Good day everyone...
Great to see all the images of the recent activity increase, including the flare event that some caught. I had more cloud than sun most of Saturday (July 3rd), but a late afternoon clearing had me pull out the PST to see what was going on and the views inspired me to open the dome and do some imaging. I had limited time to do any setup and imaging as Sandy and I had plans to go out for supper now that we have partially opened the COVID limits a little more. As a result, all the images were taken with the LS80T/LS75FHa/B1800Ha double stack scope setup.
The first image is a full disk composite:
- Full-Ha_07032021.jpg (592.25 KiB) Viewed 240 times
- Full-Ha_07032021-inv.jpg (675.3 KiB) Viewed 240 times
I added the 5x Powermate to try to get some higher resolution images. The seeing was not as good as I thought and the 3x would have likely been a better choice, I am still happy with the way they turned out. The first image is a mosaic that covers the SW quadrant with AR2835/2836 and several filaments:
- SW-B-2.jpg (810.39 KiB) Viewed 240 times
- SW-B-fc-2.jpg (857.48 KiB) Viewed 240 times
- SW-B-inv2.jpg (1.02 MiB) Viewed 240 times
The second image set is set on the NW quadrant where the remains of AR2838 were found on the limb as well as some nice filament features:
- Non-AR-B.jpg (437.47 KiB) Viewed 240 times
Next is AR2837:
- AR2837-Ha-B.jpg (515.76 KiB) Viewed 240 times
The final frame is set on the NE quadrant where a bit of activity is starting to brew...maybe more to come this week?
- NE-B.jpg (409.08 KiB) Viewed 240 times
I would have liked to do more imaging, but I had already pushed my time limit to be ready to go to town. It was a good trade-off, as we hadn't been out for a meal since early in the new year and it was great to have a nice meal on the patio and not have to clean up dishes afterwards
So far today the clear skies have not materialized, so will see if I get any more images this weekend.
Brian
Brian Colville
Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada
Photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
I am glad to hear you have a PST too, I didn't know that 
