Observations of object "Sun"

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Observations of object "Sun":

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Apr 24 13:50:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2250

This morning I observed the sun with my Sunspotter Solar Scope. AR2818 seams to be growing rapidly & shows three big sunspots in the group. There is plenty of facula surrounding the sunspots.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Aries)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Apr 20 16:45:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2248

I just finished observing the sun with my solar telescope. There are two sunspot groups with plenty of facula on the sun's face. AR2816 has grown since yesterday & it is now approaching the center of the sun's face. AR2817 is about to rotate out of the sun's face in a couple of days. These two sunspot groups are really impressive!

This morning, I observed the sun with my solar telescope. I was able to view the Sunspot group AR2816. The group had three sunspots that I was able to see. Yesterday I could not see this group so that tells me the sunspots are growing.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Pisces)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Feb 25 17:05:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2230

Early this afternoon, I was able to observe growing Sunspot complex Sunspotter Solar Telescope. This spot is growing a lot however it's also going to exit the sun's face in a few days.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Sagittarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Nov 29 16:45:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2220

Late this morning, I observed two sunspots with my solar telescope. Sunspot #AR2785 is still huge while nearby, sunspot#AR2784 is about half the size. The facula around the large spot was really nice to look at. Also, two nights ago, I studied Tycho Crater on the moon's south pole. The crater rays were really obvious. Looking at Tycho just before full moon makes a big difference on how much you can see.

Sun (Sun)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Nov 23 17:30:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2218

This afternoon, I observed the sun with my Solar scope. Sunspot group AR2783 contains a big sunspot with several smaller ones trailing behind. My scope was only able to see the big spot because clouds were interfering.

Sun (Sun)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair
Time: Sun Oct 18 16:15:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2209

This afternoon, I observed the Sun with mu 62mm solar telescope. I could see sunspot AR2776 is starting to grow. The facula around the sunspot is also getting easier to see.

Sun (Sun)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair
Time: Sun Oct 18 16:15:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2208

This afternoon, I observed the Sun with mu 62mm solar telescope. I could see sunspot AR2776 is starting to grow. The facula around the sunspot is also getting easier to see.

Sun (Sun)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Aug 9 15:00:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2183

This morning I observed sunspot # AR 2770 with my Sun Spotter Solar Telescope. the spot has already unleashed a solar flare & it might send another CME towards Earth.

This morning I observed Sunspot # AR 2767 with my Sun Spotter Solar Telescope. In a few days, this spot will be rotating off of the Sun's face. The spot is still not complex but the facula shows nicely around it. Sunspot # AR 2768 just rotated onto the Sun's face but it's so tiny, my scope can't pick it up.

Sun (Sun)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Jul 25 13:15:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2179

This morning, I observed the Sun with my Sunspotter Solar Telescope. The sunspot 2767 is looking very good as it crosses the Sun's face. Right now, it doesn't look like a complex sunspot system so big auroras are not likely to happen.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Sat Jun 6 15:30:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2159

This morning, I observed the sun with my Sun Spotter Solar Telescope. Sunspot # AR 2765 is now on the face of the sun. When I look at it directly, I see a single sunspot but when I photograph it & enlarge the image, I can see two smaller spots with facula. I'm looking forward to tracking it across the sun's face.

Sun (Sun)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Time: Wed May 15 13:30:00 2019 UT Obs. no.: 2105

This morning, I observed the sun with my Sunspotter Solar Telescope. After spewing out about 3 CMEs, sunspot #2741 is now starting to decay. It will be rotating off the sun's face in a few days.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Time: Sat May 11 05:07:00 2019 UT Obs. no.: 2104

This morning, I observed the sun with my Sunspotter Solar Telescope. One of the sunspots, #2740, is decaying & hard to see in my scope. The other spot, #2741, is very large with facula around it. With bad weather coming, I won't be able to observe the sun for awhile.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Time: Wed May 8 15:00:00 2019 UT Obs. no.: 2103

This morning I observed sunspots #2740 & 2741 on the face of the sun. Both spots are still large & both of them are surrounded by facula. It's nice to see the sun have spots on it.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Time: Mon May 6 15:00:00 2019 UT Obs. no.: 2102

This morning, I was able to watch the return of old sunspot 2738 which is now renamed 2740. It still looks the same as before with one black sunspot & facula around it. There is another sunspot, # 2741, which should rotate onto the sun's face tomorrow or the day after.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Aries)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Time: Wed Apr 10 15:43:00 2019 UT Obs. no.: 2101

This morning, I was finally able to observe a sunspot with my Sunspotter Solar Telescope. AR2738 is a dark sunspot with facula around it. So far it doesn't seem to be getting any bigger but I'll check tomorrow.

This morning, after reading about a new sunspot grouping forming, I took out my solar telescope. Sunspot grouping AR2720 contains two easy to see sunspots. I could not see the other group AR2719 because the spots in the group were to small for my solar scope.

This morning I observed the sun with my Sunspotter Solar Telescope. A tiny new sunspot has appeared on the face of the sun. The problem is, I can't see it on my solar scope. I'll try tomorrow.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair
Time: Thu Jun 21 15:00:00 2018 UT   Obs. no.: 2060

Finally, I am able to see sunspots on the sun with my Sunspooter Solar Telescope. AR2715 is two sunspots together that seem to be growing. It's almost at the center of the sun's face now. AR2713 is two more sunspots getting ready to rotate off the sun's face. The sun is fairly active now.

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