25.06.2022 Afternoon imaging. AR3040 flare.

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 Saturday 25th
Full sun and breezy from the SE until now.
 

15.41 80F. Seeing soft, shaking and squishy. AR3030 & 3032 on the limb. Filaments and some flaring.

15.56 AR3040? with lots of filaments and minor flaring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.01 [UTC] AR3040 flaring to the south west of the AR. Meanwhile, thin high cloud had arrived and ruined the earlier seeing.

The flare was short lived and shrank to a small white spot towards the SW of the AR within minutes. 

 

 

 16.42 [CET] The seeing has not recovered since 16.00. The camera is showing 50C in SharpCap.
Going in to make a cup of tea.

 17.30 Back out to check the seeing conditions. Worse than ever! Outside shade temperature is showing 77F. Inside the dome 82F. 5C. That's quite a differential. 

 18.00 Seeing is still garbage. 

 18.15 Seeing is steadier but not much clearer. Processed image is improving. 

 

 

I captures and processed loads of images of AR3040.

It showed varying degrees of flaring. 

18.50 is a typical example.

18.53 The trees intervened.

 

 

 

 

 

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