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Aussie Dave

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  1. Solar Sunspot AR3579 and AR3576 captured just before midday today.
     
    First Image full res 145 frames stacked from a 60 second video.
    Second Image ROI 1% stacked, 32 frames from a 60 second video. This image has been resized larger in RegiStax with the Lanczos filter.
     
    Captured in SharpCap, stacked in AutoStakkert, wavelets in RegiStax, edited in PaintDotNet.
     
    Sky-Watcher SkyMax 127mm Maksutov
    ZWO ASI174MM
    SVBony UV/IR Cut filter
    Baader Continuum filter
    Baader AstroSolar Film white light filter
    Sky-Watcher AZ EQ6 Pro

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  2. I'm a bit late with a couple of my posts.

    Solar Sunspots AR3435 and AR3438.
    Best of the bunch from the videos.
     
    Captured in SharpCap, stacked in AutoStakkert, wavelets in RegiStax, edited in Paint Dot Net.
    This stacked image has been resized larger in RegiStax with the Lanczos filter.

    ZWO ASI174MM
    SVBony UV/IR Cut filter
    Baader Continuum filter
    Baader AstroSolar Film filter
    Sky-Watcher SkyMax 127mm Maksutov Cassegrain
    Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro

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  3. First image Sunspot Region AR3529.
    Second image Sunspots Regions AR3521 and AR3528.

    These was the best of the bunch from all the videos from the 23rd Dec 2023, seeing wasn't great.

    Captured in SharpCap, stacked in AutoStakkert, wavelets in RegiStax, edited in Paint Dot Net.
    The first image has been resized larger in RegiStax with the Lanczos filter.

    ZWO ASI174MM
    SVBony UV/IR Cut filter
    Baader Continuum filter
    Baader AstroSolar Film filter
    Sky-Watcher SkyMax 127mm Maksutov Cassegrain
    Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro


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  4. Sunspot AR3310 from the 26th May 2023. Seeing average from the Mandurah area Western Australia.

    SharpCap, AstroSurface Q2, edited in PaintDotNet.
    Sky-Watcher Skymax 127mm Maksutov Cassegrain
    Bintel ED 2" 2x Barlow (fl 3000mm f/23.6)
    ZWO ASI174MM
    Svbony UR/IR Cut Filter
    Baader Continuum Filter
    Baader AstroSolar White Light Filter
    Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro

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  5. Solar Sunspots yesterday morning just before noon. The main sunspot region is AR3116, AR3112 and AR3120.

    Seeing average to good from the Mandurah area Western Australia.

    Captured in SharpCap, stacked in AutoStakkert, wavelets in RegiStax, edited in PaintDotNet.

    The first image is a 2 image stitch with Image Composite Editor.
    The second image was taken with the Bintel 2" 2x ED Barlow.

    Vixen 102M achro refractor, fl 1000mm, f/9.8
    Baader Astrosolar white light filter
    ZWO ASI174MM
    SVBONY UV/IR Cut filter
    Baader Solar Continuum filter
    Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro

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  6. Jupiter Opposition 26/09/2022 at 11:10pm with good seeing conditions .
    First night out with the SVBONY SV305 Pro Camera.

    2 minute video captured in SharpCap, stacked in AutoStakkert, wavelets in RegiStax, edited in PaintDotNet. Image resized larger in RegiStax.

    Saturn were 5 minute videos. Moons from left to right,
    Rhea, Tethys, Dione.

    Saxon 8" Maksutov (fl 2500mm, f/12.5)
    SVBONY SV305 Pro
    Celestron UV/IR Cut filter
    Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro


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  7. Solar Sunspot AR2887 captured today 28th October 2021. Seeing conditions average from the Mandurah area Western Australia.

    A large solar flare measuring X1.0 was just observed around AR 2887 just a while ago so some of us may be in for a nice aurora soon, fingers crossed :)

    Captured in SharpCap, Stacked in AutoStakkert 3, wavelets in RegiStax 6, edited in PaintDotNet. Resized about 50% larger.

    Baader White Light Solar Film filter
    ZWO ASI174MM
    Vixen 102M achromatic refractor (fl 1000mm)
    Bintel 2" 2x ED Barlow
    Baader Continuum filter
    SVBONY UV/IR Cut filter
    SkyWatcher AZ EQ6 Pro mount

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  8. Solar Sunspot AR2886 (bottom left) and Solar Sunspot group AR2887 (top right edge) with a possible developing sunspot (circled red) that SolarHam uploaded imagery hadn't picked up on, Saturday the 23rd October. It was only a pore at the time that developed in to nothing and disappeared.
    The seeing conditions were average from the Mandurah area Western Australia.

    Captured in SharpCap, Stacked in AutoStakkert 3, wavelets in RegiStax 6, edited in PaintDotNet.

