last Sol of the year no 218 31-12-16 11.10

[xtreemchaos]

had a break in the cloud so caught myself 48 frames. it looks quite empty but there are some pores if you look closely.

taken remotely using my Oculus Rift VR headset and a VR desktop, connected by wifi to my telescope laptop . ed80, lunt wedge ,1200d.

happy new year and clear sky with good seeing for everyone.

thanks for looking.  charl.

mono.

coloured.

coloured invert.

[Knighty2112]

 Nice work Charl. Pretty blank up there still. Hope for some better action in the new year with the new wedge! Happy new year Charl. Hope you have a good one mate!  

[Davey-T]

218 well done Charl, couple of nice proms on GONG but no Sun and no Quark here 

Dave

Does this mean the Welsh Tourist Board can use your images to claim there are over 200 sunny days a year in Wales 

Edited December 31, 2016 by Davey-T

[Ibbo!]

a few bits and bobs Charl

no sun for me today

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Gus, yer mate there ant a lot going on, but I feel theres something big coming for the new year. have a good one. charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Dave, "lol" there welcome to use them mate, but 30sec of sun don't mean a sunny day. its 100% cloud here now with a bit of fog. hope your Quark arrives soon. charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Steve, I just got lucky mate, its dismal at the moment, I think it could rain at any time. hope you get some clear, charl.

[David Smith]

Nice final shot Charl. 218 is an outstanding total, well done. Happy New Year to you, may 2017 bring you clear skies and many Sunspots

Edited December 31, 2016 by David Smith

[johnfosteruk]

Tremendous effort Charl. 

[Pete Presland]

Nice looking discs, a little granulation visible there.

[laudropb]

That's a great total Charl. I did not even reach half of it.

[DrRobin]

Great shot and total for the year Charl.

Robin

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Dave S, beginers luck mate, I never thought id get 100 with our weather , ive learnt that it dosnt have to be sunny to image sol ,its a matter of timing and the smallest of gaps or even just a thin bit. hope next year brings us a bit more sunny days and a few large spots would be good too. have a good one. charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks John, happy new year mate.  charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Pete, yer mate I think the seeing wasn't too bad. happy new year,  charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks John, I didn't think id reach 200 mate, I think tomorrow going to be clear for most of us. charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Robin, I put it down to beginners luck mate. clear skys ,charl.