Sunspot data for 8 May 2026 of period 2026Q2: (PREV DAY - NEXT DAY)
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today started out grey, but later in the morning the cumulus stratus thinned and left some gaps to observer. Transparency in them was excellent, but the scintillation monitor reported poor seeing on average. I made the following observation:
Observation date/time: 08 May 2026 10:28 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 (345mm distance, 80mm diameter) Reference: Earth's rotation axis Exposure (transparency): 0.430ms (using 82nm bandwidth green filter) Seeing (SSSMon): 6.5-7.0" (4.5" at best) =================================================================== Total number of sunspots: 19 | |
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