Sol 21-8-16 09.15

[xtreemchaos]

nice and sunny here in south wales thismorrning.well it looks blank today but there is a small AR just right of center, i could see it clearly in the vis, its in the image but very faint. 60 frames staxed with regi and coloured in photoshop. kit- 120mm f5 frac, 1.5x barlow, lunt wedge, 1200d in mono and crop mode. thanks for looking and clear skys,   charl.

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heres the SOHO image showing where the AR is hiding.

 

 

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Good catch. No luck here with a rain front moving in

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Michael, hope it clears for you.charl.

[Knighty2112]

Nice work Charl. Well done!

Had a look earlier on with my new Skytee mount. Really stable on the mount, even in the wind today, with hardly any movement even on the strongest breeze. Pity there wasn't anything to see except a blank disc!  

[Pete Presland]

Nice sharp discs,  very quite at the moment. 

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Knighty, yer bet your loving your skytee mate, i was going to get another one,but im going to convert my EQ5 in to a AZ for vis, its only a little bit of filing and dont harm the mount, just allows me to use as AZ when needed. clear skys charl.

[paulastro]

Well done charl, you did very well to capture such an insy winsy little spot!  I was wandering where you had got to this morning. 

[Davey-T]

Nicely done Charl, clouds here, may be a very slight chance later.

Dave

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Pete, yes it is mate,hope its the carm before the storm clear skys charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Paul, i could see it in the vis, thought it was a hair or dustbunny at first, had to stretch the hell out of my image to get it to show,so there a bit noisey. clear skys charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Dave, the clouds have invaded here now,its been raining as well,lovely summer time eh.hope it clears for you,charl.

[keramos]

Bit patchy here, but no chance for me as I'm trying get my head around an EQ mount and power-tank is on charge.

Btw like the Earth and Jupiter scale, puts things in perspective.

[David Smith]

Good catch Charl. Nowt but clouds and rain here.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Nihal, yer mate it do, its such a amazing star which we have a front row seat to view it, i marvel everytime i see it, its nice to have a reminder of the size difference, soho do some good images. clear skys.charl. ps you soon get to grips with the eq, if i can use one ,anyone can.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Dave, sorry you didnt get a chance to get some shots today mate, just a few minutes after taking my shots it started to rain and its been cloudy for the rest of the day. hope you get clear skys tomorrow.  charl.

[Stub Mandrel]

I can see more on your image than the Soho one, especially at the right hand side.

[johnfosteruk]

Nice work Charl, I see it, just!!

Not a chance here, Venus and all the gas giants in the universe rolled into one here today.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Neil,your so kind, had to stretch it so much its hard to see with the noise. clear skys ,charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks John, the weathers been much the same here mate, i just got a few lucky shots.clear skys charl.

[cshahar]

Nice one Charl. Its pretty spotless in h-alpha as well. Nice touch with earth and Jupiter scales. I actually have never seen a Jupiter scale before.

-Charles

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Charles, theres new activity today "monday" just to make it a bit more interesting mate. its SOHO who puts the jupiter scales on, it do look cool.clear skys ,charl.

[Iainp]

5 hours ago, cshahar said:

Nice touch with earth and Jupiter scales. I actually have never seen a Jupiter scale before.

Yes, nice one. Jupiter appears much bigger in comparison to the sun than I would have guessed.  Lovely discs too. I'll get my first chance in over a week tomorrow. Clear skies all day in Cambridgeshire they say. (Why do I still believe "them"??) 

Iain 

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Iain, thay have forcast clear skys here from 10pm tonight lasting all day tomorrow, its 9.45 pm now and its raining with thick cloud and fog, but i live in hope. hope you get clear skys.  charl.