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Bob
Thanks for your comments.
Unfortunately I am having some Sun equipment problems, that may put me out of action for a while.
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A mixed day, pleasant morning, then some rain showers, I just managed to get three short video clips (the best of only 3 seconds providing 53 frames to stack in registax) producing this attached image. Possibly 37 No sunspots counted but 11 quite tiny & faint.
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Brian
Really super images of the old Sun. Thanks for showing them.
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Bob
Very nice picture of the Sun
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14th October; generally OK, pleasant but cool day & a few heavy rain showers continuing into the afternoon. The were then a few gaps in the cloud but raindrops on the W facing window when I set up my 88mm William Optics refractor, Herschel Wedge & Opticstar PL-131m video camera on Photo Trip...

Bob & Jeff
Thanks for your kind comments.
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A better day than I expected, but very breezy & a fair amount of drifting cloud but only two short rain showers. In the afternoon luckily the sky cleared & I imaged the Sun as usual through our double glazed west facing back bedroom window using my 88mm William Optics refractor with Opticsta...

A very mixed day, cool & very heavy morning rainfall, when there was a break in the clouds in the afternoon I imaged the Sun in White Light. Lovely evening now but tomorrows weather forecast not great.
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Brian
Thanks for the comment.
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A bit cooler perhaps but I think 30th August is the nicest day for a while. The drifting cloud reduced in the afternoon when I imaged the Sun in White Light using my 88mm William Optics refractor, Herschel Wedge & Opticstar PL-131m (monochrome) video camera through the double glazed window, me s...

woldsstargazer
Nice one - Super image
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Jeff
Sorry I'm a bit late responding but thanks for your kind comments. It seems to me in recent in the last few weeks the Sun's Sunspot activity has has reduced somewhat.
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Jeff & Bob
Thanks for your comments.
I'm not sure but possibly have identified the bright-ish spot you mentioned Bob. A bit upper left in the umbra.
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I attach a White Light image of the Sun today.
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Bob
I counted a similar total number of Sunspots as you did today (17th August).
I'll put my image of the Sun on the Gallery.
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