20240516 Sun (White Light)

Trying the 8" SCT white light again, this time with a green filter, I hope it could help a bit on combating seeing?

1541 (UT), using 50% of frames:

Same source, but using 10% of frames only:

1527 (UT) using 10% of the frames:

I didn't try AB comparison with or without the green filter.  Still no granulations.

20240510 Aurora

This is an naked eye visible event here in Scotland, and maybe actually from the whole UK.

I planned a wee trip to the Dechmond Law which is the highest point in the small town of Livingston West Lothian.

My daughter was joining the birthday party of her friend, and so we waited on top of this small hill, the full show came after her party.

Such a powerful and amazing show!  Glad to have my family with me.

20240510 Sun (White light)

 Still following the huge active region but this time in white light, the cloud is still following me.

And then I scanned around to find this "smaller" sunspot:

Taken with my Meade 8" SCT at prime focus, ASI 462mm, Baader.

20240509 Sun (H-alpha)

 AR3664 and AR3668 are probably one of the biggest active regions that I have ever taken, glad to have a few minutes of gaps among the cloud.

Ranger with 1.6x barlows, 1433-1441 (UIT)

An animation will tell the subtle changes:

Several big prominences group as well:

I would like to take some white light shots with my 8" SCT but then the cloud forbid me to do so.