v.176 uploaded    10th April 2013
Sharnbrook Observatory

Welcome to my web site!

This edition includes my first images of Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs taken just days after acquiring a second hand astromodded Canon EOS 450D DSLR camera. More
images to come with this camera as time allows me to process images that are sitting in raw format on my hard drive!  There are also plenty of new solar, lunar,
Saturnian and Jovian images. I have also been reprocessing some images from the past year or so, employing Auto Stakkert and WinJUPOS. The former appears to
give even better results than the stacking in Registax 6 and the latter has the amazing capacity to de-rotate images of Jupiter to get round the painful issue of its
rapid 9h 55m average rotation period.

As ever, I hope this encourages you to get out there and enjoy the treasures of our universe at first hand.

Best Wishes,  

Peter Garbett



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Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs


On 19th March 2013, I was able to secure some images of the comet as it emerged into the twilight, only 20 degrees from the Sun.
The transparency was limited by some haze which became fog later in the night. The coma was at least 2nd magnitude with a short
dust tail emanating from it.


19.03.13  19:24 UTC  entrance to a field between Sharnbrook and Odell
Modified (Juan Fierros) Canon EOS 450D @ f/2.8, f=50mm (81mm equivalent)
ISO 800, 2s unguided, altitude 7 degrees







19.03.13  19:28 UTC  entrance to a field between Sharnbrook and Odell
Modified (Juan Fierros) Canon EOS 450D @ f/2.8, f=50mm (81mm equivalent)
ISO 800, 2s unguided




19.03.13  19:29 UTC  entrance to a field between Sharnbrook and Odell (star upper right is magnitude 2.06 star Alpheratz (Alpha Andromedae)
Modified (Juan Fierros) Canon EOS 450D @ f/2.8, f=50mm (81mm equivalent)
ISO 800, 2s unguided








19.03.13  19:31 UTC  entrance to a field between Sharnbrook and Odell
Modified (Juan Fierros) Canon EOS 450D @ f/3.5, f=135mm (219mm equivalent)
ISO 800, 4s unguided







19.03.13  19:32-33 UTC  entrance to a field between Sharnbrook and Odell
Modified (Juan Fierros) Canon EOS 450D @ f/3.5, f=135mm (219mm equivalent)
ISO 800, average of three 6s unguided hence star trails, altitude 6 degrees





Moon shots





19.02.13  18:48 UTC
Wrinkle ridges west of 'Straight Wall'
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5















19.02.13  18:57 UTC
'Straight Wall'
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5














19.02.13  19:03 UTC
Deslandes and Cassini's bright spot
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5
















19.02.13  19:09 UTC
Tycho
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5
















18.02.13  18:35 UTC
Deslandres, Walter and Regiomontanus
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5















18.02.13  18:37 UTC
Sinuous Hadley Rille at the foot of the Appenine Mountains
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5









18.02.13  18:39 UTC
Alpine Valley and northern Mare Imbrium
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5







18.02.13  19:00 UTC
Aristillus and Cassini
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5














18.02.13  18:52 and 18:54 UTC
Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5









18.02.13  18:58 UTC
Triesnecker and Hyginus Rilles
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter












18.02.13  19:07 UTC
Deslandres (235 km diameter)
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5













18.02.13  19:11 UTC
South west of Conon
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter; drizzled x1.5
















17.02.13  17:48 UTC
Cassini, Calippus in the Caucasus Mountains
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter









17.02.13  17:51 UTC
W Bond and Archytas
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter














17.02.13  18:14 UTC
Hyginus Rille (centre), Triesnecker Rilles (left) and Ariadaeus Rille (right)
C14 @ f/11; Trutek type 1 R filter












Saturn 2013 apparition


   
17.02.13 Colours distorted by very poor B image
First crude use of ASH atmospheric dispersion corrector.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 4/10
Trutek type 1 R, G and B filters (G and B with Baader UV/IR blocker)
R = 05:12:12 UTC; G = 05:26:07 UTC; B = 05:20:20 UTC
RGB with separate R and G beneath






17.02.13  05:50:23 UTC  R filter








Jupiter 2012-13 apparition






04.03.13
Oval BA (little red spot) near central meridian
C14 @ f/26; PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 5/10
Trutek Type 1  R filter, Baader UV/IR blocker filter
ASH atmospheric dispersion corrector
R = 19:57.7 UTC; de-rotated  combination of two sequences in WinJupos




    
         

04.03.13
Oval BA (Little Red Spot) and its little dark red 'pup'
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/26;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing  5-6/10
ASH atmospheric dispersion corrector
Trutek Type 1  R, G, B filters  (Baader UV/IR blocker on G and B)
R = 19:38.8 UTC; G = 19:36.9 UTC; B = 19:35.0 UTC
RGB centred  on 19:36.9 UTC and separate R, G and B shown.






04.03.13
C14 @ f/26; PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 5/10
Trutek Type 1  R filter, Baader UV/IR blocker filter
ASH atmospheric dispersion corrector
R = 19:04.3 UTC; de-rotated  combination of three sequences in WinJupos





    
18.02.13
Io in transit (hard to spot in front of similarly coloured SEB); Oval BA near C.M. and Great Red Spot at extreme right edge
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 4/10
Trutek Type 1  R and B filters, Baader UV/IR cut filter on B
R[G]B, R = 18:30:04 UTC, B = 18:26:01 UTC







         
18.02.13
Io in shadow transit near Great Red Spot
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 4/10
Trutek Type 1  R  filter: left 20:24:12 UTC;
right 20:50.1 UTC combination of two sequences in WinJUPOS.










