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IYA 2009
30 December 2009 - Solar Viewing
The IYA at the CNO ended as it began - with solar viewing.
The instrument used was again the old 1970 60-mm Cologne Refractor equipped with a
self-constructed Baader Solar Film filter.
Clouds were coming through from the west continuously, but there were sufficient holes to appreciate
sunspot group #1039. Visitor Reg Feuz managed to take some pictures through the telesope´s eyepiece.
His artfully processed image is presented below.
Sunspot #1039 on 30 December 2009 © Reg Feuz 2010
Special events were held throughout the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
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