Sun in HAlpha / CaK / White Light
Stellarvue SV80s 
+  Baader AstroSolar Safety film or Herschel Wedge
Uploaded 12/03/12

Daily Report
For Monday, January 2nd, 2012
 
 Only
            rarely does the seeing reach 4/5 so I did not hesitate and for
            the half hour it was good, took several close ups of the sun
            with the 5x barlow. 
 
Images below are 1290 wide and non clickable
 

            
 WHITE
            LIGHT:

            
Lets
            Start with a full disk image for today:

            
AR1389
            dominates the disk in the center, and a brand newly named spot
            on the extreme limb, AR1391 shows clearly the "Wilson Effect".

            


            
5x
            Televue powermate images. First lets take a look at that big
            sunspot:

            


            
Next,
            well take a look at some of the smaller denziens of the Sun.
            AR1386:

            


            
Next
            is AR - Unknown. It is unamed at present. and consists of some
            very tiny pores!

            


            
Finally,
            AR1391 clearly revealing the Wilson Effect (depresed umbra) on
            the limb:

            



Instruments:  SV80S with Zeiss Apochromat
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200
Camera:  DMK 51 usb
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 4/5, Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature: 45F
Processing: Registax 6, Photoshop CS2

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