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Members' Observations - Large Sunspot Group

large sunspot group CCD image
A large group of sunspots, imaged on 28 June 1999 at 08:18 UT by Ian Smith. Ian used a Celestron C8Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a Starlight Xpress MX516 CCD camera at prime focus. A BaaderPlanetarium solar filter, an 0.96 neutral density filter and an infra red blocker were used; the exposure was 0.6 s.

A large group of sunspots from the summer of 1999, during the run up to solar maximum.


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