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This large Sunspot group 24 Apr. 2022 continues to progress across the solar disk
This group comprises of several different active regions
The flares have eased off over the last 24 hours
Canon 6D II, 100 - 400mm @400mm + 2 x converter, 800mm total
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
This group comprises of several different active regions
The flares have eased off over the last 24 hours
Canon 6D II, 100 - 400mm @400mm + 2 x converter, 800mm total
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
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This large Sunspot, 07 May 2022 continues to progress across the solar disk. Another couple of days and it will slip around the limb
Spot motion is, from our view, left to right. East to West.
The flares have been regular from this region over the last 5 days.
There is another small group in the lower left
Canon 6D II, 100 - 400mm @400mm + 2 x converter, 800mm total and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Spot motion is, from our view, left to right. East to West.
The flares have been regular from this region over the last 5 days.
There is another small group in the lower left
Canon 6D II, 100 - 400mm @400mm + 2 x converter, 800mm total and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
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A catch up of some latest solar activity
All images with a Canon 6D, 800mm ( 400 + 2x teleconverter)
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
The spot group to the right on the disc has been producing a few large M class flares
over the 1st and 2nd of Oct. - M5.8 and M8.3 and the largest one, today, at X1.0
25 Sept. 2022
30 Sept. 2022
1 Oct. 2022
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All images with a Canon 6D, 800mm ( 400 + 2x teleconverter)
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
The spot group to the right on the disc has been producing a few large M class flares
over the 1st and 2nd of Oct. - M5.8 and M8.3 and the largest one, today, at X1.0
25 Sept. 2022
30 Sept. 2022
1 Oct. 2022
cheers
Dave
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3rd Oct. 2022
All images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter)
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
I don't do too much image editing, mostly some sharpening. I find that imaging through a camera
lens and teleconverter doesn't produce the sharpest of images. there is just so much glass in the
optical path.
If these were images through my telescope with no lenses in the optical path, there would be such
a huge difference.
I should have commented on earlier posts. I have always orientated the images to show the correct
orientation as displayed by professional sites ... NASA etc.
In that light, east is on the left side of the disk and north is to the top. The spots are rotating from east (left) to right.
Comparing this new image to the last one in the previous set of 3 images post. You can see a new
large region rotating into view around the east limb of the Sun. It was only just becoming visible
for the image on the 1st Oct. . It will be interesting to see if it starts unleashing flares in our direction.
Cheers
Dave
All images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter)
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
I don't do too much image editing, mostly some sharpening. I find that imaging through a camera
lens and teleconverter doesn't produce the sharpest of images. there is just so much glass in the
optical path.
If these were images through my telescope with no lenses in the optical path, there would be such
a huge difference.
I should have commented on earlier posts. I have always orientated the images to show the correct
orientation as displayed by professional sites ... NASA etc.
In that light, east is on the left side of the disk and north is to the top. The spots are rotating from east (left) to right.
Comparing this new image to the last one in the previous set of 3 images post. You can see a new
large region rotating into view around the east limb of the Sun. It was only just becoming visible
for the image on the 1st Oct. . It will be interesting to see if it starts unleashing flares in our direction.
Cheers
Dave
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A catch up of some latest solar activity
All images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter)
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
As usual, images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb and traverse the solar disk to the right)
The motion of the spot groups can be easily followed across the disk
20 Dec 2022
21 Dec. 2022
23 Dec 2022
24 Dec 2022
1 Jan. 2023
cheers,
Dave
All images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter)
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
As usual, images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb and traverse the solar disk to the right)
The motion of the spot groups can be easily followed across the disk
20 Dec 2022
21 Dec. 2022
23 Dec 2022
24 Dec 2022
1 Jan. 2023
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Major health hassles put me out of commission for over a week.
Only now finally getting a chance to post some of my latest solar images.
8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Jan
As usual, all images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter)
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb (left side) and traverse the solar disk to the right)
The motion of the spot groups can be easily followed across the disk
Only now finally getting a chance to post some of my latest solar images.
8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Jan
As usual, all images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter)
and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb (left side) and traverse the solar disk to the right)
The motion of the spot groups can be easily followed across the disk
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Oh yeah... that's what the sun looks like! Haven't seen it in weeks! Does that mean it's not really there?... :)davenn said:
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Sunspots for the 10 and 11 of Feb. 2023
As usual, all images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter) and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb (left side) and traverse the solar disk to the right)
As usual, all images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter) and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb (left side) and traverse the solar disk to the right)
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I took this today with my Google Pixel 6:
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Awesome pic! What filter are you using ? Can you perhaps take a couple of pics of well know constellations (eg Orion) and post. Would just like to see what kind of quality your Pixel 6 delivers on 'point and shoot' astro-photography. Maybe Moon and planets as well ?berkeman said:
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You're supposed to wait till April 1 for thisberkeman said:
But I'd still be keen to see how good the Pixel 6 is on astro-photography!
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Sunspots for the 18 and 19 of Feb. 2023
As usual, all images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter) and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb (left side) and traverse the solar disk to the right)
As usual, all images with a Canon 6D, 800mm (400 + 2x teleconverter) and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb (left side) and traverse the solar disk to the right)
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The Sun - 10 May 2023
Canon 6D II, 800mm ( 400 + 2x teleconverter) and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb (left side) and traverse the solar disk to the right)
Canon 6D II, 800mm ( 400 + 2x teleconverter) and a Thousand Oaks white light filter
Images have been correctly reorientated East is on left, North to the top
(Sunspots appear on the East limb (left side) and traverse the solar disk to the right)
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I don't know if this has been posted before, but here's a nice article from CNN today:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/world/solar-telescope-sunspot-images-scn
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/world/solar-telescope-sunspot-images-scn
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Hello, new here. If you still have your LS60 and ASI1600MM, would you please post an image of the camera mounted on the LS60?davenn said:The Sun in Ha 13 Apr 2018
Been off work all week with a not nice case of bronchitis, am feeling very unwell
but did decide to haul the gear out today and do some solar imaging
Reasonably quiet, 4 or 5 small filaments across lower part of disk, 2 groups of prominences on opposite limbs.
The new active region has moved further onto the disk and is showing an associated filament ...
The seeing conditions were better than yesterday
Lunt LS60THa, ZWO ASI1600MM and SharpCap capture software
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Thank you, very kind of you. 
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Hey everyone
Sorry I havent posted any images for a while, life has been a bit hectic.
Time for a catchup. The last image in the previous image post was for the 2nd June 2023.
This post with start with the 6th June and continue from there
As Always.....
Canon 6D II, 800mm f/l, Orion white light filter
Sun has been correctly reorientated E on the left and spots move across the solar disk from left to right
6 June 2023
7 June 2023
9 June 2023
Sorry I havent posted any images for a while, life has been a bit hectic.
Time for a catchup. The last image in the previous image post was for the 2nd June 2023.
This post with start with the 6th June and continue from there
As Always.....
Canon 6D II, 800mm f/l, Orion white light filter
Sun has been correctly reorientated E on the left and spots move across the solar disk from left to right
6 June 2023
7 June 2023
9 June 2023
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Continuing the catchup.
This post with start with the 13th June and continue from there.
13 - 18 June
As Always.....
Canon 6D II, 800mm f/l, Orion white light filter
Sun has been correctly reorientated E on the left and spots move across the solar disk from left to right
This post with start with the 13th June and continue from there.
13 - 18 June
As Always.....
Canon 6D II, 800mm f/l, Orion white light filter
Sun has been correctly reorientated E on the left and spots move across the solar disk from left to right