The Dutch Observatory

December 30, 2012 on 8:12 pm | In Sun | Comments Off

Carington Rotation 2131 came to an end yesterday.  Today the sky was clear for a change.  The Sun has not been very active in the last three or four days.  However 4 active regions make a nice display, especially since all but one are in the Northern hemisphere.  The transparency was so good that I wanted to try a closeup with a 5x barlow.  The atmosphere was a little turbulent, however an image of 1638 came out pretty good with a 5x Meade barlow.