The last use of the big scope :( until next year!

[Montana]

Yesterday was a bit of a struggle but I managed it, squeezed between the house and the fence I was a whole paving slab further down than last week and really I cannot go back any further. Roll on February!

I had a bit of a twig problem then clouds rolled in but I managed to get a full disc yesterday with the Solarscope SF-100 and the DMK41.

2012-11-18 f colour by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

Large version see here http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

and black and white http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

and the beautiful tree prom which lifted away only 6 hours later

2012-11-18 12-39-37 r5 by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

a nice filament

2012-11-18 13-05-47 f colour by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

AR11614/15

2012-11-18 12-51-28 f colour by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

AR11619

2012-11-18 12-49-44 by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

Thanks for looking but it will be the PST pair from now until next February.

Alexandra

[Montana]

Here is a picture of the squash and you will see how I can't get back any further:

[David Smith]

Fantastic images Alexandra, the close up of the "tree" is excellent. Shame you have lost the Sun for the winter, we will miss your images.

[Uplooker]

Hi Alexandra,

Those are fantastic images. The detail is very engaging.

Ian

[sologuitarist61]

Well done Alexandra, both on getting the images and how beautiful they are

[DrRobin]

Great images.

That is one heck of a scope, it looks like it is heavy? I like the divers weights to balance it.

[Steve Ward]

Lovely images , love the "tree" prom , was watching the Big Bear GONG video of it lifting off yesterday ...

Steve.

PS If you can't go back you can always go up . . .

[Stu]

Thank you Alexandra. I was looking at the 'tree' prominence yesterday and was hoping someone would post an image of it.

Lovely capture, shows off all the fine detail that was there visually.

Sorry to hear you've lost the sun for a while now :-(

Cheers

Stu

[Montana]

Thanks everyone yes it's heavy so I guess it's not going up

Alexandra

[JamesF]

Very nice images. They will be missed over the next few months, but there really aren't many places to go from there, are there?

(I was also amused by the diving weights for balancing the scope

James

[Bizibilder]

Lovely Alexandra! Shame about the wait.

[hunterknox]

Clever of you to arrange that tree prom for your last day of the season - a great day wekk documented!

[Stargazer Jack]

Superb images, well done!

[KE400]

Excellent prom and detail coming through in your images as usual. Shame you're out of space to get set up until Feb.

A great set to sign off on for the year though.

I'm sure there's lots more to come next year

[Montana]

Thanks everyone

A few have commented about the diving weights, how else do you balance? have I missed something?

Alexandra

[JamesF]

A few have commented about the diving weights, how else do you balance? have I missed something?

I doubt that you have. Personally it just amuses me to see a precision scientific instrument with a couple of large lumps of lead strapped to it. It's a little incongruous

James

[thenews24]

Wow, excellent and beautiful images as always. My favorite is the close-up of AR1619. As much as I want to pefect my coloring for a relaistic feel, nothing like the contrast of black and white. And the resoultion and detail is great.