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Today I got up at 8AM, and went to go see the dog, Sunny, that I take care of on Sundays. My Sunny Sundays
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On getting back, it was pushing noon and there wasn't a cloud to be seen. So Sunny out.... Checked Spaceweather.com for the Sun, and not a sunspot to be seen...
I decided to see if my C80-HD was in focus, as I had nothing better to do. If the resulting shots enable you to pick out the feculae on our stars surface, I'd say that's a good focus
C80-HD f/11.4 with Baader solar film, 26 pics taken with my Canon T3 @ ISO 100 & 1/800 sec exp, PIPP, Autostakkert, ImPPG, and PSP 9 for the blue tint. I really like the Sun in calcium wavelengths....
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And again, that's all I have. I'm really just waiting for dinner and hopefully a clear sky tonight for the Hunter's Moon!
All the best,
Mark
"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D. Member of the RASC
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO, Samyang 135 F2 (still on the Nikon).
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), ZWO OAG, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, ASI 220mm min, ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF, Mele Overloock 3C.
Camera/Filters/Software: ASI 533 mc pro, ASI 120mm mini, ASI 220mm mini , IDAS LPS D-1, Optolong L-Enhance, ZWO UV/IR Cut, N.I.N.A., Green Swamp Server, PHD2, Adobe Photoshop CC, Pixinsight.
Dog and best bud: Jack
Sky: Bortle 6-7
My Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/Juno16/