Sunspot data for 3 October 2022 of period 2022Q4: (PREV DAY - NEXT DAY)
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Today we started out with large patches of thin stratus, topped with cirrus, followed by stratocumulus with some small clearances, but still topped with cirrus. Transparency in between was reasonable, but the scintillation monitor reported poor seeing on average. I made the following observation:
Observation date/time: 03 October 13:04 UTC Telescope: GTT60 (Galileo Type Telescope) Focal length: 1490mm (plano convex singlet) Aperture: 60mm Stop: 30mm Eyepiece: -75mm (plano concave singlet, 24mm aperture) Observation type: projection (347mm distance, 80mm diameter) Reference: Earth's rotation axis Exposure (transparency): 0.190ms Seeing (SSSMon): 5.5-6.0" (2.5" at best) =================================================================== Total number of sunspots: 43 | |
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