Kimboman

Hi suns put today so I thought that I would have a look to see if there were anything to view before the clouds roll in

not a lot to see unfortunately but  keep viewing 

Hi today I actually managed to view the Sun 

the seeing was for a short time but the detail was stunning through my Coronado PST

there were really good prominences and surface detail 

Hi It’s been a good while since I did any observing but at about 6 pm Wednesday evening I had a look at Jupiter and was seeing only one moon

it is the first time I have seen this

A couple of nights ago I managed a session viewing the moon which has also been a rare event

Hi It was and still is very clear here and I have had  good sessions looking at Saturn untill the trees swolled it and then Jupiter both very clear.

I used my skywatcher 127 mak on az5 mount with a Svbony zoom which performed really well

Hi I am looking at the Sun with my Coronado and I can see at least 8 prominences with filaments plages and sun spots at the moment it is very good seeing from my location I will also set up for white light viewing

Hi very interesting reading I was having a similar conversation tonight with a friend of 40 years  and I think that we have had a similar conversation every year.

Nevertheless we still forget it all when we get a decent night and keep increasing our kit,

I have now got into solar and this increases the observing  odds, good luck

Hi Its been a while since I have done any  day or night observing due to  the  poor weather conditions in my area.

Yesterday the conditions for solar viewing were ideal and set up my Coronado, and was not disappointed  there were decent prominences, filaments, great surface details in general.

Recently I purchased a Lunt herschel wedge from a fellow SGL member as I had read that the views were superior to a full aperture  solar filter and I must agree the detail differences were greatly  improved in that the sunspots were much more detailed. 

Also last night I managed to view Saturn and Jupiter and both showed good surface detail I used my Skywatcher 127 maksutove on a AZ Mountford this session a good double session best regards to all

Hi looking at the Sun now and the largest prominence is visible I am using my Coronado with a Badder zoom eyepiece set at 12 mm

Hi looking at the Sun right now and it’s showing some very beautiful prominences along with good surface details 

musing Coronado 

Hi as I posted earlier I was viewing the Sun at the same time and it was brilliant

Hi yes amazing really 

Hi I am looking at the Sun with my Coronado and there are lots of good prominences along with good surface detail BH

Hi  Saturday evening was so cloudy in my location so viewing was impossible so I am glad that I spent  Wednesday Thursday and Friday   So I saw 10 in total

Dont be envious I miss the goodies on offer in your location 

all the best 

Hi I have just come indoors from another session of Persid meteor spotting.

The forecast for tonight (sat 12 ) is not favourable in my locale so I went out at 11.00pm 11/08/23 to try to spot the Persid meteors and saw seven  which were spectacular.

This time I also took with me a pair of 10x42 binoculars and enjoyed looking at the double cluster,M31 scanning the Cygnus area also spotting the coathanger and generally having a good sky scanning session.

Earlier Friday evening I also spent an hour looking at the Sun with my Coronado ,there were lots of surface detail including sun spots but there were only three small prominences visible a good session 

Hi last night at 11 pm the sky was very clear for a change so I decided to have a look for the Persid meteors.

The constellations of Pegasus ,Cassiopeia  and Perseus were well placed from my location and I managed to see a grand total of three 

There were many satellites and it was interesting to watch them and for them to disappear 

it was a nice change to just look around and enjoy the view 

Hi as with most of the UK the weather hasn't been very kind to the  astronomy community, 

Today a small window to observe the Sun appeared at 6-to 6.30 pm  the images did not disappoint, with lots of detail to view and I did a sketch 

I used my Coronado PST with a Baader zoom eyepiece set at 12mm.

Hi Once again I have managed about one hour observing the Sun with my Coronado.

I used a Baader 8-24 zoom eyepiece set to 12mm,the image was fantastic with a crystal clear image.

There were 3 large prominences any a few smaller ones with the sunspots of varying sizes.

The one outstanding feature was a huge U shaped filament with several smaller ones ,the Baader eyepiece produced great all round detail

Hi I managed 10 minutes observing the Sun through my Coronado with a 16mm eyepiece, this has been the first time for a while.

There were many prominences one of which was very clear and appeared to breakaway from the surface .

there was also great surface detail with plages, sunspots, filaments and mottling 

Hi it’s an easy job to make your own dew shield as I have previously stated 

I have made one for each of my telescopes from a black foam gym mat from Ikea and a tube of suitable glue about a fiver all up

Hi  the weather day and night has not been  suitable for observing, but today I took advantage of the beautiful weather to observe the Sun using my Coronado.

There were three areas of prominences,  plages and sunspots of which one was huge .

I used my cover to shield the view but it was like a sauna nevertheless it was worth it

Hi I watched them too awesome 

Hi I managed 30 mins of solar viewing today with my Coronado 

There were 3 prominences in view one at 10 o’clock one at 12 o’clock  and one at 2 o’clock

unfortunately the clouds rolled on in at 1 30 and stopped play

Hi  I have been viewing this through my Coronado fascinating to watch

A gardener working opposite to my home asked as to what I was doing and he had a look and was  amazed this was his first view  of the Sun 

Hi m grandson came round at 6pm and we spent some time observing the Sun, there were three prominences to view but little else using my Coronado .

Later I set up my Celestron se6 and my Celestron Fi5 to initially to view the Moon and my grandson took lots of photos .

we then turned to Venus and once again he took some photos, and finally we had a look at Mars and I await the photos . A great night with Patrick and its nice to know another astronomer is in the making a great night

Hi I have spent some time observing the Sun in my Coronado and in white light using my Skywatcher80ED with solar filter Saturday and Sunday the solar action was great today there was little action through the Coronado .but the sunspots in white light were very good