THE SOLAR ROTATION REPORT
ISSUED ROTATION DURING ROTATION 1966




The ROTATION REPORT is the newsletter of the ALPO Solar Section with the primary function of promulgating the observations of the Section members to the professional community as well as other observers. It's secondary purpose is to bind our community of amateur solar astronomers together with news notes and other solar information.

If you are a professional researcher and need the data listed here contact: Richard Hill, Lunar & Planetary Lab., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 or email me at rhill@lpl.arizona.edu There is no charge for use of the data, only the request that the Section be acknowledged as well as the individual observer.

All individual observers are listed below the data list. This is done not only to give public recognition to these observers, but to aid the professional in attributing credit.


ROTATION REPORT issued during Carrington Rotation 1966 Contaning data to May. 1, 2000. Prepared by Richard Hill, Coordinator ALPO Solar Section _______________________________________________________________ Hardcopy observations: yr mo dy UT who object res. type rot'n notes (") 1999 05 01 1807 GOG disk 3-4 w.l.pho. 1949 1999 07 11 1727 GOG disk 4-5 w.l.pho. 1951 1999 07 12 0024 DAL disk 10-15 w.l.dwg. 1951 1999 08 14 1312 GOG AR8668 3-4 w.l.pho. 1952 1999 07 11 1727 GOG AR8662 2-3 w.l.pho. 1952 1999 08 27 0002 DAL disk 10-15 w.l.dwg. 1951 1999 08 29 1405 GOG disk 2-3 H-a pho. 1953 1999 09 06 1524 GOG disk 2-3 H-a pho. 1953 1999 09 26 1609 GOG disk 2-3 w.l.pho. 1953 1999 09 26 1636 GOG disk 2-3 H-a pho. 1953 1999 10 20 2307 DAL disk 10-15 w.l.dwg. 1955 1999 12 26 1926 BCD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1957 1999 12 29 1943 BCD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1957 2000 01 01 1559 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1957 2000 01 01 1638 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 02 1609 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 03 1451 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 03 2239 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 04 1449 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 04 1846 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 04 2231 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 05 1534 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 05 2231 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 06 1504 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 06 2234 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 07 1400 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 07 1732 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 07 1923 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 08 1433 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 08 1512 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 08 1724 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 09 1409 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 09 1615 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 10 1529 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 10 2233 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 11 1505 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 11 2255 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 12 1527 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 12 1811 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 12 2020 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 12 2242 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 13 1532 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 13 2219 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 14 1523 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 15 1422 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 15 1857 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 16 1428 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 16 1804 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 16 1813 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 17 1325 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 17 1706 BCD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 17 1831 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 18 1519 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 19 1537 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 19 1955 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 20 1507 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 20 1936 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 20 2256 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 21 1331 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 21 1522 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 22 1616 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 22 1707 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 22 1606 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 23 1649 GOG AR8841 4-6 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 24 1718 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 24 1752 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 24 2001 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 25 2000 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 25 2008 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 25 2018 DDV AR8844 4-6 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 26 1958 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 27 2233 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 28 2300 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1958 2000 01 29 1533 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 01 29 2102 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 01 30 1404 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 01 30 1725 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 01 30 1910 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 01 31 2004 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 01 2338 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 02 2343 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 04 2338 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 05 1158 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 05 1725 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 06 1336 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 06 1959 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 07 2355 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 08 1401 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 