AR 1109 and 1110 - 30 Sept

[jgs001]

Just a single SLR shot...

C80ED, 2xTC, 450d

and after a few moments with the pruning shears

[Merlin66]

Very nice shot!

Detail in the Umbra and Penumbra.

You get the feel of background granulation....

[Doc]

Very nice John.

What filter did you use?

[jgs001]

Thanks guys...

Mick, it's white light Baader film.

[sheri_barri]

Nice shot with a DSLR! How did you get the focus so sharp?

[jgs001]

Thanks Sherri, I've got the draw tube marked with the approx focus point, Makes a good start point. Then focused on the moon and took a shot of that first. I use the 450d liveview and zoom in to 10x on the terminator (or sunspot but that's much harder). Tweak the focus gently back and forward till it's as good as I can get it. Not easy mounted on a camera tripod as the target moves through the FOV at silly speeds with the 10x magnification on the display.

I'm using the stock Celestron R&P by hand.

[beamish]

Cracking capture John ! Good technique you've got going there.

[jgs001]

Cheers Karlo