F A C U L A A C T I V I T Y 1st quarter 1996 Fwo, Fw, Asf, Psf * 10 Day January February March 1 20 0 40 -1 8 8 102 0 16 0 108 -1 2 0 0 0 -1 10 10 105 -1 20 0 78 -1 3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 20 0 60 -1 4 0 0 0 -1 13 0 98 90 5 0 45 -1 5 12 2 120 0 23 0 103 -1 35 0 225 -1 6 10 7 137 0 8 0 48 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 7 10 10 80 -1 37 0 150 -1 10 0 40 -1 8 0 10 55 0 10 0 60 -1 12 0 32 0 9 20 10 230 -1 15 0 35 -1 23 3 91 120 10 10 5 160 -1 15 0 20 -1 33 0 100 0 11 20 0 113 30 20 0 95 -1 15 0 40 -1 12 15 0 70 -1 20 0 50 -1 15 0 50 0 13 15 0 70 50 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 14 10 0 35 0 0 0 0 -1 13 0 27 30 15 0 0 0 0 20 0 70 -1 15 0 60 20 16 7 0 13 90 -1 -1 -1 -1 7 0 37 20 17 15 0 45 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 18 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 17 7 83 -1 19 10 0 50 -1 17 3 90 -1 10 8 116 -1 20 8 0 20 0 0 10 100 -1 32 0 156 -1 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20 0 88 30 22 15 0 103 50 15 0 55 -1 40 0 90 -1 23 17 0 100 -1 0 0 0 -1 20 0 70 -1 24 27 10 227 -1 16 0 30 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 25 20 7 167 -1 8 6 48 -1 14 0 58 0 26 10 5 35 -1 12 6 64 -1 35 5 195 -1 27 15 5 70 -1 23 10 188 -1 13 9 121 0 28 40 0 120 -1 26 0 174 -1 10 15 105 -1 29 28 0 110 0 15 0 45 -1 23 10 150 -1 30 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 25 0 113 -1 31 3 7 37 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 13 0 37 -1 Mean: 12 3 76 16 13 2 69 30 18 2 82 20 29 ( 14) days 25 ( 3) days 29 ( 11) days Explanation of the data: Fwo - number of facula areas without spots; Fw - number of facula areas with spots; Asf - total number of the individual area shaped faculae observed inside of the fwo and the fw areas only; Psf - total number of the single point shaped faculae observed outside of the fwo and fw areas only and without the polar faculae. The value "-1" means a observa- tion was'nt made. All other numbers are the daily means multiplied by 10. Observers: F.Brandl, H.Bretschneider, M.Delfs (Wilhelm - Foerster - Sternwarte, Berlin), J.Janssens, E.Junker, A.Reszin, H.Stetter, M.Szulc, A.Winzer, M.Winzer Instruments: Refractors and reflectors from 50/600 mm to 150/2250mm (apertures between 2 and 6 inches) Compilation and data processing: Michael Delfs, 15 May 1996 Special thanks to the "Berliner Letteverein" (vocational school in Ber- lin's district Schoeneberg) for using the VAX - computer in the elec- tronic and data engeneering compartment.