I sketched the sun every day from my west-facing back deck, at nearly the same time each day, 3:00 p.m. or 23:00 UT if possible. My homemade solar dobsonian reflector required no setup other than taking it outside and pointing it at the sun. I left the Televue Ranger set up for the entire 60 days, on an Orion GP equatorial mount, with the Coronado H-alpha filter attached, so the setup time for the refractor was minimal too. I even marked where to place the three legs of the mount so the scope was polar aligned easily.
Additional data required by A.L.P.O. The Carrington Rotation Number. Rotation #1995 commenced on October 6, 2002.
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| 10/14/02 - full solar disk at 00:00 UT 10/15 |
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| 10/15/02 - full solar disk at 23:30 UT |
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| 10/16/02 - full solar disk at 23:45 UT |
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| 10/17/02 - full solar disk at 23:30 UT |
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| 10/18/02 - full solar disk at 20:00 UT |