Sunspot data for 30 August 2024 of period 2024Q3: (PREV DAY - NEXT DAY)

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Today we had patches of alto cumuli, topped with thin stratus. Transparency in between was good, but the scintillation monitor reported mediocre seeing on average. I made the following observation:
Observation date/time:   30 August 2024 13:52 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 (348mm distance, 80mm diameter)
Reference:               Earth's rotation axis
Exposure (transparency): 0.530ms (using 82nm bandwidth green filter)
Seeing (SSSMon):         3.0-4.5" (2.5" at best)

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Total number of sunspots:  30

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