Observing The Sun - Meade ECLIPSE VIEW 60 Instruction Manual

Observing The Sun:

What makes our Sun so enjoyable to observe is that it's an active star that's
always changing. When viewing the Sun through the EclipseView solar filter,
Sunspots
the Sun will show up as a yellow-orange disk with possible Sunspots on its
surface.
Sunspots are temporary dark regions on the Sun where the surface temperature
is cooler than the surrounding material. They are places where the Suns ever-
changing magnetic field prevents the hotter material from below from reaching
the surface. Sunspots are continuously changing on a daily basis, sometimes
even on an hourly basis and always occur in pairs just like the North & South
Pole of a magnet. When viewing Sunspots you will notice they always have
different shapes and sizes where no two Sunspots are the same.
Planetary Transit
Our Sun goes through an eleven year cycle where its surface activity increases
dramatically. During increased surface activity, many Sunspots can be observed
near the solar equator. As the solar activity increases, Sunspots typically will be
Planet Venus
seen closer to the Suns north and south poles. During periods of low surface
activity, the number of Sunspots will reduce drastically and often no Sunspots
will be visible at all.
As the number of Sunspots are constantly changing, don't get discouraged
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if you don't see any Sunspots when observing the Sun. Check back again on
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another day, and look carefully on the solar surface. How many Sunspots do