All observing logs for month 2007-10 (earliest log first).
2007-10-04
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-04 13:10 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-04 13:15 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 17.6°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 8.3°C ... |
| Humidity: | 55% ... |
| Wind Speed: | 1.5mph ... |
| Wind Dir: | West North West ... |
| Pressure: | 1018.0hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Very clear day. I took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-04 13:10 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-04 13:15 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-13
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-13 15:10 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-13 15:15 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 17.8°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 13.9°C ... |
| Humidity: | 78% ... |
| Wind Speed: | 3.8mph ... |
| Wind Dir: | South South East ... |
| Pressure: | 1021.1hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Mostly cloudy day. During a brief clear spell I took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-13 15:10 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-13 15:15 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-14
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-14 14:50 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-14 15:55 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 15.2°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 10.0°C ... |
| Humidity: | 72% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1015.6hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Mostly cloudy day. Cleared a little into the afternoon (albeit quite hazy after it had cleared) so I took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-14 14:50 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-14 15:55 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-17
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-17 13:50 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-17 13:55 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 13.4°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 7.6°C ... |
| Humidity: | 68% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1017.1hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Mostly clear day. Took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-17 13:50 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-17 13:55 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-18
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-18 14:00 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-18 14:05 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 12.3°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 5.6°C ... |
| Humidity: | 64% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1031.5hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Mostly clear day. Took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-18 14:00 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-18 14:05 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-19
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-19 12:20 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-19 12:25 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 12.4°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 5.9°C ... |
| Humidity: | 65% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1032.8hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Very clear day. Took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-19 12:20 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-19 12:25 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-20
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-20 12:00 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-20 12:05 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 12.8°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 7.2°C ... |
| Humidity: | 69% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1034.1hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Very clear day. Took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-20 12:00 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-20 12:05 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-21
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-21 15:00 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-21 15:05 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 12.1°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 6.1°C ... |
| Humidity: | 67% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1025.2hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Fairly clear day, just some high cirrus about. Took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-21 15:00 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-21 15:05 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-23
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-23 14:30 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-23 14:35 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 10.9°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 5.2°C ... |
| Humidity: | 69% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1024.7hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Very clear day. Took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-23 14:30 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-23 14:35 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-29
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-29 20:50 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-29 21:10 UT |
| Equipment: | Naked Eye Meade 10x50 Binoculars |
| Temperature: | 7.4°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 4.3°C ... |
| Humidity: | 81% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1011.6hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Since first hearing about its outburst I've been unable to observe comet Holmes. Tonight was quite clear but I was out for the early part of the evening. After I got home I headed out with the binocular to have a look. |
Comet 17P/Holmes
| From: | 2007-10-29 20:50 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-29 21:10 UT |
|
When I got outside I noticed that there was a huge bank of cloud heading in from the west. By the looks of things I only had 15 or 20 minutes to observe before the cloud would be a problem. Even to the naked eye it was obvious where the comet was. It was obvious that Perseus contained a (slightly fuzzy looking) star that shouldn't be there. I roughly estimated its magnitude to be around that of Delta Persei. With the binocular the view was very different. The comet was a large, circular fuzzy patch, somewhat reminiscent of a planetary nebula (albeit brighter and bigger than any I've observed before). I could make out that the brightness seemed to vary slightly over the diameter of the comet and that it looked a little denser out towards the edge. Ideally I'd have liked to have gone on to get the 130M or the 905 out to have a better look but, sadly, by 21:10 UT the bank of cloud had moved in and I could no longer see the comet. |
2007-10-30
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-30 13:55 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-30 14:00 UT |
| Equipment: |
Solarscope
|
| Temperature: | 12.4°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 5.3°C ... |
| Humidity: | 63% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1020.1hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Very clear day. Took the Solarscope out to do a quick sunspot count. |
Sun
| From: | 2007-10-30 13:55 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-30 14:00 UT |
|
No spots or other marks visible on the Sun. |
2007-10-31
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2007-10-31 21:25 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-31 21:45 UT |
| Equipment: | Naked Eye Meade 10x50 Binoculars |
| Temperature: | 10.6°C ... |
| Dew Point: | 8.1°C ... |
| Humidity: | 85% ... |
| Wind Speed: | Calm ... |
| Pressure: | 1025.1hPa ... |
| Notes: |
Another evening where I was busy with other things while it was clear out. Given that I had a little bit of free time I wandered out with the Meade 10x50 binocular to have a look at comet Holmes. Pretty fine night, a small hint of mist. No Moon. |
Comet 17P/Holmes
| From: | 2007-10-31 21:25 UT |
| To: | 2007-10-31 21:45 UT |
|
With the naked eye comet Holmes looked more or less the same it did during my previous observation. At a rough guess I'd have said that the brightness was again similar to that of Delta Persei. With the binocular the view was a little different to that of two nights ago. While the overall view was the same the variation in brightness that I'd noted seemed press pronounced, less obvious. |
