Sunspot data for 13 March 2026 of period 2026Q1: (PREV DAY - NEXT DAY)

Sun260313_1521UTC_sketch.jpgSun260313_1531UTC.jpg





Click here for the sharpened image.
today started out grey, but in the afternoon it cleared to a hazy sky. Transparency was poor, but the scintillation monitor reported good seeing on average. I made the following observation:
Observation date/time:   13 March 2026 15:21 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 (343mm distance, 80mm diameter)
Reference:               Earth's rotation axis
Exposure (transparency): 1.380ms (using 82nm bandwidth green filter)
Seeing (SSSMon):         1.8-3.5" (0.8" at best)

===================================================================
Total number of sunspots:  7

PREV DAY - NEXT DAY

Home Geodesy Navigation Astronomy Literature
InFINNity Deck... Astrophotography... Astro-Software... Astro Reach-out... Equipment... White papers...
Deep Sky... Solar system (Main)... Solar System (Asteroids)... Solar System (Meteors)... Solar System (Comets)... Man-made objects...
Sun Mercury Venus Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Aurora Borealis