Well, folks... This isn't exactly a "burning" questions but it is one that I have no answer for.
I am a routine and experienced solar observer and recently became very aware of something unusual when viewing an active sunspot. As part of my own personal logs, I make sketches of spots, read all available data and also record them on film so I may study how they change over a period of time. As luck would have it, the last sunspot I had an opportunity to view over a period of several days was AR588. What I did not know at the time of my observances was that it had released a CME within hours at the same time of two of my routine studies. What I did note on both particular days was that I was having a difficult time achieving perfect focus, or holding focus at high magnification. My questions are this:
When observing a sunspot that is in the process of releasing a CME, is it possible the energy output effects the view much like the Wilson Effect does when a spot is on the limb?
If so, does it have a name?
I have also noticed that I have some kind of weird "sense" on particular regions and frequently know when one is going to produce a CME. I am far from being a solar physicist, just an observer, so I am very curious to understand if there is a visual effect that can be perceived from a highly active area.
Thank your for both your time and the area in which to ask goofy questions!
Rock on,
~T
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13-April-2004, 09:59 PM
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