by wgater » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:03 pm
Hi all,
In an earlier thread Andrew Short mentioned some sunspots that had appeared on the Sun. I went out to observe them, with an ETX 90EC and astro engineering solar filter,this afternoon. I can confirm that there are about 4 or 5 main groups, along the solar mid regions. One of the groups is quite large; the penumbra of one of the large spots appears to be enveloping an umbra of another, which I thought was quite cool [sic][;)]. Anyway I have taken a pic through the telescope with a Canon EOS 300D;thought some of you guys might be interested. The image is a little blurred by mirror shake but shows the sizes and rough locations of the spots. You can see the pic on my blog.
Clear Skies
Will