ROTATION REPORT issued during Carrington Rotation 1972 Contaning data to Dec. 1, 2000. Prepared by Richard Hill, Coordinator ALPO Solar Section _______________________________________________________________ Hardcopy observations: yr mo dy UT who object res. type rot'n notes (") 2000 05 07 1321 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 05 08 1335 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 05 09 1251 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 05 13 1129 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 05 14 1215 DDV AR8993 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1962 2000 05 18 1954 DDV AR8996 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 05 20 1833 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 05 26 1134 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 05 27 1701 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 05 28 1310 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 06 07 1249 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 06 07 1755 DDV AR9026 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 06 08 1312 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 06 09 1345 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 06 16 1406 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1964 2000 06 18 1402 DDV AR9046 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1964 2000 06 19 1300 DDV AR9046 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1964 2000 06 21 1305 DDV AR9046 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1964 2000 06 23 1205 DDV AR9046 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1963 2000 08 05 1651 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1965 2000 08 06 1212 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1965 2000 08 12 1208 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1966 2000 08 13 1231 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1966 2000 08 18 1955 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1966 2000 08 19 1212 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1966 2000 08 20 1218 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1966 2000 08 27 1315 DDV AR9144 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1966 2000 09 02 1245 DDV 2 ARs 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1966 AR 9147 & 49 2000 09 02 ** DDV proms 5-10 H-a.dwg. 1966 E. limb, 13:16 & 17:19 UT 2000 09 03 1242 DDV 2 ARs 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 AR 9147 & 49 2000 09 03 1505 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 03 1257 DDV proms 5-10 H-a.dwg. 1967 E. limb 2000 09 04 1239 DDV 2 ARs 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 AR 9147 & 49 2000 09 04 1421 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 04 ** DDV proms 5-10 H-a.dwg. 1967 E. limb, 13:13 & 17:34 UT 2000 09 05 1410 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 06 1443 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 07 1415 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 08 1406 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 09 1150 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 09 1150 DDV disk 5-10 H-a.dwg. 1967 proms. all limbs 2000 09 09 1403 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 09 ** DDV proms 5-10 H-a.dwg. 1967 E. limb, 12:33 & 17:34 UT 2000 09 10 1237 DDV disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 10 1630 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 11 1410 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 12 1359 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 13 1410 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 14 1355 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 15 1410 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 15 1435 RAB 2 ARs 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 AR 9161 & 65 2000 09 15 1805 RAB 2 ARs 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 AR 9161 & 65 2000 09 16 1230 DDV 2 ARs 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 AR 9161 & 65 2000 09 16 ** DDV proms 5-10 H-a.dwg. 1967 E. limb, 12:46 & 19:11 UT 2000 09 17 1951 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 18 1435 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 18 1440 RAB AR9166 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 19 1402 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 19 1522 RAB prom 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 filamant/prom SW limb 2000 09 20 1426 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 21 1420 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 21 1447 RAB AR9169 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 22 1403 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 23 1253 RAB AR9169 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 24 1802 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 25 1425 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 26 1415 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 26 1434 RAB AR9169 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 26 1455 RAB disk 3-5 H-a.dwg. 1967 2000 09 27 1409 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 28 1405 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 29 1429 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1967 2000 09 30 1402 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 09 30 1209 RAB AR9176 3-5 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 01 1520 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 02 1415 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 03 1407 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 04 1438 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 05 1430 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 10 1626 