2024 Images

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  2-9-24  Sunspot detail

Scope: Lundt 60 @ F7,  Double stack Etalons Mount:  GEM28 Camera: PlayerOne Sedna

Best stacked 50 frames from 500 

2-12-24 SUN full disk with solar flare (left side)

Slight newton ring banding caused by low ambient temps (25 deg F). 

Scope: Lundt 60 @ F7,  Double stack Etalons

Mount:  GEM28, Camera: PlayerOne Sedna

Best stacked 50 frames from 500

5-18-24__12_49_58 am    Full disk SUN

Higher late spring ambient temps (70 deg) seems to make Lunt scopes have better blocking filter contrast.

Scope: Lundt 60 @ F7,  Double stack Etalons

Mount:  GEM28, Camera: PlayerOne Apollo Mini

Best stacked 15 frames from 300

7-17-24__12-50pm   SUN,  Pleasant Prairie,WI.

Scope: Lundt 60 @ F7,  Double stack Etalons

Mount:  GEM28 , Camera: PlayerOne ApolloMini

Best stacked 30 frames from 300

10-18-24  SUN  2:43 pm  RGB (solar negative image)

Scope: Borg90FL @F5.6, Quark Sun filter

Mount:  GEM28,  Camera: PlayerOne ApolloMini (Bin2x2)

Best stacked (5 ms.) 100 frames from 500

10-24-24_SUN change comparison 10_25_49am to12-55-08pm

(2.5 hr. time span)

Scope: Borg90FL @F5.6, Quark Sun filter

Mount:  GEM28,  Camera: PlayerOne ApolloMini

Best 25 (8 ms.) frames out of 500

11-7-24_SUN_10:48am. RGB (solar negative image) sunspot group.  Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Scope: 120mm achromat @ F5,  Quark Chromosphere Ha filter

Mount:  GEM28 , Camera: PlayerOne ApolloMini

Best stacked (17ms.) 100 frames from 500.

11-7-24 _SUN_10:52am edge prominance.  RGB (solar negative image)  Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Scope: Sky-Watcher 120mm StarTravel  achromat @ F5,  Quark Chromosphere Ha filter

Mount:  GEM28 , Camera: PlayerOne ApolloMini

Best stacked (17ms.) 100 frames from 500.