Sunspots with no magnification
It's clear (and CCCOLD) out here in Ohio. I put on my eclipse shades for a peek at the sun and was amazed to easily see a big sun spot group without any magnification. I'll admit, I don't look at the sun daily, but I've never been able to observe surface detail on the sun without magnification before. Does anyone here know if such a big feature is common? ~Kelly
Kelly; It's always very cool (no pun intended) to observe a sunspot group with no magnification, but it is not rare. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Ricks Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 12:19 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Sunspots with no magnification It's clear (and CCCOLD) out here in Ohio. I put on my eclipse shades for a peek at the sun and was amazed to easily see a big sun spot group without any magnification. I'll admit, I don't look at the sun daily, but I've never been able to observe surface detail on the sun without magnification before. Does anyone here know if such a big feature is common? ~Kelly _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation
Not rare, but not an every day occurance. From: "Hutchings, Mat" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Sunspots with no magnification Kelly; It's always very cool (no pun intended) to observe a sunspot group with no magnification, but it is not rare. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Ricks Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 12:19 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Sunspots with no magnification It's clear (and CCCOLD) out here in Ohio. I put on my eclipse shades for a peek at the sun and was amazed to easily see a big sun spot group without any magnification. I'll admit, I don't look at the sun daily, but I've never been able to observe surface detail on the sun without magnification before. Does anyone here know if such a big feature is common? ~Kelly _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
It's relatively uncommon to have a spot this big - maybe a few times per 11 year solar cycle. I spotted it yesterday with my bare eyes through thin clouds and the tinted portion of my windshield. It is very prominent. As an amateur radio operator, it's AWESOME! It's causing some amazing RF propagation for world-wide radio communications. Jared On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Kelly Ricks <kellyalenericks@gmail.com> wrote:
It's clear (and CCCOLD) out here in Ohio. I put on my eclipse shades for a peek at the sun and was amazed to easily see a big sun spot group without any magnification. I'll admit, I don't look at the sun daily, but I've never been able to observe surface detail on the sun without magnification before. Does anyone here know if such a big feature is common?
~Kelly _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Hi Kelly, Here's what Spaceweather.comn is saying. patrick On 07 Jan 2014, at 10:18, Kelly Ricks <kellyalenericks@gmail.com> wrote:
It's clear (and CCCOLD) out here in Ohio. I put on my eclipse shades for a peek at the sun and was amazed to easily see a big sun spot group without any magnification. I'll admit, I don't look at the sun daily, but I've never been able to observe surface detail on the sun without magnification before. Does anyone here know if such a big feature is common?
~Kelly
Space Weather News for Jan. 7, 2014 http://spaceweather.com STRONG SOLAR ACTIVITY: One of the largest sunspots in years, AR1944, has turned toward Earth and it is crackling with strong flares. So far on Jan. 7th, the active region has produced M7- and X1-class eruptions, and more appear to be in the offing. As this alert is being issued, analysts are waiting for more data from solar observatories to clarify the possibility of CME impacts and geomagnetic storms in the days ahead. For updates, stay tuned to http://spaceweather.com.
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