There is also a nice large eruptive prominence that is visible near the NE limb and some smaller prominences can also be seen around the solar limb.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Solar Imaging Session - December 27, 2010
The sky this morning is slightly hazy but seeing is fair. There are not much activity on the Sun but there is an undesignated (yet) active region that is visible but is now almost exiting the SW limb so that's probably why there is still no designation by NOAA I guess.
There is also a nice large eruptive prominence that is visible near the NE limb and some smaller prominences can also be seen around the solar limb.
There is also a nice large eruptive prominence that is visible near the NE limb and some smaller prominences can also be seen around the solar limb.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Solar Imaging Session - December 24, 2010
The sky this morning was hazy and seeing was not that good as well. Nevertheless, since I haven't done any solar imaging past 8 days since my provincial work trip, I was eager to observe the Sun.
There are no sunspots in the Sun for the past several days already and even solar activity in Ha light is minimal with only some small dark filaments and eruptive prominences are visible on the Sun.
I hope in the next few days, the Sun will become active again :0 Merry Christmas and a Happy ALP Year to All !!!
There are no sunspots in the Sun for the past several days already and even solar activity in Ha light is minimal with only some small dark filaments and eruptive prominences are visible on the Sun.
I hope in the next few days, the Sun will become active again :0 Merry Christmas and a Happy ALP Year to All !!!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Total Lunar Eclipse (Partial Phase Observation ) - December 21, 2010
Hello:
The December 21 total lunar eclipse will only be visible in the US. For us here in the Philippines, we would be able to see around 35% partiality phase remaining after the moon rises from the NE horizon at 5:32pm. This eclipse also falls on the same date as the northern winter solstice this year which is a rare occurrence. According to Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory, who inspected a list of eclipses going back 2000 years. "Since Year 1, I can only find one previous instance of an eclipse matching the same calendar date as the solstice, and that is Dec. 21, 1638," says Chester. "Fortunately we won't have to wait 372 years for the next one...that will be on Dec. 21, 2094."
The sky in the afternoon was a bit cloudy and hazy but luckily for me, the sky here in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte was clear in the North-East horizon for me to be able to image the Partial phase of the total lunar eclipse that was visible in the US. But here in the Philippines, we could only view the partial phase which was estimated to be around 35% partiality remaining at Moonrise at around 5:32pm. But since there was a mountain in the NE horizon, I was able to get a view of the moonrise at around 5:38pm already and the Moon was very beautiful!!!
I was able to image the entire partial phase which last till around 6:05pm more or less. I continue to image into the penumbral phase till around 6:15pm before calling it a night. I still deem myself lucky to be able to image it almost completely compare to my other colleagues who reported seeing some parts of the partial eclipse under very hazy condition. Some even reported not to see it at all in their areas because of cloudy skies!!!
I would like to thank my godfather Mr. Antonio Co of Laoag Bazar for letting me use his roofdeck for me to image the beautiful eclipse! Thanks also to Mr. George Avila for giving me also another observation site option for this event. Thank you to both of you!!!
The December 21 total lunar eclipse will only be visible in the US. For us here in the Philippines, we would be able to see around 35% partiality phase remaining after the moon rises from the NE horizon at 5:32pm. This eclipse also falls on the same date as the northern winter solstice this year which is a rare occurrence. According to Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory, who inspected a list of eclipses going back 2000 years. "Since Year 1, I can only find one previous instance of an eclipse matching the same calendar date as the solstice, and that is Dec. 21, 1638," says Chester. "Fortunately we won't have to wait 372 years for the next one...that will be on Dec. 21, 2094."
The sky in the afternoon was a bit cloudy and hazy but luckily for me, the sky here in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte was clear in the North-East horizon for me to be able to image the Partial phase of the total lunar eclipse that was visible in the US. But here in the Philippines, we could only view the partial phase which was estimated to be around 35% partiality remaining at Moonrise at around 5:32pm. But since there was a mountain in the NE horizon, I was able to get a view of the moonrise at around 5:38pm already and the Moon was very beautiful!!!
I was able to image the entire partial phase which last till around 6:05pm more or less. I continue to image into the penumbral phase till around 6:15pm before calling it a night. I still deem myself lucky to be able to image it almost completely compare to my other colleagues who reported seeing some parts of the partial eclipse under very hazy condition. Some even reported not to see it at all in their areas because of cloudy skies!!!
