[AZ-Observing] Re: Sun Spot
- From: "Steven Dodder" <sdodder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:01:51 +0000
Russ wrote:
> Some of the oddities I have seen in daytime solar viewing have been
>viewing
>a big mylar balloon, one of those enormous research ones with a instrument
>cage
>hung from it passing by the sun (sketch time!), as well as most of the
>airplane
>roster from B2's to those fellows with a parafoil and a fan strapped to
>them.
>Bundles of small balloons from parties and open houses drift by a lot.
>During a windy summer day, was seeing litter at very high altitudes, items
>like sheets of the Az. Republic, and styro cups quite a long way up.
>Another
>common one is a buzzard/condor/vulture whatever you call them, just
>circling
>over the solar disk, its 10' wings doing very little work.
Exactly right, Russ. And speaking of prominences, I got some fairly good
video of the huge ones on the Sun today. It seems nearly the entire north
pole is afflicted! :-)
Good to see that others see weird things while observing the Sun, not just
me. The very first time I pointed my camera in the loaner H-Alpha scope I
have, (thanks, Tom), an airplane flew right through the frame. And here I
thought it was rare! The science baloon reminds me of the second year we
were at the GCSP. Bernie, Rosie, Chris and Dawn Schurr and I were standing
around one morning when someone spotted a high altitude ballon. we all just
gaped and guessed at what it might be at first. So I said, "Hey! Anyone
got a camera or telescope around here?" well, it seemed funny at the
time...in that crowd...
Steve and Rosie Dodder
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