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 11 1615 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 12 1700 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 13 1751 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 14 1542 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 15 2031 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 16 1818 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 17 2055 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 18 1558 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 19 1639 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 20 1755 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 22 1836 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1968 2000 10 29 1616 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 10 30 1618 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 10 31 2039 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 01 1521 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 02 1531 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 05 1731 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 06 1535 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 09 1503 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 10 1554 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 11 1631 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 12 1645 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 13 1523 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 14 1508 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 16 1520 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 17 1535 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 19 1625 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 20 1502 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 21 1515 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 21 1535 RAB disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 2000 11 22 1723 ELR disk 5-10 w.l.dwg. 1969 Digital observations: seeing obs. yr mo dy UT who what (") type rot'n notes 2000 05 14 1535 GOG AR8996 2-3" H-a. 1965 close up 2000 05 14 1557 GOG AR8998 2-3" H-a. 1965 close up 2000 05 14 1612 GOG AR9002 2-3" H-a. 1962 close up 2000 05 14 1658 GOG AR8996 1-2" w.l. 1962 close up 2000 05 29 1548 GOG AR8996 1-2" w.l. 1962 close up 2000 06 03 1548 GOG AR9026 2-3" H-a. 1963 close up 2000 06 03 1604 GOG AR9017 2-3" H-a. 1963 close up 2000 06 03 1702 GOG AR9026 2-3" H-a. 1963 close up 2000 06 03 1724 GOG AR9026 2-3" H-a. 1963 close up 2000 06 25 1535 GOG AR9056 2-3" w.l. 1964 close up 2000 06 25 1537 GOG AR9058 2-3" w.l. 1964 close up 2000 06 25 1648 GOG 3 ARs 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up AR9054/55/59 2000 06 25 1714 GOG AR9056 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up 2000 06 25 1731 GOG 3 ARs 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up AR9054/59 2000 06 25 1737 GOG 2 ARs 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up AR9055/57 2000 07 01 1600 GOG proms. 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up W limb 2000 07 01 1628 GOG proms. 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up SE limb 2000 07 01 1628 GOG AR9056 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up 2000 07 01 1630 GOG AR9056 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up 2000 07 01 1634 GOG AR9068 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up 2000 07 01 1647 GOG AR9062 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up 2000 07 01 1701 GOG AR9067 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up 2000 07 01 1723 GOG W. limb 2-3" H-a. 1964 close up 2000 08 01 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 0902-08 UT all limbs 2000 08 01 0905 JOP all ARs 3-4" H-a. 1965 close up 2000 08 02 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 surge 0811-23UT E limb 2000 08 02 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 0828-35UT S&E limbs(?) 2000 08 02 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 0838-41UT all limbs 2000 08 02 ?? JOP surge 5-7" H-a. 1965 E. limb? 2000 08 02 ?? JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 S. limb? 2000 08 02 ?? JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 S. limb? 2000 08 02 ?? JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 S. limb? 2000 08 02 ?? JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 S. limb? 2000 08 02 ?? JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1965 S. limb? 2000 08 03 1340 RGO AR9104 2-4" w.l. 1965 2000 08 03 1340 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1965 2000 08 03 1340 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1965 ARs labelled 2000 08 05 1243 RGO 2 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1965 AR 9114-5 2000 08 05 1243 RGO 2 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1965 AR 9107-10 2000 08 03 1243 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1965 2000 08 03 1243 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1965 ARs labelled 2000 08 10 1505 JLJ AR9114 1-2" w.l. 1966 2000 08 10 1445 JLJ disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 10 1837 RGO AR9122 2-4" w.l. 1966 2000 08 10 1837 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 11 1543 RGO 2 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 AR 9114-5 2000 08 11 1543 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 11 1543 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 ARs labelled 2000 08 12 1500 JLJ 3 ARs 1-2" w.l. 1966 AR9114/9115/9126 2000 08 12 1734 RGO 3 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 AR9114/9115/9126 2000 08 12 1734 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 12 1734 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 ARs labelled 2000 08 14 1530 JLJ 3 ARs 1-2" w.l. 1966 AR9114/9115/9126 2000 08 14 