Fabulous Solar Sunday (14th Oct)

[Montana]

It is always wonderful to have a clear blue sky for a change and it lasted for a couple of hours, yippee

I started with the white light (140mm refractor / Baader Herschel wedge + Continuum filter / DMK41) but I was lazy and only used the 3x Barlow, seeing was dreadful and I binned all but 3 images. I must change and lower the magnification when things are bad but I never learn. This is all I could salvage:

AR11589

2012-10-14 AR11589 WL by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

AR11586

2012-10-14 11-28-44 by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

Next I set up the Solarscope SF-100, it is a filter set which attaches to the 140mm refractor with a metal plate http://www.solarscop...k/sf-range.html

Full disc first (mosaic of 10 pictures)

http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

Colour version http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

Then the 2x Barlow came out for some close ups:

AR11589

2012-10-14 AR11589 Halpha by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

2012-10-14 AR11589 f colour by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

AR11586

2012-10-14 AR11586 Halpha by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

2012-10-14 AR11586 Halpha f colour by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

and AR11591 with a small flare

2012-10 14 AR11591 by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

Alexandra

[JamesF]

Some gorgeous images there. Very nice to see the close-up of AR11589 and the full disc mosaic is lovely.

James

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Wonderful images. Really great.

[DrRobin]

Hi,

Very nice, especially 1589. I tried on Sunday morning (sailing in the afternoon), but didn't a get a clear enough spell. It wasn't sunny enough over in Newcastle in the afternoon anyway.

[KE400]

Excellent images as usual Alexandra, really nice detail and colour scheme, congrats.

[Montana]

Thanks everyone

Alexandra