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Solar Disk Imaged by Eric Grieve
A sunspot is an area on the Sun’s surface (its photosphere) that appears dark because they are cooler than the surrounding area – approximately 4,000–4,500 K compared with the 5,800 K of the surrounding material at about 5,800 K . They are visible as a dark spot because the intensity...
August 3rd, 2009 | Eric Grieve | Read More Sun Dog and Circumzenithal Arc Photographed by Eric Grieve
A sun dog or sundog is a type of ice halo. It is a colored patch of light to the left or right of the sun. The circumzenithal arc is similar in appearance to a rainbow. It is caused by refraction of sunlight through horizontally-oriented ice crystals.
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Observing Calendar – March 9th to April 12th 2010 by Steve Woodbridge March 8, 2010 19:03 -
NGC2403 Imaged by John Moore March 8, 2010 16:03 -
Eskimo Nebula (NGC2392) Imaged by John Moore March 8, 2010 16:03 -
Outreach Event – Haslemere Cub Scouts March 8, 2010 12:03 -
Local news on light pollution March 3, 2010 20:03
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Current Moon Phase
Distance: 63 earth radii
Ecliptic latitude: 1 degrees
Ecliptic longitude: 302 degrees
Weather
Farnham
March 11, 2010, 11:38 am
Partly sunny
5°Csunrise: 6:26
sunset: 18:01
Forecast March 11, 2010
day
Intermittent clouds
9°C
night
Showers
1°C
Forecast March 12, 2010
day
Partly sunny with showers
9°C
night
Mostly clear
-1°C
Forecast March 13, 2010
day
Partly sunny
9°C
night
Dreary (overcast)
1°C
Forecast March 14, 2010
day
Intermittent clouds
9°C
night
Mostly clear
2°C