Sun – January 14, 2010, 2038 – 2200 UT
Sketch and Details by Erika Rix
2010 Jan 14, 2038UT – 2200UT
Solar h-alpha and white light, AR1040, Cycle 24
PCW Memorial Observatory, Zanesville, Ohio USA – Erika Rix
DS 60mm Maxscope, LXD75, ETX70-AT w/tilt plate, 21-7mm Zhumell
H-alpha sketch created scopeside with black Canson paper, white Conte’ crayon and pencil, white Prang watercolor pencil, Derwent charcoal pencil, black oil pencil. White light sketch created scopeside with white copy paper, #2 pencil, 0.5mm mechanical pencil.
Sketches were rotated and flipped to match standard solar orientation. West is to the right and north is to the top.
Temp: 1.8°C-10.7°C, Humidity 61%-30%
Seeing: Wilson 4, Transparency: 3/6
Light cirrus, calm, Alt: 15.4, Az: 223.8
Erika,
Beautiful work as always.
I would like to see the sun in my sky more often than I do.
Frank 🙂
Awesome sketch!!!!