18th of March, second real trial on the Sun

 

I couldn't really tune the T-max and Richfield due to the limitation of the DIY notebook screen shade.

I just tilted the T-max according to my memory, and Richfield on its two ends.  I shall find better way for image capturing.  

Maybe I shall set the tripod lower, sit on the ground, and make a bigger notebook screen shade.

Relocated to UK, 15th of March 2022

My family relocated to the UK, and now I got a small garden or a backyard.

I did some simple imaging before but the freezing temperature and a nearby street light stopped me from doing something more serious.  My Nexstar mount was found dead soon after arrival, it worked once or twice, but then I found a nylon gear was totally stripped afterward.

I got a az-gti mount as a replacement.  I tried to take image of the sun for two consecutive days, but I found imaging in front of a simple window platform is actually much easier.  The very bright sunshine is making the notebook screen less than readible.

After much struggling, I got this silly image but at least I know the az-gti is working, and the Solarmax 60 is still alright after travelling over 9600km across the ocean.