F A C U L A A C T I V I T Y 3rd quarter 1996 Fwo, Fw, Asf, Psf * 10 Day July August September 1 24 6 186 -1 13 0 38 60 23 5 183 25 2 28 0 173 100 9 0 35 0 10 8 183 20 3 27 0 263 40 16 0 39 0 24 9 416 35 4 22 4 184 10 10 1 67 0 32 2 377 25 5 13 0 33 -1 19 4 124 50 36 0 340 40 6 3 0 10 70 14 10 180 -1 29 1 111 60 7 18 0 45 30 20 8 262 -1 18 3 73 70 8 13 0 67 -1 10 9 200 110 5 0 50 100 9 10 0 10 -1 29 1 145 70 28 0 144 10 10 15 10 265 120 21 0 59 50 30 0 78 0 11 5 10 75 190 20 0 74 80 53 0 188 20 12 18 10 303 150 7 3 17 -1 5 0 60 30 13 12 8 142 -1 17 10 150 0 43 0 183 -1 14 22 0 82 -1 23 10 158 -1 7 0 17 110 15 18 0 64 50 10 0 80 -1 23 0 98 0 16 14 0 44 90 16 2 86 -1 8 0 110 47 17 19 0 74 0 18 1 74 0 0 0 0 25 18 22 0 54 -1 16 0 38 30 35 0 147 50 19 10 0 23 40 18 0 64 30 26 3 146 0 20 23 0 78 115 24 1 100 50 38 0 440 80 21 17 0 66 90 55 5 345 -1 17 0 260 0 22 21 0 53 60 27 2 137 110 53 0 525 -1 23 19 0 40 30 30 11 256 50 13 0 30 0 24 20 0 73 -1 14 17 308 90 -1 -1 -1 -1 25 30 0 95 60 9 10 264 0 0 0 0 0 26 18 0 107 60 18 12 291 100 10 0 40 20 27 19 6 154 30 20 9 179 0 30 0 70 -1 28 13 10 171 80 0 0 0 -1 33 0 215 0 29 20 14 180 0 23 0 75 40 -1 -1 -1 -1 30 15 7 158 0 23 2 162 -1 33 0 247 0 31 15 0 58 100 21 11 236 30 -1 -1 -1 -1 Mean: 17 3 107 66 18 5 137 43 24 1 169 31 31 ( 23) days 31 ( 22) days 28 ( 25) 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: D.Bannuscher, H.Bretschneider, M.Delfs (Wilhelm - Foerster - Sternwarte, Berlin), 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, 28 November 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.