Session time is 11:00am until 12:08pm EDT local time ( US ). Partly cloudy skies. The seeing is average to a bit below. the temperature is 59F.
Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS. 16x, 21.5x, 32x, 40x and 50x ( Ha )
I can see 5 plages on the Sun today. I can see the plages of AR12814 and AR12815 approaching the SW limb. They are not especially bright. Two yet unnumbered plages are in the NW. A bight one followed by a fainter one. The SE shows a bright plage ( AR12816 ) with embedded spots. Wait...I faintly see a sixth possible plage very close to the SE limb. Just a small slightly lightened area. SDO shows activity there, it's practically invisible on GONG.
I see some nice filaments in the SE. A long filaprom with a filament to it's NE and a small one to the NW. The north central part of the disc shows two easy large filaments side by side.
Prominences are there to be seen too. I can see all but the very faintest shown on the GONG image including the swell filaprom in the SE. A pair above it and a decent one in the NE limb. I also see a couple on the NW and SW limb.
And I can see the limb spicule layer, even in double stack with the SMII60! The mottles stand out in good contrast too.
Astro-Tech AT72EDII w/Altair wedge and 540nm filter. 21.5x and 43x ( WL )
The NW plage has a nice group of spots and pores today. The SE plage ( AR12816 ) has a nice group too. The two " terminal " spots both have visible umbra-penumbra with a close look. I can see the faculae to the departing AR12814-15 in the SW.
I can see the granulation.
Oh yeah, I can see a spot almost on the SE limb where the SDO shows an emerging active region.
Music today is:
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons played by Anne Akiko Meyers.
Mater Eucharistae by the Dominican Sisters of Mary.
I did some imaging in white light today using the Orion70 and the AT72EDII and 540nm green continuum filter.
Carpe Lumen!
James
April 19 2021 Observations. Visual and Imaging.
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April 19 2021 Observations. Visual and Imaging.
Lunt 8x32 SUNoculars
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope
Celestron AstroMaster Alt/Az Mount
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS
Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
Cameras: ZWO ASI178MM, PGR Grasshopper, PGR Flea
Lunt, Coronado, TeleVue, Orion and Meade eyepieces
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Orion 70mm Solar Telescope
Celestron AstroMaster Alt/Az Mount
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS
Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
Cameras: ZWO ASI178MM, PGR Grasshopper, PGR Flea
Lunt, Coronado, TeleVue, Orion and Meade eyepieces
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Re: April 19 2021 Observations. Visual and Imaging.
Well-good captures James and now with AR2717 in the N.W. and the newbie as (AR2818) at last a plethora of spots to choose from.
Hopefully tomorrow if time and the clouds allow, I might get some images as the observatory is now operational again after a few mods...
Cheers
Terry
Hopefully tomorrow if time and the clouds allow, I might get some images as the observatory is now operational again after a few mods...
Cheers
Terry
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Re: April 19 2021 Observations. Visual and Imaging.
Thanks Franco and Terry!
Good luck on your imaging session tomorrow Terry.
James
Good luck on your imaging session tomorrow Terry.
James
Lunt 8x32 SUNoculars
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope
Celestron AstroMaster Alt/Az Mount
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS
Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
Cameras: ZWO ASI178MM, PGR Grasshopper, PGR Flea
Lunt, Coronado, TeleVue, Orion and Meade eyepieces
Visual Observer
" Way more fun to see it! "
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope
Celestron AstroMaster Alt/Az Mount
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS
Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
Cameras: ZWO ASI178MM, PGR Grasshopper, PGR Flea
Lunt, Coronado, TeleVue, Orion and Meade eyepieces
Visual Observer
" Way more fun to see it! "