There were a large number of bright points around the solar equator indicative of cycle 24 activity. The seeing wasn't great, but shooting lots of exposures yields a best image. Taken with the 100mm Tal stopped down to 80mm, the 2,5x barlow and the IMX174 chipped camera.
It's been a while since I did any CaK imaging, but clear blue skies certainly helped, so, I decided to use the 100mm Tal refractor stopped down to 80mm to give me a focal ratio of f12.5. The small region of activity in the centre of the disk seems to have sported a pair of pores on and off througout the day.
Following on from the full disk shot I decided to get a closer look at the brighter points that sat around the solar equator today. Taken with the SM90, 2.5x barlow and the IMX174 chipped camera.
Some weekend sunshine for a pleasant change! The sun appears to be blank but when viewed full size there are plenty of small scale features. Taken with the Lunt50 etalon on the 60mm f6 scope double stacked with a Daystar Quark.
Two views of the same active region, but the top one taken in double stack mode, the lower in single stack. Double stack gives more contrast as a result of reduced continuum leakage from the photosphere. Both shots were taken with a Coronado SM90, with the double stacked view being achieved by the addition of a Daystar Quark.
Conditions were far from ideal in between scudding clouds and showers following the passing of a cold front overnight, however using the lunt50 etalon double stacked with a Daystar Quark it was good to get an overview of the solar disk and the new active region that has appeared after the sun being quiet for a month.
Cycle 25 is starting to come alive, there were numerous prominences today visible on our star. Taken with the Solarmax 90, 2x cemax barlow and the IMX174 chipped camera.
