[AZ-Observing] Today's Sun
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:30:34 -0700
I got up enough energy and drank water till I nearly burst and then
ventured out to observe the Sun with my 6" refractor.
While I only lasted 10 minutes in the observatory I must say it was
well worth the suffering. There are numerous and big sun spots on the
Sun right now. It is the most interesting scene I've ever seen on the
Sun. I would have grabbed some images except I think I would have
damaged the webcam and computer due to the heat. What I really need
is a large mirror to project the Sun's image into a shaded area.
For those interested, while tortuous, a few minutes solar observing
may be well rewarded.
Jeff
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