Nice day for imaging contrails

[Davey-T]

Sun was trying to appear so set up the SW SA, really quick to set up and start imaging (even quicker if you remember to turn the Quark on first   )

Took a few videos but most were unstackable due to wind and cloud and contrails.

Not much to show but it was fun.

Dave

   

[Luke]

Well done getting that big prom, Dave

Contrails were a pain here too. A jet with four engines dumped a whole river's worth of cloud over the Sun, and then almost all of the length of the cloud river passed over the Sun

There was a really weird effect when I looked at that plane, I could see the contrails coming out behind it of course, but there were some dark shafts ahead of it! I was confused at the time what it was but now I am pretty sure it was shadows cast from the plane showing up ahead of it in the mucky thin cloud/haze. The sun is so cool

[Tinker1947]

" The Sun is so cool " made me smile, you wouldn't say that if you were standing on it...

[Luke]

" The Sun is so cool " made me smile, you wouldn't say that if you were standing on it...

I would if I was Eta Carinae

[Pete Presland]

Contrails, clouds, poor seeing, its a wonder we any images at all.

[Montana]

:) you should see our plane trails! pity we live in a society with planes, however I do enjoy the transits

Alexandra

[Stardust]

Well done for getting something in those conditions. I was torn between imaging and going to a nature reserve under the cliffs by the sea. Our local astronomy society has an exhibition there for the month so opted to take the solarmax and do a bit of public observing. Was a nice couple of hours but the thin cloud thickened and stopped play.

[David Smith]

Good practice getting it all setup and you have a learning for the next time too