Solar Activity Observation Network SUBMISSION Form

The Solar Activity Observation Network is the primary site for submitting solar activity observations. Your submission will be posted on our web page within about 30 minutes of successfully receiving your observation.

There is a need for a larger number of simultaneous solar observations from sites around the world (particularly in the hydrogen-alpha wavelength) to help professionals and space weather forecasters identify areas of solar activity.

To help identify sources of solar activity events, we are strongly encouraging all amateur solar observers to submit observational reports whenever you observe activity with your own equipment. Your submitted observations could supply important key information to solar and space weather forecasters. For this reason, please be as accurate as possible.

Required Information


            Your Real Name:  (required)

       Your E-Mail Address:  (required)

     Name of Your Location:  (required)
                            (city, state / province, country)

How long have you been making these observations:  (required)

            Your Longitude:  (required)
            (eastern longitudes should be entered as negative values)

             Your Latitude:  (required)
            (southern latitudes should be entered as negative values)

   UTC Date of Observation:  (required)
                            (YYYY/MM/DD)

   UTC Time of Observation:  (required)
                            (HH:MM, time of max)

Your Equipment


  Your Type of Telescope:  (required)
                          (ex. 8" Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain (SCT))

   Stopped-Down Aperture:  (required)
                          (ex. from 10" to 3" using a baffle)

        Eyepiece(s) Used:  (required)
                          (ex. 28mm Plossl)

Type of Accessories Used:  (required)
                          (H-Alpha Filter, Projection, etc.)

Bandwidth of Filter Used:  (optional)
                          (For H-Alpha or other Optical Filters)

Activity Description



(If you don't understand these classifications, please contact
 STD@solar.spacew.com before submitting your observation.)



        Duration of Activity:  (in minutes)

Solar Flare.
       Optical Size and Brilliance of Ha Flare: 
           Location of Flare:  (specify Region # or heliocentric position)
                              (ex. Region 8303, or S22E45)

      Any additional information should be included in the "Comments" section below.

Limb Surging
         Location of Surging:  (specify Region # or heliocentric position)
                              (ex. Region 8303, or N18W90)
      Radial Extent of Surge: 
                              (in HUNDREDTHS of a solar radius, ex. 15 = 0.15 Ra)

Eruptive Prominence
        Location of Eruption:  (specify Region # or heliocentric position)
                              (ex. Region 8303, or N18W90)
   Radial Extent of Eruption: 
                              (in HUNDREDTHS of a solar radius, ex. 15 = 0.15 Ra)

Loop Prominence System
           Location of Loops:  (specify Region # or heliocentric position)
                              (ex. Region 8303, or N18W90)
      Radial Extent of Loops: 
                              (in HUNDREDTHS of a solar radius, ex. 15 = 0.15 Ra)

Disappearing Solar Filament
   Central Location of DSF:  (specify heliocentric position)
                            (ex. S10E15)
        Length of Filament: 
                            (in heliographic degrees)

Bright/Dark Surge On-Disk
 Central Location of Surge:  (specify heliocentric position)
                            (ex. S10E15)
             Size of Surge: 
                            (in heliographic degrees)

Arch Filament System
Location of Arch Filaments:  (specify Region # or heliocentric position)
                            (ex. Region 8113 or S15E45)
               Size of AFS: 
                            (in heliographic degrees)

Limb Spray
         Location of Spray:  (specify Region # or heliocentric position)
                            (ex. Region 8113 or S15E45)
             Size of Spray: 
                            (in HUNDREDTHS of a solar radius, ex. 15 = 0.15 Ra)

Active Dark Filament
           Location of ADF:  (specify Region # or heliocentric position)
                            (ex. Region 8113 or S15E45)
               Size of ADF: 
                            (in heliographic degrees)

Active Prominence
           Location of APR:  (specify Region # or heliocentric position)
                            (ex. Region 8113 or S15E45)
               Size of APR: 
                            (in HUNDREDTHS of a solar radius, ex. 15 = 0.15 Ra)

Seeing Quality (Sky Conditions): (required)

Excellent (Very Clear, Very Steady and Sharp Solar Image)
Very Good (Very Clear, Mostly Steady and Fairly Sharp Image)
Good (Mostly Clear, Fairly Steady Image with a bit of Blurring)
Fair (Occas. Clear, Unsteady or Frequently Blurring Image)
Poor (Seldom Clear, Very Unsteady, Hazy or Blurred Image)
Very Poor (Mostly Cloudy or very Hazy, Unsteady, or Blurred Image)
Brief Glimpse, nothing more.

Specify the Requested Priority of this Report:  (required)

High
Normal

(Specify high only when your observation is highly significant and requires immediate attention by others. High-priority reports include observations of large or brilliant solar flares, unusual solar events (ex. Moreton Waves), large Surges or Prominence Eruptions. Events that may be suspected of being related to coronal mass ejections can be listed as high priority events. ALL other reports should be given a normal priority.)


Additional Comments (if any). Please be as detailed as possible while
limiting your comments to less than 500 characters:

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