Sunspot data for 5 September 2024 of period 2024Q3: (PREV DAY - NEXT DAY)
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Today tarted out grey, but around noon it cleared to a hazy sky with a few cumuli. Transparency was in them was mediocre, and the scintillation monitor reported poor seeing on average. I made the following observation:
Observation date/time: 5 September 2024 10:40 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 (347mm distance, 80mm diameter) Reference: Earth's rotation axis Exposure (transparency): 0.580ms (using 82nm bandwidth green filter) Seeing (SSSMon): 4.5-5.5" (2.5" at best) =================================================================== Total number of sunspots: 52 | |
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