Marie's Sunspots

Sunspotter - Imaging Program

Marie Lott, Atlanta, GA
Updated 08/04/23 04:52 PM -0400

This log contains images of sunspots photographed in full spectrum (400-700nm) white light only for the imaging version of the Astronomical League's Sunspotter Observing Program. For this program, one must image 20 full solar disks over two Carrington rotations, calculating sunspot counts and identifying the class of each active region. Additionally one must image five sunspots and label the features.

I completed the visual/sketching version of this program on 6/30/2014, certificate #165 and earned the imaging version on 7/25/2023, certificate #165-I.

For more sunspot images taken after completion of this program, click here.

All of my images below were taken from the driveway of my home in Atlanta, GA at 33.867N,-84.267W.

Carrington rotation start dates for 2023

Rotation Number	Date (UTC)	Rotation Number	Date (UTC)
2266	January 1st, 2023 9:10	2273	July 11th, 2023 7:08
2267	January 28th, 2023 17:18	2274	August 7th, 2023 12:16
2268	February 25th, 2023 1:27	2275	September 3rd, 2023 18:03
2269	March 24th, 2023 9:06	2276	October 1st, 2023 0:31
2270	April 20th, 2023 15:49	2277	October 28th, 2023 7:28
2271	May 17th, 2023 21:29	2278	November 24th, 2023 14:48
2272	June 14th, 2023 2:24	2279	December 21st, 2023 22:30

Whole Solar Disk Images in White Light
For each set of three images, the 1st two are mine; the third is from soho.nascom.nasa.gov

Carrington Rotation 2272, June 14 through July 10, 2023: 11 images

Carrington Rotation 2273, July 11 through August 5, 2023: 9 images to date

Observation & Imaging Data	Image	Image With Active Regions labeled	SDO Reference Image
1. Date/time: 2023.06.17 04:14 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 2/5 Clouds: Scattered, 20% Wind: 4 mph gusts Temp: 77°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor @ full aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.6 ms, gain 0; best 10% of 1059 frames in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 1 + S 5 = 6 Spots: N 5 + S 44 = 49 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =109	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
2. Date/time: 2023.06.24 13:30 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 2/5 Clouds: scattered, 17% Wind: 5 mph Temp: 72°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.68 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 8 + S 5 = 13 Spots: N 37 + S 20 = 57 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) = 187	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
3. Date/time: 2023.06.25 13:26 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 3/5 Clouds: 4%, very light haze Wind: 1 mph Temp: 75°F Location: Sharon GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.80 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 6 + S 2 = 8 Spots: N 30 + S 11 = 41 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) = 121	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
4. Date/time: 2023.06.27 13:24 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 4/5 Clouds: 2% Wind: 5 mph Temp: 76°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.75 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 4 = 8 Spots: N 44 + S 6 = 50 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =130	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels

5. Date/time: 2023.07.02 13:12 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 4/5 Clouds: 2% but encroaching quickly Wind: gusts, 7 mph Temp: 77°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.70 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 2 + S 5 = 7 Spots: N 23 + S 34 = 57 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =127	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled Note: there was an X1 class flare from AR 3354 ten hours after photo was taken!	SDO Image with labels
6. Date/time: 2023.07.03 13:05 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 2/5 Clouds: 60% (had to wait 30 minutes for a sucker hole!) Wind:3 mph Temp:73°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.70 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 2 + S 4 = 6 Spots: N 27 + S 36 = 63 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =123	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels

7. Date/time: 2023.07.04 17:47 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 2/5 Clouds: 56% Wind: 8 mph Temp:87°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.65 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 3 + S 3 = 6 Spots: N 34 + S 25 = 59 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =119	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
8. Date/time: 2023.07.06 13:02 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 4/5 Clouds: 3% but high, very thin cirrus Wind: 6 mph (gusts) Temp: 78°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.78 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 2 + S 5 = 7 Spots: N 24 + S 30 = 54 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =124	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
9. Date/time: 2023.07.07 13:38 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 4/5 Clouds: 14%, blowing across the FOV Wind: 4 mph Temp: 79°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.68 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop; no flats today due to so many clouds blowing through the capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 3 + S 6 = 9 Spots: N 31 + S 26 = 57 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =147	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
10. Date/time: 2023.07.08 13:01 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 3/5 Clouds: 26%, but all in the east, covering over the sun! Had to wait for sucker holes. Wind: 5 mph Temp: 80°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.70 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 6 = 10 Spots: N 32 + S 26 = 58 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =158	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
11. Date/time: 2023.07.09 17:00 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2272 Sky Quality (seeing): 2/5 Clouds: 50% Wind: 13 mph Temp: 84°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.5 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats (poor due to clouds) applied during capture. Difficult imaging due to being on the meridian & constant clouds blowing over. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 6 = 10 Spots: N 24 + S 41 = 63 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =163	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels


