Sun In White Light 13-11-2013. 10:15

[Steve Ward]

Rushing around up and down a ladder first thing to get the shot before the thick haze obscured him .... Very happy to report that the EQ3-2 and 14' pier combo is back up and running for the winter months ..... 

No time for any Mak play so grabbed a few AVI's with EOSMovieRec for the close-ups.

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

1/500s @ ISO 200 , 40/100 , Reg 5.1 , Gimp 2.8.

Day by day album ... http://www.astrobin.com/users/steveward53/

[ilove1995]

Wow check out the new AR!

Nice images Steve... Have you seen the Coronado PST on Classifieds?, I'm very tempted as I get paid tomorrow... Watch this space

Al

[Steve Ward]

Saw it but I'm saving ( very slowly ) for a Lunt 60 , was aiming at a Solarscope but work's a bit thin so I've downgraded ... 

P.S.  Did that ali box arrive OK ... ? 

[ilove1995]

I'm still in Henley at the moment but I'll ring the wife half later to see if it arrived. Thanks for doing that by the way...

I would love to get my hands on a Lunt 60.

Al

[Luke]

Another fine selection, Steve   I was foiled by the clouds, the best I managed was a peek through thin cloud. I couldn't see the spots properly, but at least I could get a sense of how dense they were on the disc. A very dramatic sight even with the cloud I fared a bit better with a 5 second view in H-a, with some super proms including a massive loop. I wish I could have imaged today!

That's cool news about saving for the Lunt 60

[Steve Ward]

Don't hold your breath ... 

[Bizibilder]

Wow! That's a big new AR coming into view - all we need now is a break in the forecast clouds.

[Sarah]

Lovely Steve! And good to see your big pier is back in action! I managed a peek this morning through a light haze which rapidly got worse! Despite the view not being the best, it was worth it to see all those spots.

Sarah

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Great images. The new AR low on the eastern limb is very close to the bright detached prom I spotted today.

[DrRobin]

Very nice detail Steve.  Glad to here the tall pier is back in full working order, just watch out for low flying aircraft.

Robin

[Montana]

Beautiful! I think the Sun has sprouted measles at last

Love the close ups

Alexandra