Sunspot data for 8 October 2024 of period 2024Q4: (PREV DAY - NEXT DAY)

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Today started out grey, but in the afternoon some clearances allowed to observe. Transparency was poor, but the scintillation monitor reported excellent seeing on average. I made the following observation:
Observation date/time:   08 October 2024 15:05 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): 0.880ms (using 82nm bandwidth green filter)
Seeing (SSSMon):         1.5" (0.6" at best)

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Total number of sunspots:  35

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