Sun In White Light 06-08-2013. 07:20

[Steve Ward]

Another fabulous start to a day , with bacon butties and strong coffee to blow away the cobwebs and not a cloud to be seen ...

Shot 150 , selected and 4-way stacked 55.

1000D + ED80Pro + ND3.8 + 1.8 x Barlow + OIII.

1/500s @ ISO 200 , 55/150 , Reg 5.1 , Gimp 2.8.

Day by day album . . . http://www.astrobin....rs/steveward53/

[Bizibilder]

Nice one! Very crisp and clean.

[JamesF]

That's a really nice one I had an early morning, too. Just before I went to bed, rather than after I got up...

James

[David Smith]

Top notch image there Steve. The forecast clear skies did not materialise this morning

[Montana]

Wow! that is super quality!

Nothing but cloud and rain again here.

Alexandra

[Luke]

Very sweet, Steve. Hope the neighbours didn't make you breakfast or I'll be getting very jealous (what, with heads up about clear patches and worrying about their security lights )

Are the faculae at about 7 and 9pm a sign of some sunspots about to turn the bend?

I thought my day had started well, gear set up at 6.30am and ready to image at 7am. Sit down to start imaging and notice the sun is no longer in view from that part of the garden.

[DrRobin]

Nice start Steve, Started off with a fair bit of blue and supposed to be clearing here, but if anything more cloud has appeared. My scope is sitting in the boot of the car just in case.

Robin

[linkage]

Envy.

Raining

[Steve Ward]

Thank you all for keeping the cloud at bay here . . .

There's a new group just appearing at the 8 'o' clock position on the latest SDO data , should be well in view in the morning , I shall be hoping for a late shot here as it looks like my turn for a cloudy morning ...

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/latest_4096_HMII.jpg

[AstroWolvy]

nice catch