What a sunspot!

by Mark Wagner,
Steven Caron,
Rich Anderson,
Rich Neuschaefer,
James Turley

15:04:17 -0700 (PDT) Mark Wagner

For those of you who haven't yet heard, there's a humongous spot on old sol right now. Pat and I have a couple mylar eclipse glasses sold by Rainbow Symphonies (look like the old 3d movie glasses, but mylar instead), and stepped out back and looked. Easily naked eye... big spot! Another naked eye spot is about on the meridian, below the center of the sun.

If you get a chance to, look at this one. It is probably the most dramatic sunspot I've seen in several years.

15:06:56 Steven Caron

WOW!!!! that is a BIG sunspot! There's so much structure and detail to it. Get a look while you can!

15:42:50 Rich Anderson

I saw it through a Zeiss Miniquick and it is huge. Will someone shoot it?

16:03:45 Rich Neuschaefer

Is this big sunspot just coming into view or moving out of view?

I just had a look at it with a filter and my MiniQuick. I guess since it is on the left side of the sun in a correct image that the spot will be moving into better view?

16:12:52 James Turley

Wow squared...

I even hauled my 13 year old daughter out from in front of MTV and showed her the spots through my Mak 90mm with Thousand Oaks Sun filter, 9.5mm Plossl. She even said "Kewl', which is exactly what she said when she saw M31 the first time.

How about the grouping at the Equator on the Meridian (guess that's the center)?... I actually thought I saw a cluster of 4 spots moving about there..

Great detail and structure, as Steve says.

Man, what a storm.

A must see!