July 28 2022 Observations

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July 28 2022 Observations

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My session time is from 15:20 until 16:10 UTC. The skies are partly cloudy with the seeing a bit below average. The temperature is a quite warm 84F ( 28.8C )

Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS. 16x, 25x and 33x ( Ha )
I can see seven regions in the Ha chromosphere today. Three are in the northern hemisphere with two being numbered. I can see four in the southern hemisphere with three having numbers.

Two plages are seen in the NE quadrant. A larger one ( AR13067 ) in the east that has two roundish filaments SE of it and a small plage west of it that has two roundish filaments to it's NE and another well north of it. Further east at the CLM GONG El Teide Ha shows a very tiny plage at the CLM. I did not see that one. Some low contrast plage can be seen very close to the NW limb. It's associated with the receding AR13064 and will be gone entirely around the limb in just a few hours. Filaments are seen to the NE and some prom activity on the NW limb is being kicked up by the receding active regions.

More low contrast plage is seen nearing the SW limb. It's associated with AR13065. A filament is visible just south of it. SE of AR13065 lies AR13062 with it's spot and plage. Easy filaments lie SW and SE of it. The SE filament looks like a dark blotch! Another patch of plage lies just east of AR13065. It may be a separate disturbance. A possible eighth plage. AR13066 lies well NW of AR13062. It has a couple of small associated filaments. A small but easy unnumbered plage is seen near the SE limb. An easy filament lies just to it's south.

I notice three prominences on the NW limb. The northernmost one is a spray leaning south and the one below it is a low wide dome. Just below it is another small but easy prom. The SW limb shows a small number of proms. One of these is a thin curved bit of plasma that leans south. It's easy to see.

The usual mottles cover the disc.


Orion 70 mm Solar Telescope. 25x and 50x ( WL )
I am not sure how to count or categorize the features in white light today since many of the facular patches are double. The question is " are they one or not ". For simplicity I'll count each double as " one ". So in this way I see six visible disturbances on the Sun's photosphere. Two in the north with both being numbered and four in the south with three being numbered.

AR13067 is seen as a low contrast facula in the NE quad. Another patch of faculae lies close by, just to the east. The faculae of AR13064 is seen in the NW quadrant near the limb. Immediately north of it lies a more sparcely scattered patch of faculae. But are they magnetically one? I have my doubts.

A double facula is seen in the SW quadrant. At least the nearest one to the limb is associated with AR13065. I suspect that the eastern component is magnetically separate. AR13062 is visible by a single easy spot. I can see both it's umbra and penumbra. Just NE of it lies the close double spotlet of AR13066. The SE quadrant has only one system. As of yet it is unnumbered. I see it as a structured fair sized spot trailing 5 pores to it's southeast. Faculae also follow the pores SE and beyond.

The granulation can be seen fairly weakly today.


Carpe Diem!!

James


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Re: July 28 2022 Observations

Post by Montana »

Thanks James for the informative description :hamster: what do you mean by the facuale is double, do you mean a dipole?

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There are two facula side by side or one above the other. The side by side ones are more likely to be dipoles. 🤔


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Thanks James. it was a grey week for me, looks like its going to be a grey weekend too. Solar on hold!


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Mark,
I hope you enjoyed your boat trip though.

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DeepSolar64 wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 3:39 pm Mark,
I hope you enjoyed your boat trip though.

James.
Yes, it was good thanks. A new set of leisure batteries fitted and several jobs done which is all good. Only one session with the sunoculars, but did get a decent clear night, so, with (relatively!) dark skies - certainly compared to the light polluted city of home, I got the 8x42s out and had an hour around 2am until started to get light exploring some deep sky stuff, which, was nice as has been a while since I have got to do this.

Got to drive back up in an hour or so time to get all my scopes and dirty laundry off, I also need to bring the excess beer back home as took more than I drank! :lol:

I'm looking forward to getting back on again soon fingers crossed.

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I am glad you had a good time, Mark. I love deep sky observing, I always have. It's getting harder to do here year by year though. In time I may sell my place and move to Lowndesville SC. The skies are considerably darker there and it may breathe life back into my 12" Sky-Watcher and 10.1" Coulter dobsonians!

It's nice on bringing beer back. Did the cats welcome you home?

James


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DeepSolar64 wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:21 pm It's nice on bringing beer back. Did the cats welcome you home?
Yes they did actually, they were pleased to see me and wanted strokes.

Monday was supposed to be clear skies - it's not, it's cloudy. I can see a bright patch where the sun is but even looking through the sunoculars it is a diffuse patch that I can't focus on - definitely too thick cloud! Will keep checking throughout the day.


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Re: July 28 2022 Observations

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Another detailed report, James. Thank you.

Stu.


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Mark,
Cats can be rather affectionate. Mine sure are!!

So far it's a no-go for me too on this August 1st Monday. I have overcast skies and rain in the area. I think I'll be lucky to even get a SUNocular view. This week's forecast doesn't look that good.

Stu,
You are welcome.

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