Soonspot: Software to Determine Areas and Sunspot Positions
arXiv:2103.10295 · doi:10.1007/s11207-020-1587-3
Abstract
A new software (Soonspot) for the determination of the heliographic coordinates and areas of sunspots from solar images is presented. This program is very user-friendly and the accuracy of its results has been checked by using solar images provided by the Debrecen Photoheliographic Data (DPD). Due to its applicability in the studies of historical solar observations, the program has been used to analyze the solar drawings carried out by Hevelius in the 17th century.
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