1540 JLJ AR9125 1-2" w.l. 1966 2000 08 14 1545 JLJ disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 14 2232 HCP AR9125 2-3" w.l. 1966 2000 08 16 1734 RGO AR9125 2-4" w.l. 1966 2000 08 19 1440 JLJ AR9129 1-2" w.l. 1966 2000 08 19 1515 JLJ disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 20 1445 JLJ AR9139 1-2" w.l. 1966 2000 08 20 1455 JLJ AR9129 1-2" w.l. 1966 2000 08 20 1505 JLJ disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 20 1543 GOG AR9129 2-3" w.l. 1966 2000 08 20 1653 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 20 1653 RGO AR9131 2-4" w.l. 1966 2000 08 20 1653 RGO AR9129 2-4" w.l. 1966 2000 08 21 1328 RGO 3 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 AR9129/9131/9139 2000 08 21 1328 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 21 1328 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 ARs labelled 2000 08 22 1418 BCO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 23 1601 RGO AR9139 2-4" w.l. 1966 2000 08 23 1601 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 23 1601 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 ARs labelled 2000 08 24 1504 BCO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 24 2118 RGO 2 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 AR9138/9139 2000 08 24 2118 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 24 2118 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 ARs labelled 2000 08 28 2041 RGO AR9143 2-4" w.l. 1966 2000 08 28 2041 RGO 2 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 AR9140/9144 2000 08 28 2041 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 28 2041 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 ARs labelled 2000 08 02 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1966 1635-38UT all limbs 2000 08 28 2041 JOP all ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 close-ups 2000 08 30 1740 JLJ 3 ARs 1-2" w.l. 1966 AR9147/9149/9150 2000 08 30 1658 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 2000 08 30 1658 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1966 ARs labelled 2000 08 30 1658 RGO 2 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 AR9147/9149 2000 08 30 1658 RGO 2 ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 AR9140/9144 2000 09 01 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1966 0830-34UT all limbs 2000 09 01 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1966 0844-49UT all limbs 2000 09 02 0945 JOP all ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 close-ups 2000 09 02 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1966 0833-43UT all limbs 2000 09 02 0835 JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1966 SW limb 2000 09 05 0830 JOP all ARs 2-4" w.l. 1966 close-ups 2000 09 03 0838 JOP filament 2-4" H-a. 1967 NW quad. 2000 09 04 2003 RGO AR9154 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 04 2003 RGO AR9149 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 05 0830 JOP all ARs 2-4" w.l. 1967 close-ups 2000 09 06 1355 JLJ disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 06 1355 RGO AR9154 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 06 1355 RGO 5 ARs 5-7" w.l. 1967 AR9147/9149/9151/9154/9155 2000 09 06 1355 RGO 3 ARs 5-7" w.l. 1967 AR9147/9149/9151 2000 09 06 1415 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 06 1415 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 ARs labelled 2000 09 06 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 1645-47UT S(?) limb & hemisph. 2000 09 07 1754 SAM disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 07 2102 RGO AR9154 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 07 2102 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 07 2102 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 ARs labelled 2000 09 07 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 0811-35UT all limbs & ARs 2000 09 08 ** JOP All ARs 5-7" H-a. 1967 0840-53UT 2000 09 08 0845 JOP All ARs 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 08 1515 JLJ 2 ARs 1-2" w.l. 1967 ARs 9154 & 55 2000 09 09 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 0810-15UT all limbs & SE disk quad. 2000 09 09 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 0838-43UT all limbs & ARs 2000 09 09 ** JOP All ARs 5-7" H-a. 1967 0840-53UT 2000 09 09 0845 JOP All ARs 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 09 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 1753-1800UT 2000 09 09 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 0810-14UT all limbs 2000 09 10 0841 ? flare 5-7" H-a. 1967 NW limb? 2000 09 13 1338 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 13 1338 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 ARs labelled 2000 09 13 1338 RGO 2 ARs 5-7" w.l. 1967 AR9162-63 2000 09 13 ** JOP All ARs 3-5" H-a. 1967 1337-42UT 2000 09 13 ?? JOP disk 5-7" H-a. 1967 2000 09 13 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 0848-52UT all limbs 2000 09 14 ** JOP All ARs 5-7" H-a. 1967 1035-41UT 2000 09 14 1412 JOP All ARs 5-7" H-a. 1967 proms too. 2000 09 15 1515 JLJ AR9165 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 15 ** JOP All ARs 5-7" H-a. 1967 1749-52UT 2000 09 15 ** JOP All ARs 5-7" H-a. 1967 1200-14UT 2000 09 15 ** JOP All ARs 5-7" H-a. 1967 0912-14UT 2000 09 15 ?? ? AR9165 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 16 ** JOP All ARs 3-5" w.l. 1967 0901-05UT 2000 09 16 1742 JOP All ARs 3-5" H-a. 1967 2000 09 16 1742 JOP All ARs 3-5" H-a. 1967 2000 09 17 1917 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 17 1930 RGO AR9165 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 17 1930 RGO AR9166 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 17 ** JOP All ARs 3-5" H-a. 1967 1406-07UT 2000 09 17 ** JOP All ARs 3-5" H-a. 1967 