I would like to thank my godfather Mr. Antonio Co of Laoag Bazar for letting me use his roofdeck for me to image the beautiful eclipse! Thanks also to Mr. George Avila for giving me also another observation site option for this event. Thank you to both of you!!!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Solar Imaging Session - December 16, 2010 (Large Dark Filament & High Altitude Eruptive Prominence! )
Hello:
The sky this morning was very hazy and seeing condition is very poor :( Solar limb is turbulent and focus comes in and out most of the time :( But since I missed observing and imaging the Sun since Dec 13th, I can't help but still proceeded to observe and image the Sun.
AR11131, AR11134 and AR11135 Sunspot Groups are gone now with AR11133 Sunspot Group as the only sunspot group visible on the Sun's disk now and the group is also about to exit the western limb which will leave the Sun without any spots again tomorrow more or less.
There is a nice long dark filament visible in the SE limb as well as a nice high altitude eruptive prominence. A nice duo to observe and image :)
The sky this morning was very hazy and seeing condition is very poor :( Solar limb is turbulent and focus comes in and out most of the time :( But since I missed observing and imaging the Sun since Dec 13th, I can't help but still proceeded to observe and image the Sun.
AR11131, AR11134 and AR11135 Sunspot Groups are gone now with AR11133 Sunspot Group as the only sunspot group visible on the Sun's disk now and the group is also about to exit the western limb which will leave the Sun without any spots again tomorrow more or less.
There is a nice long dark filament visible in the SE limb as well as a nice high altitude eruptive prominence. A nice duo to observe and image :)
Monday, December 13, 2010
Solar Imaging Session - December 13, 2010 (4 Sunspot Groups & Large Eruptive Prominence !!!)
I wake up late this morning after a tiring but enjoyable ALP Annual Meet and Xmas Party. As I check on the Sun. the large eruptive prominence visible in the SE limb is still visible. 2 small sunspot groups have developed. One can be found near AR11133 Sunspot Group while the other can be seen in the NE limb. Both AR11131 and AR11133 continues to rotate and get closer to the NW limb.
In White light, AR11131 Sunspot Group is still a joy to look at while smaller AR11133 Sunspot Group , on the other hand, still shows nice penumbral structure :)
In White light, AR11131 Sunspot Group is still a joy to look at while smaller AR11133 Sunspot Group , on the other hand, still shows nice penumbral structure :)
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Solar Imaging Session - December 12, 2010 (Huge Loop Prominence !!! )
The sky this morning is another frustration as clouds continues to haunt my observations and Imaging sessions this whole week. Add to that was the "malfunction of sorts" of my ATK-1HS II webcam which suddenly cant preview any images to my surprise! I panicked a bit as I was able to see a huge looped prominence daring me to image her as more clouds pass over the Sun's disk! So I quickly got my backup Philips Toucam 740K webcam and started to calibrate and focus on the prominence with difficulty :(
Nevertheless, I was still able to image the huge prominence as well as departing AR11131 and AR11133 Sunspot Groups which are inching closer and closer to the NW limb.
Nevertheless, I was still able to image the huge prominence as well as departing AR11131 and AR11133 Sunspot Groups which are inching closer and closer to the NW limb.
Solar Imaging Session - December 11, 2010
The sky this morning was very hazy and cloudy. Seeing condition is fair though. I had to wait for more than 40 minutes after setup before I could do any imaging. AR11131 and AR11133 still give a nice display of activeness surrounded by nice small plages and dark filaments around each group.
Another interesting feature on the Sun this morning is an appearance of a huge eruptive prominences that was visible in the SE limb. Along faint dark filament is also of interest and need monitoring can be found in the SW quadrant of the Sun.
I wasn't able to do any white light imaging this morning because the clouds started to interfere halfway into my Ha imaging session and finally shut me down during my attempt to do any white light imaging :(
Another interesting feature on the Sun this morning is an appearance of a huge eruptive prominences that was visible in the SE limb. Along faint dark filament is also of interest and need monitoring can be found in the SW quadrant of the Sun.
I wasn't able to do any white light imaging this morning because the clouds started to interfere halfway into my Ha imaging session and finally shut me down during my attempt to do any white light imaging :(
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