoD.

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Re: Sunspots on 18/12/21

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An excellent sketch Marios, congrats on the SPoD!


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Re: Sunspots on 18/12/21

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Marios!

Now this is visual observing at it's very best!!

Congrats on the SPOD!!

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Re: Sunspots on 18/12/21

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Very impressive! I love the presentation.

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