08 1428 DDV AR8861 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 08 2126 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 09 1954 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 09 2059 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 10 2016 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 11 2354 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 12 1208 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 12 1632 GOG AR8861 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 12 1558 GOG AR8861 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 12 1834 BCD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 13 1257 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 14 2009 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 15 2121 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 15 2359 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 18 0007 BBK disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 19 1234 DDV AR8879 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 19 1323 DDV AR8869 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 21 1630 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 22 2122 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 23 2002 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1959 2000 02 24 1323 DDV AR8882 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 02 26 1323 DDV AR8891 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 02 26 2039 RAM disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 02 27 1328 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 02 27 2049 BCD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 02 27 2119 BCD 4 ARs 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 ARs 8879, 82, 89 & 91 2000 02 28 1730 RGO disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 02 28 2017 DVD AR8891 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 01 2127 DVD AR8891 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 02 1352 DVD AR8891 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 02 1446 RWS AR8891 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 02 1521 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 02 1902 CCP disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 03 1506 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 03 1730 RWS AR8891 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 03 1947 DVD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 04 1503 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 05 1314 DVD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 06 2032 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 08 1626 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 08 2028 DVD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 09 1344 DVD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 09 1531 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 10 1452 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 11 1310 DVD AR8906 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 11 1517 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 12 1356 DVD AR8906 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 12 1603 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 12 2017 BCD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 12 2043 BCD 2 ARs 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 ARs 8898 & 8906 2000 03 15 1515 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 15 2003 DVD AR8906 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 17 1525 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 18 1319 DVD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 18 1508 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 19 1154 DVD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 19 1621 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 20 1502 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 20 2010 DVD disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 22 1237 DVD AR8921 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 23 1449 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1960 2000 03 24 1455 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 03 24 2026 DVD ** 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 **ARs8915 & 16 2000 03 25 1306 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 03 26 1302 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 03 26 1904 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 03 27 1443 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 03 28 1446 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 03 29 1535 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 03 30 2008 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 03 31 1952 DDV AR8936 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 01 1324 DDV AR8936 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 01 1340 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 02 1312 DDV AR8936 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 03 1413 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 03 1752 DDV AR8936 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 04 1411 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 05 1430 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 05 1951 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 06 1432 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 06 2008 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 07 1433 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 08 1225 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 08 1420 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 09 1348 DDV AR8949 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 09 1504 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 10 1309 DDV AR8949 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 10 1434 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 11 1453 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 11 1951 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 13 1442 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 14 1436 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 15 1254 DDV AR8955 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 15 1424 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 16 1415 DDV AR8955 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 16 1437 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 18 1424 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 19 1420 