The Dutch Observatory

March 8, 2016 on 8:22 pm | In Sun | Comments Off

A session captured through high clouds and lots of con-trails.  Seeing 6/10.  The Sun managed to release one C-class flare coming from an old region: AR2511, making for Low flare activity.  5 Active regions today with the total active region area at 120, and the sunspot count is at 11.  Not much happening on the Sun today, except a nice prominence at the NE limb.  Today three full disk images and only two close-ups as well as a close up of the prom. At the end of the session the clouds made it impossible to make the Flats to compensate for the Newton rings in the Ha close up.  Sorry for that.