H-Alpha Solar Sketch
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Observation Notes:
The latest active region looks fantastic. At 40X, I counted 10 spots/pores amid a network of plages. There were 3 prominent spots in the active region and a close pair on the following side traded relative sizes over the course of 30 minutes.
| Subject | Solar H-Alpha |
| Date/Time | OCT 25, 2009 2:00 – 2:30 PM MST (OCT 25, 2009 21:00 – 21:30 UT |
| Observing Loc. | Flagstaff, AZ – Home |
| Instrument | Coronado PST – 40 mm f/10 |
| Eyepieces/Mag. | Pentax XW 10 (40X) |
| Conditions | Clear, light breeze |
| Seeing | Ant. II |