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1961 2000 04 20 1427 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 21 1409 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 21 1801 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 23 1506 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 24 1410 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 25 1411 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 26 1413 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 27 1424 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 28 1837 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 29 1435 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 04 30 1501 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Digital observations: seeing obs. yr mo dy UT who what (") type rot'n notes 2000 01 01 1705 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 02 1610 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 04 1320 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 05 1230 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 06 1430 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 07 1015 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 08 1115 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 09 1530 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 11 1345 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 13 1030 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 13 1530 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 14 1330 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 15 1415 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 17 1305 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 19 1210 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 20 1230 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 21 1150 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 22 1215 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 24 1515 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 25 1235 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 26 1355 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 27 1300 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 28 1350 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1958 close ups 2000 01 28 1702 GOG all ARs 5" w.l. 1958 scanned dwg. 2000 01 31 1410 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 02 ** GDL all ARs 3-5" H.a. 1959 ** 0940 & 0947 UT 2000 02 03 1300 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 04 1410 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 05 1015 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 06 1100 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 06 1535 JOP AR 8858 2-3" w.l. 1959 filter comparison 2000 02 11 1510 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 12 1345 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 13 1200 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 14 1730 JOP 3 ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 ARs 8862, 8867,& 8868 2000 02 16 1405 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 16 1405 JOP 2 ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups near limb 2000 02 18 1245 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 19 1030 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 19 1030 JOP 2 ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 filter comparison 2000 02 20 1150 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 20 ?? SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1959 2000 02 21 1000 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 21 1730 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 ** ** JOP AR 8869 2-3" w.l. 1959 study from 2/11-22 2000 02 22 ?? SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1959 2000 02 22 0945 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 22 0945 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 25 ?? SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1960 2000 02 25 0900 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1959 close ups 2000 02 27 ?? ? disk 3-5" w.l. 1960 2000 02 27 1620 GOG AR 8882 2" w.l. 1960 2000 02 29 ?? SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1960 2000 02 29 ** JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 0905-0940 UT 2000 02 29 1445 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 01 1400 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 01 2243 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1960 2000 03 02 1425 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 02 1716 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1960 2000 03 ** ** JOP AR 8882 2-3" w.l. 1960 study from 02/25-03/03 2000 03 03 1245 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 03 ** JOP AR 8891 2-3" w.l. 1960 ** 1238-1257 UT 2000 03 02 1507 FDB AR 8891 2" w.l. 1960 2000 03 03 1830 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1960 2000 03 04 ?? ? disk 3-4" w.l. 1960 2000 03 04 1326 ARW AR 8891 1-2" w.l. 1960 2000 03 04 1040 FDB AR 8892 2" w.l. 1960 2000 03 04 1630 GOG AR 8891 2-3" H.a. 1960 2000 03 04 1639 GOG AR 8882 2-3" H.a. 1960 2000 03 04 1704 GOG ?? 2-3" H.a. 1960 filament 2000 03 04 1720 GOG ?? 2-3" H.a. 1960 filament 2000 03 05 1106 FDB AR 8891 2-3" w.l. 1960 2000 03 05 1300 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 05 1618 GOG AR 8891 2" H.a. 1960 2000 03 05 1618 GOG prom. 3-4" H.a. 1960 west limb 2000 03 05 1711 GOG AR 8898 2" H.a. 1960 2000 03 05 2210 JLJ 3 ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 ARs 8898-8900 2000 03 05 2210 JLJ AR 8891 2-3" w.l. 1960 2000 03 06 1734 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1960 2000 03 06 1030 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 07 1015 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 07 1035 JOP 3 ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 08 1100 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 08 1100 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 equitorial strip montage 2000 03 08 1458 BCO disk 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 09 1030 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 ** ** JOP AR 8891 2-3" w.l. 1960 study from 02/25-03/09 2000 03 09 1030 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 equitorial strip montage 2000 03 09 1730 JOP 4 ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 10 1245 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 11 ?? ? disk 3-5" w.l. 1960 2000 03 11 ** BCO all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 ** 1610-1626 UT 2000 03 11 1546 BCO disk 2-3" w.l. 1960 2000 03 11 1630 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 12 1145 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 13 0900 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 13 2346 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1960 2000 03 15 1800 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 16 1315 JOP 4 ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 16 1630 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 17 ** JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 ** 1000-1700 UT 2000 03 17 1000 ? limb ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 2000 03 17 1305 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 18 1015 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 ** ** JOP AR 8906 2-3" w.l. 1961 study from 03/08-03/19 2000 03 19 ?? ? disk 3-5" w.l. 1960 2000 03 19 1315 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 20 1843 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1960 2000 03 21 0945 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 22 0905 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 22 1815 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 ** ** JOP AR 8910 2-3" w.l. 1961 study from 03/15-03/23 2000 03 23 0855 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 23 1430 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1960 close ups 2000 03 24 1615 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 03 24 1816 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1961 2000 03 24 1538 ARW AR 8916 2" w.l. 1961 2000 03 24 1532 ARW AR 8921 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 03 24 1548 ARW AR 8926 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 03 25 1015 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 03 25 2045 ARW AR 8921 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 03 25 2049 ARW AR 8925 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 03 25 2053 ARW AR 8924 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 03 25 2054 ARW AR 8916 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 03 25 2200 ARW AR 8926 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 03 26 1435 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 03 26 1440 JLJ 2 ARs 2" w.l. 1961 ARs 8924 & 28 2000 03 26 1430 JLJ 3 ARs 2" w.l. 1961 ARs8915,16,& 27 2000 03 27 1115 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 03 27 1851 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1961 2000 03 28 0845 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 03 29 1645 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 03 31 0845 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 01 1300 ? disk 2-3" w.l. 1961 scanned dwg. 2000 04 01 1700 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 01 1330 ARW AR 8936 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 04 01 1325 ARW AR 8924 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 04 02 1400 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 03 1315 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 04 1717 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1961 2000 04 05 1125 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 06 0855 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 11 1300 JOP AR 8955 2-3" w.l. 1961 2000 04 12 1200 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 14 1130 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 15 ?? FDB AR 8955 2-3" w.l. 1961 2000 04 15 1100 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 16 1740 ARW AR 8955 1-2" w.l. 1961 2000 04 16 1215 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 17 0845 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 18 ?? FDB AR 8955 2-3" w.l. 1961 2000 04 19 1345 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 19 2354 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1961 2000 04 21 0945 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1962 close ups 2000 04 22 0900 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1961 close ups 2000 04 22 1330 JLJ AR 8870 2-3" w.l. 1962 color 2000 04 22 1340 JLJ AR 8871 3" w.l. 1962 color 2000 04 22 1456 GOG AR 8870 2" H.a. 1962 2000 04 22 1456 GOG AR 8871 2" H.a. 1962 2000 04 22 1558 GOG AR 8872? 2-3" H.a. 1962 2000 04 22 1604 GOG AR 8871 2" H.a. 1962 2000 04 22 1713 GOG AR 8870 2" w.l. 1962 2000 04 22 1716 GOG AR 8870 2" H.a. 1962 2000 04 22 1735 GOG prom. 3" H.a. 1962 northwest limb 2000 04 22 1752 GOG AR 8870 2" H.a. 1962 2000 04 23 1525 BCO all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1962 equatorial strip 2000 04 23 1451 BCO disk 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 23 1231 ARW AR 8970 1-2" w.l. 1962 2000 04 23 1248 ARW AR 8971 1-2" w.l. 1962 2000 04 24 ?? FDB AR 8970 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 24 ?? FDB AR 8971 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 24 1647 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1962 2000 04 24 1845 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1962 close ups 2000 04 25 ?? FDB AR 8970 2-3" w.l. 1961 2000 04 25 ?? FDB AR 8971 2-3" w.l. 1961 2000 04 25 1220 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1962 close ups 2000 04 25 1552 GMS AR 8970 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 25 1552 GMS AR 8971 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 25 1558 GMS 2 ARs 2-3" w.l. 1962 ARs 8972 & 3 2000 04 25 2115 JLJ AR 8970 1-2" w.l. 1962 2000 04 25 2115 JLJ AR 8971 1-2" w.l. 1962 2000 04 25 2120 JLJ disk 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 26 1448 BCO disk 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 26 1516 BCO all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1962 equitorial strip 2000 04 26 1620 JOP limb 2-3" H.a. 1962 2000 04 26 1715 JOP all ARs 2-3" w.l. 1962 close ups 2000 04 26 2100 JLJ disk 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 26 2115 JLJ AR 8970 1-2" w.l. 1962 2000 04 26 2120 JLJ AR 8971 1-2" w.l. 1962 2000 04 28 1525 GMS AR 8970 3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 28 1530 GMS AR 8971 3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 29 1705 GOG AR 8871 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 29 1723 GOG AR 8870 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 29 1534 ARW AR 8971 1" w.l. 1962 2000 04 29 1534 ARW AR 8970 <1" w.l. 1962 2000 04 29 1643 SAM disk 5-8" w.l. 1962 2000 04 30 1710 JLJ AR 8971 1-2" w.l. 1962 2000 04 30 1700 JLJ disk 2-3" w.l. 1962 2000 04 30 1649 GOG AR 8971 2-3" H.a. 1962 2000 04 30 1653 GOG AR 8970 2-3" H.a. 1962 2000 04 30 1803 GOG AR 8971 1" w.l. 1962 2000 04 30 2055 ARW AR 8970 1" w.l. 1962 2000 04 30 2057 ARW AR 8971 1" w.l. 1962 x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x The observers: BBK B.Birket - 5 in. Rfr. BBR Brenda Branchett - 8 in. Sch.