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Observations of objects of type "Sun":

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Aquarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Feb 6 17:30:00 2022 UT   Obs. no.: 2328

I just observed the sun with my solar scope. There is another big sunspot, #2039, on the center of the sun's face & right above it is another big spot #2040 which is part of a group of sunspots. The sun is really active this year so far.

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 Jan 31 17:15:00 2022 UT   Obs. no.: 2326

This morning, I observed the sun with my solar scope. There are two giant sunspots #AR2936 which to me are two of the biggest & darkest spots I've ever seen. Also, another dark spot is just emerging onto the sun's face & it's #AR2939. There is a lot of action going on in the sun.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Capricornus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Jan 10 16:30:00 2022 UT   Obs. no.: 2322

This morning I observed the sun with my solar telescope. Two dark sunspots #2924 are huge & dark. They do not look like they belong to the same group to me because they are not that close to each other. Sunspot # 1925 is not quite as large as the other two spots, but it is impressive & dark in in its own right.

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 Dec 20 16:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2319

This morning, I observed a parade of sunspots #AR 2907, 08 & 09 across the sun's face. It was quite an impressive group of spots. The sun is very active now.

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: Thu Dec 16 18:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2317

I just finished observing the sun with my solar telescope. There are now three sunspot groups #s AR2907,08 & 09 with each group having multiple sunspots in them. They seem to be growing also.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Scorpius)
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 8 17:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2308

A short while ago, I observed the sun with my solar telescope. There are two big sunspots, AR2893 & AR2894 on the sun's face. Both are easy to see & there is plenty of facula around both spots.

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: Thu Oct 21 17:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2305

I just finished observing sunspot # 2886 with my solar telescope. The spot appears to be growing & it is surrounded by facula.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Libra)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: none   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Oct 6 15:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2301

This morning I observed a new sunspot that had just rotated onto the sun's face. AR2882 is a rather large sunspot & I hope it grows more.

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: Wed Sep 29 14:45:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2299

This morning, I observed Sunspot #2871 with my solar telescope. This sunspot is still easy to see although it is a few days of leaving the sun's face. It did send a CME towards Earth so we may see an aurora.

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: Thu Sep 23 16:25:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2297

I just observed the sun with my solar telescope. There are several sunspot groups on the face of the sun but my scope only showed sunspot group AR2871 witch is pretty big. The other spots were too small for me to see.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Virgo)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Sep 6 16:15:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2293

I just observed the sun with my solar telescope. There are now four different sunspot groups on the sun's face. Sunspot groups AR #2866 & #2868 are very close together with several spots within both groups. Group #2864 also has several spots within the group while group #2863 has a large spot with several very small ones. The sun is very busy.

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 Aug 30 05:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2291

I observed the sun with my solar telescope. Sunspot group has many spots in the group with the group being about 100,000 miles long. However, it will be rotating off the sun's face in a couple of days.

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: Thu Jul 15 15:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2274

This morning, I observed Sunspot # AR2842 with my solar scope. It's a growing spot that is surrounded by facula. It should reach the center of the sun's face in a few days.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Cancer)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Jun 30 14:15:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2271

This morning, I observed sunspot group AR2835 with my solar telescope. This groups has a large sunspot & several little spots with with lots of facula around the whole sunspot complex. It's a really impressive view.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Cancer)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Jun 30 14:15:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2270

This morning, I observed sunspot group AR2835 with my solar telescope. This groups has a large sunspot & several little spots with with lots of facula around the whole sunspot complex. It's a really impressive view.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Cancer)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Jun 28 15:15:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2269

This morning, I observed the sun with my solar telescope. AR2835 are two fairly large sunspots that are side by side. They are widely separated even though they are in the same group.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jun 20 14:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2267

This morning, I observed the sun with my solar telescope.AR2833 is just north of center on the sun's face. There is a wall of facula around the spot which makes the spot look impressive.

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   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jun 13 14:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2265

This morning I observed a new sunspot, AR2833, that has just rotated on the sun's face with my solar telescope. This spot has a lot of facula just below it & it will be nice to follow it as it crosses the sun's face.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jun 10 09:33:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2264

This morning, my brother Anthony & I observed the partial solar eclipse with our eclipse glasses. The horns of the sun poked trough the horizon first & the sun looked like a crescent moon. The moon was 72% covered at maximum for us. Before sunrise, we also saw an impressive sun pillar.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-inch other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Jun 7 14:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2263

This morning, I observed sunspot group AR2829 with my solar telescope. There are now two fairly prominent spots in this group & they seem to be growing slowly. They are now just past the sun's face.

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   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Jun 5 14:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2260

This morning, I observed the sun with my solar telescope. Sunspot AR2827 is close to rotating off the sun's face while dimmer sunspot AR2829 will soon reach the center of the sun's face. The sun is getting busy.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: Westport, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon May 24 14:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2258

This morning, I observed the sun with my solar telescope. Sunspot # AR2822 looks really black now & it is shooting a lot of CMEs towards Earth. We'll see if we get some auroral action.

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: Wed May 19 15:40:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2256

This morning I observed a new sunspot that just rotated on the face of the sun. AR2824 is a fairly large sunspot with a lot of facula around it. It will be worth watching for the next week.

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: Sun May 9 14:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2253

This morning, I observed the sun with my solar telescope. A new impressive sunspot AR2282 has just rotated onto the sun's face. This spot looks like it will be shooting out more flares & I hope I see some auroras from 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
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Apr 27 16:10:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2251

Yesterday & today, I've been observing three sunspot groups on the face of the sun. AR2018, 2020 & 2021 actually look like one huge sunspot group together rather than three separate groups. I do believe this is really one mega group of sunspots.

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