Sunspot data for 18 November 2022 of period 2022Q4: (PREV DAY - NEXT DAY)

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Today we had a short gap in the otherwise fully overcast sky (cumuli before, stratus afterwards). Transparency was mediocre, but the scintillation monitor reported good seeing on average. I made the following observation:
Observation date/time:   18 November 09:34 UTC
Telescope:               GTT60 (Galileo Type Telescope)
Focal length:            1490mm (plano convex singlet)
Aperture:                60mm
Stop:                    30mm
Eyepiece:                -75mm (plano concave singlet, 24mm aperture)
Observation type:        projection (343mm distance, 80mm diameter)
Reference:               Earth's rotation axis
Exposure (transparency): 0.240ms
Seeing (SSSMon):         1.5-2.0" (1.0" at best)

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Total number of sunspots:   4

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