[AZ-Observing] Re: 486 488 501

  • From: "Tom Polakis" <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "Reply-To:az-observing"@freelists.org
  • Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:53:51 -0700

Steve Dodder wrote:

>Since we can now monitor the sunspots as they traverse the back side, we 
are then able to detect if this spot has made the trip before, in this 
case 501H4...


Steve,

How do we monitor spots on the back side of the sun?  Is this done in 
visible light with a spacecraft in an orbit that places it opposite the 
earth's position, or is it done from earth at long wavelengths?

Tom

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