1750-57UT 2000 09 17 1024 JOP All ARs 3-5" H-a. 1967 SE limb 2000 09 18 1415 JLJ disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 20 1420 JLJ AR9167 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 20 1430 JLJ AR9166 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 18 1339 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 18 1344 RGO AR9167 3-4" w.l. 1967 2000 09 18 1400 JOP All ARs 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 18 1947 RGO AR9165 3-4" w.l. 1967 2000 09 20 1947 JOP AR9165 3-5" w.l. 1967 plus proms S limb 2000 09 20 1609 RGO AR9169 3-4" w.l. 1967 2000 09 20 1611 RGO AR9166 3-4" w.l. 1967 2000 09 20 1604 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 20 0845 JOP All ARs 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 20 ** JOP All ARs 3-5" H-a. 1967 0920-22UT 2000 09 21 ** GOG AR9169 1" ** 1967 1400UT(H-a), 1515UT(w.l.) 2000 09 21 1409 GOG AR9169 2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 21 1422 GOG AR9166 2" H-a. 1967 2000 09 21 1443 GOG AR9169 1" w.l. 1967 2000 09 21 1515 GOG AR9169 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 21 1501 GOG AR9167 1" w.l. 1967 2000 09 21 1745 JLJ AR9169 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 21 1720 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 21 1720 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 ARs labelled 2000 09 21 0845 JOP 2 ARs 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 22 1301 ARW AR9167 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 22 1306 ARW AR9169 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 23 1707 RGO disk 7-10" w.l. 1967 2000 09 24 1848 ARW AR9169 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 24 2106 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 24 2106 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 ARs labelled 2000 09 26 1150 JOP All ARs 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 26 ** JOP All ARs 5-7 H-a. 1967 1245-46UT 2000 09 26 ** JOP All ARs 5-7" H-a. 1967 1748-52UT 2000 09 27 0825 JOP All ARs 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 27 1434 RGO AR9169 3-5" w.l. 1967 2000 09 27 1436 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 27 1436 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 ARs labelled 2000 09 27 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 1635-38UT all limbs 2000 09 28 1527 BCO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 28 2131 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 2000 09 28 2131 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1967 ARs labelled 2000 09 28 1634 ? proms 5-7" H-a. 1967 NE limb? 2000 09 28 1615 JOP hemis 5-7" H-a. 1967 S hemisphere 2000 09 27 ** JOP quads 5-7" H-a. 1967 1608-14UT, all quads 2000 09 28 1923 ARW AR9178 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 28 1927 ARW AR9176 1-2" w.l. 1967 2000 09 27 1030 JOP 2 ARs 3-5" w.l. 1967 AR9169 & 73 2000 10 01 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 0820-22 UT, plus proms S & E limbs 2000 10 01 1030 JOP all ARs 3-5" w.l. 1968 2000 10 01 1419 GOG AR9178 2-3" H-a. 1968 2000 10 01 1435 GOG AR9178 2-3" H-a. 1968 2000 10 01 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1500-10 UT 2000 10 01 1507 BCO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 01 1515 GOG AR9173 2-3" H-a. 1968 2000 10 01 1519 GOG AR9176 2-3" H-a. 1968 2000 10 01 1604 GOG AR9177 2" w.l. 1968 2000 10 01 1614 GOG AR9173 2" w.l. 1968 2000 10 01 2057 RGO AR9176 3-5" w.l. 1968 2000 10 01 2059 RGO AR9173 3-5" w.l. 1968 2000 10 01 2108 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 01 2108 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 ARs labelled 2000 10 02 1330 JOP all ARs 3-5" w.l. 1968 2000 10 02 1802 ? disk 7-10" H-a. 1968 spectroheliogram 2000 10 02 2020 ? disk 7-10" H-a. 1968 spectroheliogram 2000 10 05 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1550-1638UT, plus proms S & NE limbs 2000 10 05 1700 JOP all ARs 3-5" w.l. 1968 2000 10 06 1130 JOP all ARs 3-5" w.l. 1968 2000 10 05 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1539-43UT, plus proms SE & NE limbs 2000 10 07 1535 RGO 2 ARs 3-5" w.l. 1968 AR9176/78 2000 10 07 1535 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 ARs labelled 2000 10 07 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1748-1800UT, plus proms SE & NW limbs 2000 10 08 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1016-29UT, plus proms SE & NW limbs 2000 10 08 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1358-1406UT, plus proms SW limb 2000 10 08 1412 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 ARs labelled 2000 10 08 1420 RGO AR9190 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 08 1420 RGO AR9182 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 08 1421 BCO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 08 1800 SAM disk 7-10" w.l. 1968 2000 10 10 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1725-43UT, plus proms SE & NW limbs 2000 10 11 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1338-42UT, plus proms N limb 2000 10 11 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1109-12UT, plus proms S & NE limb 2000 10 12 2135 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 ARs labelled 2000 10 12 2135 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 12 2136 RGO AR9190 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 12 2148 RGO AR9182 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 ** ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 study of filaments from 10/07-12 2000 10 12 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1344-45UT 2000 10 13 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 0857-0903UT, plus proms SW limb 2000 10 13 1946 ? disk 7-10" H-a. 1968 spectroheliogram 2000 10 14 1407 