Sunspots
Another of my on and off hobbies is amateur astronomy. I’ve got a 6″ Dobsonian reflector telescope that I drag out into the backyard from time to time.
Though the sun is on the downside of sunspot actitivty, a *very* big group has appeared and there’s been concern and anticipation. Concern that it will cause disruptions in electronic communications and anticipation for a massive aurora show. Neither one has appeared though.
I drug out the scope and a sun filter and took some shots of the sun. This is the best and a full size shot is linked to the thumbnail
UPDATE: To give you an idea of the size of these sunspots, I’ve added a little blue dot at the upper left of the picture. This represents the size difference between the Earth and the Sun.
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nod wrote:
Hey thanks for a cool shot of the sun. We haven’t seen much of it here in Southern Cal for the past few days, except for big orange and fuchia balls that appear in the brown and haze. Thanks for a different view!
Posted on 27-Oct-03 at 3:19 pm | Permalink
Chery wrote:
Fantastic. I’d like to have a telescope, but then I wouldn’t get any sleep at night … I’d be looking at the stars and planets.
Posted on 27-Oct-03 at 8:01 pm | Permalink
Ginny wrote:
You’re into astronomy too? I have always been interested in it. I used to have a telescope until my folks decided they could use it more living in the country than this city girl *scoop*. Sigh… Thank you for the terrific picture today. You must have enjoyed the show Mars gave us this summer.
Posted on 28-Oct-03 at 6:33 am | Permalink
Family Movie Review wrote:
One day I will get a telescope, it is just not possible right now! Thanks for sharing this wonderful picture! Beautiful and AMAZING!
Thanks again,
Mandy
Posted on 04-Nov-03 at 8:03 am | Permalink