Sun 2022-05-24
Single shot with CCD camera
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2022-05-24 13:01:27 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | Atik 460EX |
| Filters | Black polymer R |
| Exposure(s) | 0.001s |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | Nebulosity, Photoshop |
Sun 2022-05-19
Single shot with CCD camera
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2022-05-19 11:35:30 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | Atik 460EX |
| Filters | Black polymer R |
| Exposure(s) | 0.001s |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | Nebulosity, Photoshop |
Sun 2022-05-04 AR3004
Another interesting group today
| Object ID | AR3004 |
| Details | 2022-05-04 14:37:09 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | Black Polymer R |
| Exposure(s) | 120s 90fps .ser |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop |
Sun 2022-04-27 13:38:27 UT
Single shot wide angle this time
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2022-04-27 13:38:27 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC Black polymer filter + R |
| Camera | Atik 460EX |
| Exposure(s) | 0.001s |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | Photoshop |
AR2993 AR2994
Request for observations as these groups develop from the BAA. Managed 8 days in a row!
| Object ID | Sun AR2993, AR2994 |
| Details | 2022-04-18 – 2022-04-25 |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian Black polymer filter + R |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Exposure(s) | 90 – 120s ser video 40% / 20% / 25% frames |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop |
Sun 2022-03-28
Very active Sun this morning
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2022-03-08 08:04:18 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | Atik 460EX mono Black polymer filter, V filter |
| Exposure(s) | 0.01s |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | Nebulosity, Photoshop Dutone colourisation |
Sun 2022-03-01
Mono image, colourised as Duotone.
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2022-03-01 10:46:56 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | Atik 460EX Black polymer filter, V filter |
| Exposure(s) | 0.02s |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | Photoshop |
Sun 2022-02-08
Sun is getting high enough to see again. Very active at the moment.
Mono image, colourised as Duotone.
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2022-02-08 11:08 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | Atik 460EX Black polymer filter, V filter |
| Exposure(s) | 0.01s |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | Photoshop |
Sun 2021-11-11
Getting too low now and through thin cloud, so not much detail visible. Only just over the lip of the dome.
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2021-111-11 11:33:00 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | QHY168C |
| Exposure(s) | Single shot |
| Capture | SharpCap |
| Processing | Photoshop |
Sun 2021-10-25
A blustery day but still nice interest on the Sun
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2021-10-25 11:33:04 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | QHY168C |
| Exposure(s) | Single shot 0.001 ms |
| Capture | SharpCap |
| Processing | Photoshop |
Sun 2021-10-06
Single shot.
| Object ID | Sun AR2880 (right), AR2882 (left) |
| Details | 2021-10-06 10:07:25 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | QHY168C IDAS-D3 filter |
| Exposure(s) | 0.9ms |
| Capture | SharpCap |
| Processing | Photoshop |
Sunspot AR2833
With darker edges
| Object ID | Sunspot AR2833 |
| Details | 2021-06-22 |
| Telescope | 180mm f15 Mak-Cass Baader Solar Film |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Exposure(s) | 60s .ser videos |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | Autostakkert 3, Registax, Photoshop |
Sun 2021-06-01
Single image with QHY168C full 250mm with black polymer filter
Sun 2021-05-11
Single image with QHY168C with black polymer filter
Sun 2021-04-14 12-22-53UT
Single image with QHY168C with new black polymer filter
Sun 2021-03-17AR2810
Quick single shot
| Object ID | Sun AR2810 |
| Details | 2021-03-17 12:07:27 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian Stopped down to 180mm (because of solar filter) Baader Solar Film Also still had IDAS P2 |
| Camera | QHY168C |
| Exposure(s) | 0.002s |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | SiriL (demosaic and FITS -> TIF) Photoshop |
Sun 2021-05-22
| Object ID | Sun |
| Details | 2021-05-22 10:47 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian Black polymer filter |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Exposure(s) | .ser video |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 3, Registax, Photoshop |
Sun 2021-02-26 AR2804
Quick single shot
| Object ID | Sun AR2804 |
| Details | 2021-02-26 11:27:39 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian Stopped down to 180mm (because of solar filter) Baader Solar Film Also still had IDAS P2 |
| Camera | QHY168C |
| Exposure(s) | 0.006s |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | Nebulosity (demosaic and FITS -> TIF) Photoshop |
Sun 2021-01-22
Getting higher, still not totally over the dome lip yet.
| Object ID | Sun AR2797, AR2798 |
| Details | 2020-01-22 10:31 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC Baader solar film |
| Camera | QHY168C |
| Exposure(s) | 0.5 ms single shot 60s 45fps avi |
| Capture | SharpCap |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 3, Registax, Photoshop |
Sun 2021-01-01
Quick shot only half of the scope over the lip of the dome.
| Object ID | Sun AR2794, AR2795 |
| Details | 2020-01-01 12:21 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC Baader solar film |
| Camera | QHY168C |
| Exposure(s) | 1.6 ms single shot 60s 40fps avi |
| Capture | SharpCap |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 3, Photoshop |
Sun 2020-12-30
Quick shot only half of the scope over the lip of the dome just before it went behind the roof.
| Object ID | Sun AR2794, AR2795 |
| Details | 2020-12-30 13:13UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC Baader solar film |
| Camera | QHY168C |
| Exposure(s) | 0.4 ms single shot |
| Capture | SharpCap |
| Processing | Photoshop |
Sun 2020-12-29
Quick shot only half of the scope over the lip of the dome but seems the air is steady. Very snowy day.
| Object ID | Sun AR2794, AR2795 |
| Details | 2020-12-29 12:39UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC Baader solar film |
| Camera | QHY168C |
| Exposure(s) | 67s .SER 47 fps |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 3 Registax 6 Photoshop |
Sunspot group AR2781 Nov 2020
| Object ID | Sunspot groups AR2781 |
| Details | 2020-11-04 11:21UT, 2020-11-05 11:19UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Exposure(s) | 120s .SER file 100 fps approx |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 3, Registax, PS |
I had hoped to monitor the development of this group regularly but the weather hasn’t allowed that. So now the group has lost its complexity and is just a single spot.
Sun 2020-10-31
| Object ID | Sunspot groups AR2778, AR2779 |
| Details | 2020-10-31 10:28UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Exposure(s) | 120s .SER file 60fps |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 3, Registax, PS |
Sunspot groups 2019-05 14/15/16/17
Sunspot groups over 4 days
| Object ID | Sunspot 2741 |
| Details | 2019-05-14/15/16/17 |
| Telescope | 80mm f7.5 refractor, Meade glass solar filter |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Exposure(s) | 120s AVIs @60-80 fps, 10% frames |
| Capture | Firecapture |
| Processing | PIPP, AutoStakkert, Registax, Photoshop |
