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The Sun Is So Boring.....
....... well, relatively speaking, that is.
Today I remembered that I owned a Personal Solar Telescope (PST), so I had a look at the sun. Saw two ultra tiny sunspots, and then could just make out a third teeny one, and a little solar flare.
I bought the PST eight or nine years ago and the sun has been a disappointment ever since (apart from the occasional flare).
I fondly remember the days back in 1982 and 1983 when, with my newly acquired K-Mart Focal 114mm reflector and its sun projection attachment, one could see most of the face of the sun heavily pock marked with dozens of sunspots.
Is anybody else here old enough to remember those wondrous solar days of 30+ years ago?
Cheers,
Renato
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