2023 Solar Images
7-20-23 Sun 8:49AM captured in Hydrogen Alpha.
Mount: Gem28, Scope: Lunt60 w/ single Etalon filter. Camera: PlayerOne Sedna-M
Image time: @ 6 ms.
4-27-23 Sun edge crop --lower right section 2:30pm
Same area 5:30pm
Sun surface looks different in these crops due to tuning of sun filter to bring out more detail.
5-5-23 10:00am Sun captured in Hydrogen Alpha.
Mount: Gem28, Scope: Lunt60 w/ single Etalon filter. Camera: PlayerOne Sedna-M
Image times: Best 50 frames out of 270 @ 20 ms. each
4-26-23 6:21pm SunSpot-Jet from Chicago O'Hare airport. Taken from Pleasant Prairie, Wi.
While capturing images, this was frame #17 out of 1000, which the software rejected as a bad frame. However it is still quite good.
This particular 1000 frame group was of generally poor quality due to atmospheric turbulance.
Mount: Gem28, Scope: Lunt60 w/ single Etalon filter. Camera: PlayerOne Sedna-M
Image exposure is 8 ms.
5-10-23 , 8:35am Sun
Image taken looking East over Lake Michigan. Longer exposure times due to light fog haze over the lake.
Mount: Gem28, Scope: Lunt60 w/ single Etalon filter. Camera: PlayerOne Sedna-M w/ 2.5x Barlow
Image times: Best 100 frames out of 500 @ 40ms. each
5-20-23--4-15pm Sun Spots
Scope: Borg 107FL @F6 Mount: iOptron GEM45 ,
Camera: Quark Chrominance Ha filter (with integrated 4.2x barlow lens)
Best 100 frames out of 1000, 7 ms. each
5-23-23-FullSun-08_57_AM-1500LoRes
Mount: Gem28, Scope: Lunt60 w/ single Etalon filter. Camera: PlayerOne Sedna-M
Image times: Best 150 frames out of 500 @ 8 ms. each
5-23-23--10-55AM-SUN Spot derail
Scope: Borg 107FL @F6 , Mount: iOptron , GEM45 ,
Camera: Quark Chrominance Ha filter (with integrated 4.2x barlow lens)
Best 100 frames out of 500, 7 ms. each
5-23-23--10-55AM-SUN Chromosphere / photosphere gap edge detail
Scope: Borg 107FL @F6 , Mount: iOptron GEM45 ,
Camera: Quark Chrominance Ha filter (with integrated 4.2x barlow lens)
Best 100 frames out of 1000, 7 ms. each
5-24-23 Sun prominence 09_46_AM
Scope: Borg 107FL @F6 , Mount: iOptron GEM45 ,
Camera: Quark Chrominance Ha filter (with integrated 4.2x barlow lens)
Best 50 frames out of 500, 8.5 ms. each
5-27-23 7-16 AM SUN , south edge prominence
Mount: Gem28, Scope: Lunt60 w/ single Etalon filter. Camera: PlayerOne Sedna-M
Image times: Best 100 frames out of 500 @ 16 ms. each