-Cass. DBR David Branchett - 8 in. Sch.-Cass. PHB Paul Bock - 127mm refractor. BCO Brian Colville - 6cm & 10cm Rfrs BCD Brian Cudnick - 4.5 in. Rfl. & 350cm f/12 Vacuum Tel. GDL Giovanni Dal Lago, 212mm Cass. WMD William Dembowski - 4.25 in. reflector. DDV Daniel del Valle - 90mm Mak-Cass. MDT Mike DeTraglia - 80mm refractor. FDB Franky Dubois - GOG Gordon Garcia using a f8 130mm refractor (stopped to 63mm for H-alpha observations). RGO Rick Gossett - 8" f/10 Sch.-Cas. DOH Doug Hansen with 58mm f/30 rfr REH Richard Hill using a 6 in. solar reflector(visual), C5 (video). JLJ Jamey L. Jenkins - 125mm refractor. SHK Sheretha Knowles - 350cm f/12 Vacuum Tel. DAL Daniel Louderback - 80mm refractor RAM Randy L. Morris - 4.5" reflector & 8 in. Dob. ROM Robert Morris -100mm refractor. DTN Detlev Niechoy - 8 in. Sch.-Cass. MOL Matt Oltersdorf - 11.4 cm reflector JOP Joao Porto - ETX 90mm Maksutov CCP Cecil C. Post - 15.2cm f/6.7 Newtonian ELR Ed L. Reed - 20cm Sch-Cass SAM John Samouce - 6"f/10 refractor JFS Jeffery Sandel - ?? JOS John Sanford - 6" f/9 APO Rfr stopped to 2" (H-alpha) RWS Richard W. Schmude - ETX 90mm Maksutov GMS G.M.Stewart - 130mm rfr, f/16 JAS James Sweeney - 178mm Astrophysics Rfr RTM Randy Tatum-7 in. Refractor stopped to 3.5 in with Daystar 0.5 Angstrom filter or white light. BLW Billy L. Walker - 4 in. Rfl. MWG M.Wagner ARW Art Whipple - 11.5cm Rfr. Abbreviations: Pho. - photo Dwg. - drawing H.a. - Hydrogen Alpha filter. hemis.- hemisphere or semi-disk Disk - whole disk observation Prom - prominence (plural = proms) w.l. - White Light wlf - White Light Flare The Rotation Report of the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO) - Solar Section http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/solar.html Issued during Carrington Rotation 1966 NEWS NOTES This RR was delayed in issuance by two rotations due to the Astronomical League/AAVSO/ALPO meeting in Ventura, CA. It was a terrific meeting where I got to meet a few of you and got to show off your work in a paper that will soon appear in the Strolling Astronomer, Journal of the ALPO. I gave a paper in the ALPO portion of the meeting that was an analysis of 8 days of your observations that had been all normalized (corrected for foreshortening, contrast, brightness, and resolution) and then morphed into a movie using the morphing software that comes with the Deluxe Snappy program. It worked very well and revealed motions and activity that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. This technique will be used more in days to come. It is a powerful means of understanding long term changes in spot groups. We continue to receive a flood of excellent data from all of you and have met one of the early goals of the ALPOSS. We now have every day of the last several years covered by some observation, often many. What we desparately need now are some observers in all eastern longitudes. The morphed movie made this very clear as we had large gaps to morph over. A number of observers seem to be confused about the values P, B, and L that are requested on the report forms, especially the drawing forms. There are a number of explanations in print, including the ASTRONOMICAL ALMANAC, RASC OBSERVER'S HANDBOOK, and THE HANDBOOK OF THE B.A.A. I will give a brief one here: P - This is the position angle of the north end of the Sun's polar axis (axis of rotation) as seen by the observer. That is measured positive to the east and negative to the west. B - This is the heliographic latitude of the center of the Sun's visible disk. L - The longitude of the central meridian. To use P let the Sun determine celestial north on your drawing or image then note it in some manner. If you are unsure what to do next, this is actually good enough for our purposes as I can determine the heliographic coordinates from that. But be sure to determine that accurately. All drawings and images should have some indication of these cardinal directions on them in some fashion. In the Solar Section we are not martinets about adhering to report forms and indeed we receive data in a wide variety of formats. As long as these minimal data are on them the data will still be very useful: Name - Believe it or not I have a number of images in this report that do not have any indication of observer! Date & Time of observation - While bracketed times are good, it would be very helpful to have your estimate of a single time for the appearance of the Sun as it look in your observation. (See following paragraph). Active Region Number - if applicable Carrington Rotation Number - Can be found on the Solar Section ephemeris on the website. P, B & L - You can get these from the Solar Section ephemeris on the website. Original Format of observation - video, CCD, photograph etc. Address & Telephone Number - So we can contact you if need be. E-mail Address - If you have one. Telescope - aperture, stopped aperature, f/ratios, any projection type. With drawings, the overall placement and rough layout of solar features are put down in the first few minuts and details added later. It would therefore be very helpful to us to have observers put down not only the bracketed time of the whole period of observation but the observer's estimated sinlge time when the features appeared as they do on the drawing. This may not necessarily be the mid-time of the observation. The plan here is to now turn out an activity summary, another RR, another summary and another RR all before the end of the year. The Strolling Astronomer is expected to have two more editions this year and then starting next year we are planning to have a bimonthly publishing schedule. If this is maintained we will be producing shorter articles but more of them and the same for RRs. It's a demanding schedule but I think quite workable. Until next time, keep enjoying solar max! Sunny Skies! -Rik ALPO Solar Section Staff Coordinator & ALPO Board Member Richard Hill Lunar & Planetary Lab Univ. of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 rhill@lpl.arizona.edu Asst. Coordinator Jeff Medkeff Asst. Coordinator Gordon Garcia Asst. Coordinator Jeffery Sandel Asst. Coordinator Brad Timerson