12. Date/time: 2023.07.11 13:16 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 4/5 Clouds: 4% Wind: 1 mph Temp: 84°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.59 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 7 = 11 Spots: N 47 + S 50 = 97 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =207	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled Note: check out the new AR just coming around the NE edge!	SDO Image with labels
13. Date/time: 2023.07.12 12:58 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 4/5 Clouds: 3% Wind: 1 mph Temp: 79°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.66 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 6 = 10 Spots: N 49 + S 44 = 93 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =193	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
14. Date/time: 2023.07.13 12:51 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 4/5 Clouds: 5% Wind: 1 mph Temp: 77°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.68 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 3 + S 4 = 7 Spots: N 38 + S 30 = 68 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =138	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
15. Date/time: 2023.07.14 18:41 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 2/5 Clouds: 38% Wind: 4 mph Temp: 88°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.58 ms, gain 0; only had about 5 minutes of an open spot before the sun was covered up with clouds again, just barely time for a rough focus. The best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 3 + S 4 = 7 Spots: N 33 + S 26 = 59 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =129	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
16. Date/time: 2023.07.15 13:12 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 4/5 Clouds: 5% (an unexpected clear morning!) Wind: 2 mph Temp: 81°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200frame SER @ 0.71 ms, gain 0; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop.Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 3 + S 4 = 7 Spots: N 24 + S 20 = 44 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =114	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
17. Date/time: 2023.07.16 14:36 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 2/5 Clouds: 46% Wind: 5 mph Temp: 79°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200 frame SER @ 0.5 ms, gain 4; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 3 = 7 Spots: N 45 + S 11 = 56 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =126	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
18. Date/time: 2023.07.19 13:45 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 2/5, hazy Clouds: 21% Wind: 6 mph Temp: 80°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200 frame SER @ 0.88 ms, gain 4; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 3 = 7 Spots: N 47 + S 12 = 59 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =129	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
19. Date/time: 2023.07.20 13:16 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 3/5 Clouds: 2%, hazy Wind: 2 mph Temp: 83°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200 frame SER @ 0.9 ms, gain 4; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 2 = 6 Spots: N 57 + S 14 = 71 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =131	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels
20. Date/time: 2023.07.23 13:22 UTC Carrington Rotation: 2273 Sky Quality (seeing): 3/5 Clouds: 15% Wind: 0 mph Temp: 77°F Location: Atlanta GA Telescope: 80 mm refractor stopped to 40mm aperture Telescope focal length: 560 mm Camera: ASI 174mm Filter: 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 filter Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 0.55 ms, gain 4; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. Total Sunspot Count: Groups: N 4 + S 3 = 7 Spots: N 39+ S 9 = 48 Wolf Sunspot Number (R=10G+S) =118	Solar North up, East left	With Active Regions labeled	SDO Image with labels

