What are the dark areas

[valleyman]

Any ideas on what the dark areas are? There was no clouds at the time

[johnfosteruk]

The biggest dust bunnies I've ever seen???

what equipment was used?

[Ruud]

A flock of birds, starlings maybe? A swarm of mosquitoes?  Dirty or fogged optics?

[valleyman]

Brand new Lunt 60 and brand new zwo 120

[Peter Drew]

I would suspect some sort of tuning issue, no dark objects that size on the Sun and they would have to be dust elephants. Are you sure you were on the solar image?, if not centred you can pick up a false image off axis with solar telescopes. 

[Tony G]

My system is finiky but that's odd what you have going on. Have you tried the camera on another scope? Rule out one of the two, I don't see how it could be the scope unless you are on a ghost image that I have yet to see but have read about. Those scopes pour some bright  light. I would think camera issue.

[valleyman]

What ever it was, it has now gone .

Thanks for all the advice guys

 

Pat

[xtreemchaos]

could of been a patch of very thin cloud not visable to the eye. charl.

[Owmuchonomy]

Cloud even though not visible to the naked eye or condensation on your sensor!

[ngwillym]

I've seen that sort of appearance when my Quark is off-band.

[Tony G]

On 5/10/2017 at 09:01, valleyman said:

What ever it was, it has now gone .

Thanks for all the advice guys

 

Pat

Post a pic through your set up when you get a chance.