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Thursday, 15th July, 9.05am.
Still just the one spot, Region 2842, on the Eastern Side of the Sun. There are two spots on the Western Side, but I could not see them by solar projection.
Today, I received a Orion Solar filter to fit my Vixen 81mm ED and did see the two spots to the west using 52x. I could also see a small umbra surrounding the spot in 2842.
The solar filter was still too bright for my taste, so I tried it with various coloured filters. The view improved with both the Green 56 and the Yellow 12, however, I am likely to just use the green filter from now on. It felt the most relaxing on the eye, and IMO improved the view, but perhaps not as improved as the Yellow 12. Its like splitting straws, really.
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