    Baader White Light Solar Film filter
    ZWO ASI174MM
    Saxon 80ED
    Bintel 2" 2x ED Barlow (2nd & 3rd image)
    Baader Continuum filter

    SVBONY UV/IR Cut filter
    SkyWatcher AZ EQ6 Pro mount


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  9. yep what everyone else stated.
    All of my ZWO ASI cameras don't have an UV/IR Cut sensor window only an AR (Anti Reflection) coated sensor window. My SVBONY SV305 Pro (ASI290MC clone) does have a UV/IR Cut filter window installed from factory. Without a UV/IR Cut filter it is very difficult to get correct colour balance and almost impossible to correct, detail will be on the soft side or lacking, it's very difficult to get good sharp detail as you are allowing the bad part of the Infra Red wavelength through.

     

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  10. Thanks everyone :) I only wished it was better seeing but was glad to capture it and see it on live view on the laptop.

     

    19 hours ago, Paul M said:

    Wow! So much happening! I don't remember seeing an eclipsed satellite transit the disk before. 

    Very nicely captured! 

    @Paul M no neither have I, it's not a very common event, also getting 5 spots is not that common.

    Also a heads up and thanks to a fellow amateur astronomer David Grey, this Sunday on the 22nd from about 10pm here we will be treated to another Jovian moon eclipse but it won't be over the face of Jupiter. Europa will pass in to the shadow of Ganymede, then pass under the Moon Ganymede for an almost total eclipse with just a very slight edge visible but only the bigger telescopes with long focal lengths and Barlows and Powermates will be able to see/resolve that edge if at all. Ganymede will practically totally eclipse Europa. Europa will look like it's slowly disappearing just before it reaches Ganymede, then re-appear on the other side of Ganymede.

     

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  11. Before the event on the 15th of August 2021 to show what's what for the animated gif. The moon Io left the sesnsors ROI when the time came to start the run of videos. Seeing was poor to average from the Mandurah Peel Region, Western Australia. Images are correctly orientated for this location.

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    My animated gif of the 5 spot (2 moon, 3 moon shadow) on the face of Jupiter with Jovian moon eclipse. I just managed to get the 5 spots at the start, then towards the end of the gif you can see the lighter coloured moon which is Europa from bottom right of Jupiter move up to the larger darker grey'ish coloured Moon which is Ganymede and pass under it, then come out the other side as a darker colour which would be in the shadow of Ganymede. While this is happening these two particular moon shadows join together.

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    This gif was from 30 x 2 minute videos with roughly a minute in between to re-focus.
     
    Captured in SharpCap, aligned and stacked in AutoStakkert, wavelets and RGB Balance applied in RegiStax and resized, with further colour correction in PaintDotNet. Animated gif made on eazygif.com website but I had to manually make/copy a reverse sequence of frames to make the forverce animation with 3 each of the first and last frames in the sequence for the slight pause at the start and the end.
     
    ZWO ASI224MC
    Saxon 8" Maksutov Cassegrain
    Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro
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  12. Solar Sunspots AR2835, AR2836, AR2837 captured around lunchtime on the 29th June 2021. Seeing conditions average between the clouds and wind, Mandurah area Western Australia. Have wanted to get out again to get better but the weather hasn't allowed, I may get another chance tomorrow :)

    Captured in SharpCap, stacked in AutoStakkert 3, wavelets in RegiStax 6, edited in PaintDotNet. The last image has been resized 200% larger in RS6.

    Saxon ED80
    Baader White Light Solar Film Filter ND5
    Bintel 2x ED 2" Barlow
    ZWO ASI174MM
    Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro

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  13. From left to right in first image, Solar Sunspot AR2786 with AR2785 and far right AR2783.
    Possible light bridge across the umbra of AR2786?
    Video taken at 11:12am from the Peel Region, Western Australia. Seeing conditions were average to good, dodging clouds.

    Captured in SharpCap, wavelets in Registax, edited in PaintDotNet.
    First image no Barlow, second and third image with 2x Barlow lens with the third image also being resized larger in RegiStax.

    ZWO ASI174mm
    Saxon ED80
    Bintel 2x ED 2" Barlow lens
    Baader AstroSolar Safety Film White Light Filter
    SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro

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  14. Better late than never 🙂

    Solar Sunspot AR2781 captured on the 5th of Novenmber 2020 from the south west of Western Australia.

    Captured with SharpCap, stacked in AutoStakkert, wavelets in RegiStax, edited in PaintDotNet.

    ZWO ASI174MM with Bintel 2x ED 2" Barlow lens
    Saxon ED80 with Baader White Light Solar Film Filter
    SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro
     
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  15. 5 hours ago, markse68 said:

    amazing detail and great animation. Have you got more frames to have io leaving the disk? 

    No that's all I got for the night markse68. I have limited hard drive space on my laptop, it has a small hard drive.
     

     

    2 hours ago, Stargazer33 said:

    Do you mean the moon Io to the left of its shadow?

     

    2 hours ago, maw lod qan said:

    Yes that could be what I'm seeing. It's the shadow that is dark and the moon to the left!

    I'm looking at all these incredible images on my phone.

    yep that would be Io 🙂
     


     

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