2006-05-10
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2006-05-10 14:41 UT |
| To: | 2006-05-10 14:45 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
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| Temperature: | 20.1°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 8.0°C ... |
| Humidity: | 46% ... |
| Wind Speed: | 4.4mph ... |
| Wind Dir: | North North East ... |
| Pressure: | 1018.1hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Very clear day, free of any serious haze and not a single cloud visible. Did a quick sunspot count with the Solarscope. |
Sun
| From: | 2006-05-10 14:41 UT |
| To: | 2006-05-10 14:45 UT |
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With the Solarscope I could see active areas 880 and 882. 882 is now quite close to the edge of the Sun's disc and is very foreshortened — I counted 2 spots in that AA. 880, sort of near the middle of the disc, only had one spot. |
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2006-05-10 21:20 UT |
| To: | 2006-05-10 21:30 UT |
| Equipment: | Naked Eye |
| Temperature: | 12.1°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 5.4°C ... |
| Humidity: | 64% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1019.1hPa ... |
| Notes: |
What looked like a clear evening turned into a very hazy night with some thin cloud floating around. I had hoped to have another stab at observing the comet but there was no way the conditions would have allowed that. |
Moon and Spica
| From: | 2006-05-10 21:20 UT |
| To: | 2006-05-10 21:30 UT |
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While wandering around the garden to check the conditions with a view to getting the 905 out (which I didn't as the conditions were pretty bad due to high-level haze and some thin cloud) I noticed that the Moon and Spica were very close together. I'd have said that they were separated by about 1°. A really nice sight. |
