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Polar Faculae Observer’s Challenge

Although we are now (February 2019) at solar minimum in terms of the number of sunspots, there is one photospheric

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Observing Aids & Techniques

Roger Samworth has written about how he images the Sun using a Lunt LS35 Hydrogen Alpha telescope – see Solar Ha

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Solar Section Aims & Objectives

Aims To promote every aspect of solar astronomy and to provide information and encouragement to members in relation to the

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Submitting Observations

The Solar Section welcomes your observations of the Sun whether these are in white light or narrow band wavelengths such

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Spectral

Spectral Lines in the Sun

To return to the Solar Section home page. Please select Here

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How to Construct a Solar Projection Box

I possess a Vixen GP102 refractor, which uses the Vixen Great Polaris equatorial mount and whilst I’d used a Baader

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Spiders Web Graticule

 I like to make daily drawings of the sun, using the projection method and a screen with a circle the

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Prominence Latitude

“I was interested in Brian Mitchell’s method of determining Prominence latitudes.  I would like to add an alternative which I

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Nick Howes set up

Nick Howes – Telescope set-up

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Solar Section Tutorials

Our Star – The Sun Determining the Quality Number of a Sunspot Group Solar Observing Spectral Lines in the Sun

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