[AZ-Observing] Re: Nature's Solar Filter

  • From: "Stanley A. Gorodenski" <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:45:01 -0800

Ouch! You forgot to add to wear protective eye wear.

BillFerris@xxxxxxx wrote:

>In one of those bittersweet moments, Flagstaff has just been treated to a 
>safe, filtered view of the Sun courtesy Mother Nature. The bittersweet nature 
>of this event is that the filtration system was most likely smoke from the 
>disastrous wildfires engulfing southern California.
>
>The Sun had a distinct salmon hue and the two major sunspot groups, 486 and 
>488, were easily visible to the naked eye. Was this visible in other parts of 
>the state?
>
>Regards,
>
>Bill Ferris
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