Sunday, September 30, 2012

Sun Full Disk (20120930 @12:20 UT)


LS60THaCPT/B1200 + DMK41.

Prominence time lapse 20120930



Time lapse (11h04/12h00 UT) with LS60THa + TV 1.58x Barlow + DMK41.
Still have to work on polar alignment to avoid field rotation...
I wonder if I'll ever get it set up on top of my G-11, since I don't feel like having my Taka 4" under direct sunlight.



AR 1582 Animation



The Sun between 11h04/12h00 UT, on Sept, 30th.
The Dark Spot is AR 1582. 
Seeing was not as good as usual... :-(
LUNT LS60THaB1200 + TV barlow 1.8x + DMK41.


Saturday, September 29, 2012

Prominence Animation 20120929



First Solar animation.
These proms were recorded 6 minutes apart (15h35 and 15h41 UT).
LUNT LS60THaCPT/B1200 + 1.8x TV Barlow + DMK41.



Sun 20120929 @12:01UT - LS60


Sun on Sept, 29th. between clouds.
LUNT LS60THaCPT/B1200 + TV Barlow 1.8x + DMK41AU.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

IC1396 - The Elephant Trunk in Ha


IC1396 aka The Elephant Trunk Nebula.
Takahashi 102NSV f/8
ST2000xm
Astronomik 6nm Ha
5x900"
20120921


Saturday, September 15, 2012

Sun 20120915 @14h40 UT - barlow 1.8x


Another close up on saturday, Sept 15th at 14h40m.
LUNT LS60THaCPT/B1200; barlow 1.8x; DMK41.

Sun 20120915 @14h40UT - Close up


Sun spots close up.

Sun 20120915 @14h40 UT



First mosaic with barlow 1.8x at 900mm FL.
Still a lot of work to do to manage luminosity differences between frames.
Background and Proms not really processed... will get back to redo.



Friday, September 7, 2012

Still working around...


Still working on a preferred layout.
This time, following the Sun photographer master Alan Friedman's (please check his phenomenal work here: http://www.avertedimagination.com) colors.
Sun on Sept 6th at 9:40UT.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Here comes the Sun 20120906




The Sun today.
Time to do some imaging processing experimenting; Figuring out how it would turn out with not so usual color.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Sun 20120902 @11:59UT and scaled earth



Earth dwarfed (scaled) by this prominence.

Sun 20120902 @11:59UT LS60THa


Sunday, Sep 2nd.
Seeing was very good, though very hot outside...