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Did a quick and dirty solar full face earlier today, equipment information below the image. Seemed to be a little more surface activity today compared with recent times. Mount: Skywatcher SolarQuest Telescope: Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT Camera: ZWO ASI 178MM USB 3.0 Mono Camera Capture rate: 3096×2020 @ 16bit Mono Stacked: AutoStakkert 3 Frames: AVI file 250 from 1000 frames Processed: Photoshop CC Thanks for looking, Steve

Hi Rich, a very warm welcome to SGL. Steve

One thing to bear in mind is the size of the sensor in the a6300. Typically the Lunt 60mm scopes come with a b1200 blocking filter, the size of which will affects the signal to the outer parts of such a large (c sized I believe) sensor. I get a full solar face with a 7.4x5mm with the focal length of the Lunt 60mm so expect a fair bit of unused area (which will negate the blocking filter issue anyway). Steve

Taking a look at heliovewer.org there are a couple of more active areas at the moment which are just about visible in Ha, there's some debate as to whether the cycles of bottomed out and we may/may not have started sunspot cycle 25 or not. Steve

Managed a quick and dirty image this afternoon between meetings. A little interesting detail on the face today, though not much prom action at 13:30. Imaging and processing details below the image. Mount: Skywatcher SolarQuest Telescope: Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT Camera: ZWO ASI 178MM USB 3.0 Mono Camera Capture rate: 3096×2020 @ 16bit Mono Stacked: AutoStakkert 3 Frames: AVI file 250 from 1000 frames Processed: Photoshop CC Thanks for looking, Steve

I think the bright spot on the very left limb of the disc is likely to be the reported first sunspot of the 25th Cycle. Steve

Managed to get out for an hour yesterday and took a few SER files the ASI 178MM camera through a Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT all mounted on a SkyWatcher SolarQuest mount. First image was 180 frames from 1200 shot at 60fps and stacked in AviStack 2 and finished in Photoshop CC and the second 200 from 760 frames at the same capture setting (both set at 95% quality cut off in the stacking software) and processed with AutoStakkert 3.

Lovely display of Noctilucent clouds here last night. Taken at 01:30 looking in a NNE direction so probably on the cusp of whether they are visible after sunset or sunrise, the NNE direction suggests a before sunrise display. Looking a little cloudy outside at the moment for a display this evening. Thanks for looking. Steve

Managed to get my dream setup last year, Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 f/5 Quadruplet Petzval APO Refractor, mounted on a Paramount MX+. Pictures show this mounted along with a Pentax 75 in a dual mount configuration (though I no longer own the Pentax) all in my cosy roll-off-roof obsy. Next image shows a Lunt LS60THa mounted on a Skywatcher SolarQuest Mount

Hi Caine and welcome to SGL. I'm on Tyneside and try and get up to take advantage of your Kielder skies whenever possible. Steve

Hi Graeme, a very warm welcome to SGL, lots of very experienced imagers here so ask away if you need any advice. Steve

Hi Craig, a very warm welcome to SGL. Steve

now that's a proper star party

Stunning shot Alan, loving the detail. Steve