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An important – and very satisfying – task for the amateur solar observer is recording the Sun’s appearance each day and measuring the positions of sunspots and other features. The cheapest and most convenient way of doing this is to make a drawing of the Sun. This may seem paradoxical in an age when digital imaging can capture the Sun’s image in an instant and record details to a level of accuracy beyond even the best draughtsman.
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Macdonald, L. (2012). Solar Position Measurements. In: How to Observe the Sun Safely. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3825-0_4
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