Sunspot Images

Day 1: Date/time: 7/8/2023 14:01 UTC Sky Quality: 3/5 Seeing in arc seconds: 2" (smallest detail seen where a photospheric granule is 1.5-2") Location: Atlanta GA Telescope effective aperture: 40mm Telescope focal length: 560mm Barlow: 2X Svbony, effective 3X Camera: ASI174 Filter(s): 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 4 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. McIntosh Sunspot Classification: AR3362: Hsx; AR3363: Hkx Is granulation visible? Yes Is penumbral grain visible? Yes Are penumbral fibrils detected? Yes, I think so. Can you see the Wilson effect? No	Solar North up, East left
Day 2: Date/time (UTC): 7/12/2023 13:42 UTC Sky Quality: 4/5 Seeing in arc seconds: 2+" (smallest detail seen where a photospheric granule is 1.5-2") Location: Atlanta GA Telescope effective aperture: 40mm Telescope focal length: 560mm Barlow: 2X Svbony, effective 3X Camera: ASI174 Filter(s):1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 1.5 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. McIntosh Sunspot Classification: AR3372: Eki Is granulation visible? Yes Is penumbral grain visible? Yes Can you see the Wilson effect? Yes (compare to sunspot image taken three days later on 7/15, below)	Solar North up, East left
Day 3: Date/time (UTC): 7/13/2023 13:03 UTC Sky Quality: 3/5 Seeing in arc seconds: 2+ (smallest detail seen where a photospheric granule is 1.5-2") Location: Atlanta GA Telescope effective aperture: 40mm Telescope focal length: 560mm Barlow: 2X Svbony, effective 3X Camera: ASI174 Filter(s):1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x30" SER @ 1.5 ms, gain 0; best 10% of frames kept in PIPP and again in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. McIntosh Sunspot Classification: AR3363: Dko AR3362: Hrx Is granulation visible? Yes Is penumbral grain visible? Barely Is a light bridge visible? Yes Can you see the Wilson effect? No	Solar North up, East left
Day 4: Date/time (UTC): 7/15/2023 13:20 UTC Sky Quality: 4/5 Seeing in arc seconds: 2 (smallest detail seen where a photospheric granule is 1.5-2") Location: Atlanta GA Telescope effective aperture: 40 mm Telescope focal length: 560 mm Barlow: 3X Astromania (new) Camera: ASI174 Filter(s): 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200 frames SER @ 6.4 ms, gain 0; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. McIntosh Sunspot Classification: AR3372: Eko AR3373: Dao Is granulation visible? Yes Is penumbral grain visible? Yes Is a light bridge visible? Yes Are penumbral fibrils detected? Yes! Can you see the Wilson effect? No	Solar North up, East left
Day 5.1: Date/time (UTC): 7/16/2023 14:55 UTC Sky Quality: 2/5 Seeing in arc seconds: 2 (smallest detail seen where a photospheric granule is 1.5-2") Location: Atlanta GA Telescope effective aperture: 40 mm Telescope focal length: 560 mm Barlow: 3X Astromania (new) Camera: ASI174 Filter(s): 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200 frames SER @ 4.8 ms, gain 4; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. McIntosh Sunspot Classification: AR3372: FKO AR3373: DAI New1(AR3376): DRO Is granulation visible? yes Is penumbral grain visible? yes Can you see the Wilson effect? no	Solar North up, East left
Day 5.2: Date/time (UTC): 7/16/2023 14:56 UTC Sky Quality: 2/5 Seeing in arc seconds: 2 (smallest detail seen where a photospheric granule is 1.5-2") Location: Atlanta GA Telescope effective aperture: 40 mm Telescope focal length: 560 mm Barlow: 3X Astromania (new) Camera: ASI174 Filter(s): 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200 frames SER @ 4.8 ms, gain 4; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. McIntosh Sunspot Classification: AR3363: DKO Is granulation visible? yes Is penumbral grain visible? yes Can you see the Wilson effect? just beginning to see it	Solar North up, East left
Day 6: Date/time (UTC): 7/20/2023 13:30 UTC Sky Quality: 3/5 Seeing in arc seconds: 2 (smallest detail seen where a photospheric granule is 1.5-2") Location: Atlanta GA Telescope effective aperture: 40 mm Telescope focal length: 560 mm Barlow: 3X Astromania (new) Camera: ASI174 Filter(s): 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200 frames SER @ 8.5ms, gain 4; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. McIntosh Sunspot Classification: AR3372 (top right): FKO, note the nice light bridges!! AR3373 (lower center): EKC AR3376 (top left): DSO Is granulation visible? yes Is penumbral grain visible? yes Can you see the Wilson effect? no, but limb darkening is seen	Solar North up, East left
Day 7: Date/time (UTC): 7/23/2023 13:28-13:32 UTC Sky Quality: 3/5 Seeing in arc seconds: 2 (smallest detail seen where a photospheric granule is 1.5-2") Location: Atlanta GA Telescope effective aperture: 40 mm Telescope focal length: 560 mm Barlow: 3X Astromania (new) Camera: ASI174 Filter(s): 1.25" Herschel wedge with ND3 Capture details: SharpCapPro, 3x1200 frames SER @ 5.5-6.0ms, gain 4; best 1200 frames kept in PIPP and then best 120 frames in AutoStakkert; sharpness & levels tweaked in Topaz & Photoshop. Flats applied during capture. McIntosh Sunspot Classifications: AR3377 (top): DSO AR3379 (center): FHO AR3376 (bottom, with 3377 & 3379): HSX Is granulation visible? yes Is penumbral grain visible? yes Can you see the Wilson effect? no	Solar North up, East left in all 3 images