Ratlet Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Technically my first observation of any count, not just solar. Solar Safety Filter arrived this morning from @BrendanC. It was a 130mm filter, but this was perfect for my 127SLT as it allowed for some velcro on the inside of the filter and the scope for a very secure fit. What a day to start solar! A Nice cluster of sun spots front an center, the 28mm eyepiece supplied with the scope made the sun pretty much occupy the entire field of view. There appeared to be 3 larger spots in a line with a small 'archipeligo' of smaller spots towards the bottom of the right most and left most spots. There was an additional line of 3 spots that looked to be moving off the face of the sun as well as one very much larger spot present. I managed to snap a picture through the eyepiece. It's not fantastic. I also tried some imaging using sharpcap and my ASI120mm but I think the seeing wasn't good enough for the small sensor size. I think swapping from the SLT mount to my GEM28 might allow a better experience. Very satisfying day. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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