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Observing the Sun

Part of the Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8015-0

ISBN: 978-1-4614-8014-3

Publisher: Springer New York - Springer Journals

Jun 25, 2013

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The Sun Is a Star

Jenkins, Jamey L.

Pages: 3 –16

[You are no doubt familiar with the evening sky, and the wonders it presents as twilight deepens to darkness. A typical night may find the Moon displaying its ghostly earthshine along with the major planets glowing brightly during their wander through the zodiac. Occasionally, meteors flash and...
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Identifying Solar Features

Jenkins, Jamey L.

Pages: 17 –108

[For the serious amateur astronomer, observing the Sun is all about measuring, counting, or recording solar features that evolve on a continuous basis. Observations tend to split into two distinct areas of study called statistical and morphological. Statistical efforts are tabulated by an...
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Observing the Sun

Jenkins, Jamey L.

Pages: 111 –131

[Without a doubt you will find the Sun one of the most enjoyable and thrilling observing experiences in your astronomical pursuits. The excitement of turning a telescope skyward and “discovering” a new sunspot or witnessing first hand the eruption of a prominence, and then watching it rain back...
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Recording Observations

Jenkins, Jamey L.

Pages: 133 –164

[Amateur solar observing tends to fall into these three broad avenues of pursuit: statistical work, the study of the changing appearance of the Sun, and lastly casual viewing for pleasure, such as at an eclipse or one of the rare transits of Venus or Mercury. It’s not unheard of for an ambitious...

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