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    Selected Solar Observations May 2022
    andrew14613
    • Jun 13
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    Selected Solar Observations May 2022

    By Monty Leventhal OAM My first significant observation was made on the 2nd May which made me think my predictions in April for increased activity will come about. Four groups of Sunspots were seen; a single Hsx spot in AR (Active Region) 12999, another in AR13000, a Bxi group in AR13003 & another Bxo group in AR13004. A bright red spot was observed on the SE limb which no reference was made to by anyone. Four Filaments were also seen, marked in blue with one Plage. On the f
    Did you know? The James Webb telescope
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Jun 9
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    Bigger and better than the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Telescope (JWST) will look way back in time. The JWST will orbit at approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, four times farther from Earth than the Moon. If anything goes awry, humans will not be able to service the telescope. Simply put, the JWST will either work or it will not. The side of JWST that always faces the Sun will constantly sit at a scorching 185º F, hotter than Death Valley (the h

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