--- In OAFs@y..., "Bruce McGlashan" <mcglashanb2@h...> wrote:
To my bleery eyes (too much programming this afternoon), it looked >
like a vertically-oblong spot. For anyone with some
power, is that what it looked like on closer inspection?
I sketched it a few days ago. At that time, the spot seemed
horizontally oblong if you included the greyish area around the main
black spot itself. There are a number of smaller sunspots as well.
The E-W size was about 120" whereas the N-S was only 80". However, if
you looked only at the largest dark spot, through the scope, that was
oblong in a vertical direction, as you describe it now. I wonder if
it has changed much in the last few days?
My wife suggested I haul the finderscope off the scope and look at
the sun through it and the welder's glass (glass in front). I
didn't >try it, because I wasn't sure that's a safe thing to do.
Anybody >know?
A finderscope concentrates the light maybe 7X. Welder's glass is said
to protect unaided eyes. I don't know with certainty, but common
sense says "don't do it!" Good call, I'd say.
If we go observing soon to a place where I bring my scope, I'd gladly
bring my solar filter so you can catch a few glimpses. We'd have to
go just a bit earlier.do some solar observing/sketching, then observe
the evening & night stuff. Soon, the sun will still be high enough at
6pm to do a bit of solar observing.
The Photon Hound
