& SOLAR ECLIPSES, TRANSITS AND AURORAS EXPEDITIONS (2003-2019)
Garraf Astronomical Observatory
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| Classification of Prominences Volker (1970) & Tobal (2009) |
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A total of 48.851 prominences were cataloged in a 11 years Cycle 24 |
Data from T.Tobal's H-Alfa visual observations 2009-2020
GRAPHIC / DATA SUBJECT |
Total |
% |
Average / Carrington Rotation |
| Total Carrington Rotations (CR= 27,27days ) | 147 |
100 |
2078-2225* |
| Total observations days | 2.272 |
59,52 |
15,3 days |
| Seeing conditions ( Kiepenheuer Scale 1-5) | S= 2,39 / Q= 2,59 |
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| Prominences + Filaments + Facula Index | |||
| Groups of Prominences | 32.799 |
14,52 |
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| Groups of Filaments | 27.785 |
12,31 |
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| Groups of Faculae | 23.416 |
44,11 |
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| Prominences | 48.851 |
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| Filaments | 49.493 |
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| Faculae | 99.609 |
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| Flare + Bright Plages | 7.264 |
3,22 |
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| AR Regions | 7.355 |
4,39 |
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| SA Type | 18.286 |
55,75 |
8,10 |
| SB Type | 1.583 |
4,83 |
0,70 |
| SC Type | 355 |
1,08 |
0,16 |
| SD Type | 1.175 |
3,58 |
0,52 |
| BA Type | 577 |
1,76 |
0,26 |
| BB Type | 359 |
1,09 |
0,16 |
| BC Type | 140 |
0,29 |
0,06 |
| BD Type | 19 |
0,06 |
0,01 |
| FA Type | 5.833 |
17,78 |
2,58 |
| FB Type | 3.268 |
9,96 |
1,45 |
| FC Type | 690 |
2,10 |
0,31 |
| FD Type | 682 |
2,08 |
0,30 |
| CAA Type | 3.211 |
43,4 |
21,7 |
| CAB Type | 526 |
7,1 |
3,6 |
| CAC Type | 180 |
2,4 |
1,2 |
| CAD Type | 250 |
3,4 |
1,7 |
| CKA Type | 878 |
11,9 |
5,9 |
| CKB Type | 113 |
1,5 |
0,8 |
| CKC Type | 43 |
0,6 |
0,3 |
| CCD Type | 2.208 |
29,8 |
14,9 |
| CME Type | 18 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
| ETS Type | 3 |
0,04 |
0,02 |
| ETW Type | 3 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
| ETL Type | 406 |
5,5 |
2,7 |
| ETA Type | 50 |
0,7 |
0,3 |
| Special Types (ETS+ETW+ETL+ETA) | |||
| T.Tobal's drawings | 2.272 |
Grouped in 36 volumes |
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| Scanned T.Tobal's drawings | In process |
Start in January 2022 |
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| DSRL Images H-Alfa | <4.000 |
On file at OAG Library |
*For rotations 2078 and 2079 were used only solar images from SMO and BASS 2000
*For rotation 2080 were used OAG observations and solar images from SMO and BASS 2000
Index of Prominences I PR = 10*(G PR + C PR) Index of Filaments I FIL = 10*(G FIL + C FIL)
Index of Faculae I FAC= 10*(G FAC + C FAC) (See Graphics)
OAG FULL DATA CYCLE 24 (Excel File ) |
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UA (average km) |
P " (avergae) |
Mean error |
149.644.751 |
8".7914 |
0.031 % |
| Transit of Mercury Diagram |
Spain, May 7, 2003 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG-Transit Program T-1M |
Spain, June 8, 2004 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG Transit Program T-2V OAG Observations of Transit |
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| Annular Solar Eclipse | Libya, October 10, 2005 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition ASE-I |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Libya, March 29, 2006 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-II |
| Polar Aurorae | Greenland-SW, August, 2006 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition PA-I |
| Polar Aurorae | Greenland-SW, August, 2007 |
Conducted by J.Cairol |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition PA-II |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Mongolia, August 1, 2008 |
Conducted by J.Cairol |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-III |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Mongolia, August 1, 2008 |
Conducted by A.López |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-IV |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Siberia, August 1, 2008 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-V |
| Polar Aurorae | Greenland-SW, August, 2008 |
Conducted by J.Cairol |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition PA-III |
| Total Solar Eclipse | China, July 22, 2009 |
Conducted by J.Cairol |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-V |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Pascua Island, July 11, 2010 |
Conducted by J.Cairol |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-VI |
| Transit of Venus Diagram |
Spain, June 6, 2012 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG Transit Program T3-V |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Kenya, November 3, 2013 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-VII |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Feroe Islands, March 20, 2015 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-VIII |
Spain, May 5, 2016 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG Program T4-M | |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Wyoming (USA), August 21, 2017 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG-Tuareg Expedition TSE-IX |
| Transit of Mercury Diagram |
Moroco- SW, November 11, 2019 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG Program-Expedition T5-M |
| Anular Solar Eclipse | Spain, June 10, 2021 |
Conducted by T.Tobal |
OAG Program ASE-X |
| Parcial Solar Eclipse | Spain, October 2022 |
Conducted by T.Tobal & A.Sánchez (Gualba Observatory) |
OAG Program PSE-XI |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Spain, August 2026 | Conducted by A.Gil and X.Górriz (Còsmik) and T.Tobal, J.Cairol and I.Galán (OAG) |
OAG Program TSE-XII |
OAG SOLAR STATION-I (2008-2020)
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OAG's Solar Station-I (2009-2020) in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona, Spain). Long. 01º43’57”6 E / Lat. 41º13’27”8 N). Multiple refractors with White Light, Continuum 540nm (10nm), H-Alfa 656,3nm (0.65Aº), K-Line 393-396 nm (8nm) filters, on EQ-6 GoTo Equatorial Mount under a sliding roof. |
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Updated: August 2026