Astronomy Report – October 16th

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Report title: Astronomy Report
Crew #: 319
Position: Crew Engineer
Report prepared by: Ricardo Javier Gonzalez
Date: 16-10-2025
Sol: 4

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one MDRS-14 or MDRS-WF): N/A
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: N/A
Images submitted with this report: N/A
Problems Encountered: N/A

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Crew Engineer observed several sunspots on both the northern and southern hemispheres.
Images submitted with this report: Yes (see images below)
Problems Encountered: Crew Engineer encountered no issues during observatory operations, but had some difficulties tuning the image of the solar prominences on the edge of the Sun. A re-attempt will be made either tomorrow or the following day to adjust settings and produce a higher quality image!

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