ARW AR9190 1-2" w.l. 1968 2000 10 14 1414 ARW AR9193 1-2" w.l. 1968 2000 10 15 1841 ARW AR9190 1-2" w.l. 1968 2000 10 15 1855 ARW AR9193 1-2" w.l. 1968 2000 10 15 1907 SAM disk 7-10" w.l. 1968 2000 10 18 1516 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 ARs labelled 2000 10 18 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1339-43UT, plus proms SW & NW limbs 2000 10 19 2056 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 ARs labelled 2000 10 19 2056 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 19 2056 RGO AR9201 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 20 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1704-11UT, plus proms NE limb 2000 10 21 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 0950-1003UT 2000 10 21 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1451-56UT, plus proms N & NE limbs 2000 10 21 1750 JLJ AR9201 1-2" w.l. 1968 2000 10 21 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1968 0948-1007UT, study of prom. on SE limb 2000 10 22 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1232-37UT, plus proms SE, S & NE limbs 2000 10 22 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1968 1238-1239UT, study of prom. on NE limb 2000 10 23 ** JOP limb AR 5-7" H-a. 1968 1326-30UT, study of prom. & AR on E limb 2000 10 25 1604 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 ARs labelled 2000 10 25 1604 RGO disk 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 25 1604 RGO AR9207 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 25 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 0920-23UT, plus proms NW & SE limbs 2000 10 26 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 0932-39UT, plus proms NW & SE limbs 2000 10 27 1054 JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 2000 10 27 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 1409-11UT, plus proms E limb 2000 10 28 0920 JOP all ARs 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 28 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 0935-55UT 2000 10 28 ** JOP E hemis 5-7" H-a. 1968 1227-32UT, plus proms E limb 2000 10 29 ?? JOP all ARs 5-7" w.l. 1968 2000 10 29 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 0935-46UT, plus proms E limb 2000 10 30 ** JOP all ARs 5-7" H-a. 1968 0908-22UT 2000 10 30 ** JOP proms 5-7" H-a. 1968 0924-26UT, all limbs The observers: RAB Ray Berg - 10cm Sch.-Cass. 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. TLE Thierry Legault - 70mm rfr f/10 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 - ET would be a farce. 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 eq.strip - strip image of solar equitorial region 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 Issued during Carrington Rotation 1972 News NotesAccording to an announcement made by Sanchez on our SolNet email list, the solar max is past. We have had unbelievable coverage by the Section, over double that of the last max! Now we will begin to observe and record the decline to solar minimum. Just because activity will be in decline over the next few years, don't quit observing. I am presently preparing the report for rotations 1911-22 and 1901-11 is in the hands of the editors of the Strolling Astronomer (Journal of the ALPO). These two reports cover 1995-1997 (for the most part) and there was a dramatic drop off in observers and observations during that period with some whole rotations being covered by just one observer. Not a good situation, especially since there was some very interesting activity, what little there was.
There were a couple of problems with the current data. Again, at least one observer failed to attach their name to the body of the image (spectroheliograms) and I lost track of whose observations they were. It is critically important to do this. Take a look at some of the images by Art Whipple, Gordon Garcia and Jamey Jenkins (posted on the website) to see a few real good captions added to the images. These are very helpful and ensure that you get proper credit.
I would also suggest, especially for the prominence images, that directions (E.W.N, S etc.) be put somewhere on the images/drawings. Sometimes this is all the indication I may get on where things are on the Sun. We're very short- handed here in the Solar Section and can't take all the time necessary to track down individual prominences or sunspot groups in unlabelled drawings and images.
Also, several observers have begun to colorize their observations. There is no reason to do this. In fact, it often results in a loss of detail as you tend not to use proper contrast in a colorized image. Further, they make the image size larger without providing any more information.
HELP WANTED!!!!!
Assistant Coordinator: The A.L.P.O. Solar Section is in need of volunteers. We have two positions that need filling. One is as an Assistant Coordinator that can help to write the activity summary articles for the Strolling Astronomer. It would be best if this person were near or in S. Arizona so the transfer of files does not become expensive.
Archivist: We are looking for an archivist that has access to a scanner and some knowledge of how to use it and burn CDROM disks. We have data going back to 1982 that needs to be put in digital form and then put, by rotation, on a CDROM of data. This will be an ongoing position as we still get hardcopy data submitted. Since 1998 digital images have been put in the standard format by rotation so from that time the job will be easy, but older data needs the immediate attention.
If you are interested in either of these positions, contact me immediately!
Sunny Skies! -Rik Richard Hill Coordinator & ALPO Board Member Lunar & Planetary Lab Univ. of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 rhill@lpl.arizona.edu