White Light Solar Sketch
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iPhone photo of Sun through 8-inch Dob.
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Observation Notes:
Enormous and complex sunspot group AR1944 put on a great show on the sun today. My son and I were able to view it without magnification using just our eclipse glasses. Through the telescope, it was a mass of large and small spots covering a huge area about the size of Jupiter. Several other spots freckled the surface. In addition to the sketch, I grabbed a few shots through the eyepiece with my iPhone. They managed to show some details for hack photos.
| Subject | Solar White Light |
| Date/Time | January 3, 2014 3:30 - 4:45 PM MST (January 3, 2014 2230-2345 UT) |
| Observing Loc. | Flagstaff, AZ - Home |
| Instrument | SkyQuest XT8 - 203 mm f/5.9 Dobsonian |
| Eyepieces/Mag. | 32 mm Sirius Plössl (37.5X) Pentax XW 10 (120X) |
| Conditions | Clear, breezy |
| Seeing | Ant. II-III |
Beautiful sketch!! May have to drag out a solar scope tomorrow.
Thanks Andrew! It's really impressive. I haven't had a chance to do an H-Alpha sketch unfortunately.
Hi Jeremy,
That white light sketch is just awesome!!!
The photo is not too shabby either, for an iphone... :)
Thanks Eric!