On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:04:40 +0000, MadCow wrote:

In message , "Bob (not my
real pseudonym)" writes

And it does look like ol' Sol finally got the memo - there have been
some rather impressive sunspots in the last few weeks.

Here's one I photographed last month using thin clouds as a solar
filter. Really need to go buy some welder's glass... The currently
visible sunspot appears to be the same one I photographed, one solar
rotation later.

Bob ^,,^


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I'm impressed - you either had perfect conditions or you're really good
at it. Or both. Post more sunspots!

There's a spectacular one on the sun right now - or so I'm told.
Seattle has slipped back into "what is this strange 'sun' word you
speak of?" mode...

Check out the SOHO images:
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/...me-update.html

Or scroll about halfway down the page at Spaceweather and see some
amazing stuff from folks who truly know what they are doing:
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?...h=01&year=2010

Bob ^,,^