                               

16.12.12
3D Jupiter illusion! Try crossing your eyes to merge these images and hey presto!
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 6-7/10
Trutek Type 1  R filter, Baader UV/IR blocker filter
R = 00:38.9 UTC and 00:10.5 UTC respectively de-rotated combinations in WinJupos








13.12.12
Great red spot approaching p. limb with disturbed area following in its wake
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 6-7/10
Trutek Type 1  R filter, Baader UV/IR blocker filter
R = 01:03.4 UTC; de-rotated  combination of two sequences in WinJupos





      

   

13.12.12
Great Red Spot with Oval BA (Little Red Spot) and its little dark red 'pup' approaching the limb
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing  6-7/10
Trutek Type 1  R, B filters  (Baader UV/IR blocker on B)
R = 00:12.5 UTC; B = 00:16.6 UTC; R[G]B centred on 00:14.5 UTC and
separate R and B shown. Each colour channel composed of sequences derotated and combined in WinJUPOS.











    
    


12.12.12
Great Red Spot with Oval BA (Red Spot Junior) and its little dark red 'pup'
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing  6-7/10
Trutek Type 1  R, G, B filters  (Baader UV/IR blocker on G and B)
R = 23:50.3 UTC; G = 23:44.4 UTC; B = 23:40.6 UTC; RGB centred on 23:45.1 UTC and
separate R, G and B shown. Each colour channel composed of sequences derotated and combined in WinJUPOS.


Below is R[G]B version with synthetic green created from R and B, centred on 23:45.5 UTC:


         









12.12.12
Great Red Spot with Oval BA (Little Red Spot) and its little dark red 'pup'
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing  6/10
Trutek Type 1  R, B filters  (Baader UV/IR blocker on B)
R = 22:14.2 UTC; B = 22:23.3 UTC; R[G]B centred on 22:18.8 UTC and
separate R and B shown. Each colour channel composed of sequences
derotated and combined in WinJUPOS.














   

05.12.12
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 6/10
Trutek Type 1  R filter; R = 00:19.2 UTC
De-rotated  combination of seven sequences in WinJupos

     

04.12.12
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 6/10
Trutek Type 1  R filter, R = 23:46.2 UTC
De-rotated  combination of eight sequences in WinJupos











                                    

29.11.12
Nice and 'moody' version, with north upwards, normal orientation below.
Weirdly, this way up Jupiter appears to me to be tilted with its top towards me.
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 5/10
Trutek Type 1  R filter; R = 23:48.7 UTC de-rotated combination of six sequences in WinJupos










   

28.11.12
Ganymede showing surface detail and its shadow cast on the upper cloud deck of Jupiter. Great Red Spot near left edge.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing  4/10. Trutek Type 1  R filter. Left: 23:34.4 UTC; right 23:10.4 UTC.








           
28.11.12
Great Red Spot with Oval BA (Little Red Spot) and its little dark red 'pup'
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing  5-6/10
Trutek Type 1  R, G, B filters  (Baader UV/IR blocker on G and B)
R = 00:42.8 UTC; G = 00:43.6 UTC; B = 00:44.4 UTC; R[G]B centred
on 00:43.6UTC and separate R, G and B shown.






 
28.11.12
Europa partly occulted by Jupiter's shadow
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 5-6/10
Trutek Type 1 R filter; R = 00:42.8 UTC from two sequences combined in winJUPOS










27.11.12
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 5/10
Trutek Type 1  R filter, Baader UV/IR blocker filter
R = 22:34 UTC





18.11.12
Spectacular festoons in equatorial zone
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 4/10
Trutek Type 1 R filter; R = 03:12 UTC







18.11.12
Spectacular festoons
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 4/10
Trutek Type 1 R filter; R = 02:03.6 UTC









                       
  
11.11.12  
Great Red Spot with Oval BA and its 'pup'
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 4/10
Trutek type 1 R, G and B filters (G and B with Baader UV/IR blocker)
R = 02:30:38 UTC; G = 02:34:03 UTC; B = 02:32:29 UTC; RGB centre time 02:32.4 UTC





 
    

11.11.12
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 4/10
Trutek R, B filters (B with Baader UV/IR blocker); R = 00:31:05 UTC; B = 00:34:10 UTC
R(G)B centred on 00:32.7 UTC with separate R, and B shown. De-rotated in WinJupos.









10.11.12  23:43:19 UTC
Substantial dark festoons sprout upwards from
the renewed NEB into the EZ.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27; PGR Flea 3 CCD;
Seeing 4/10; Trutek Type 1 R filter









                   

04.10.12
Great Red Spot in a close encounter with its 'rival'
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/29;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing 4-5 poor/fair
Astronomik type 2c filters: R = 02:22.1 UTC; G = 02:26.9 UTC; B = 02:24.2 UTC
R(G)B and separate R, G and B shown. De-rotated in WinJupos.





 
29.09.12
Great red spot approaching p. limb
with disturbed area following in its wake
C14 @ f/29;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; fair seeing
Trutek Type 1  R filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 04:12.0 UTC; de-rotated  combination of two sequences in WinJupos







                

08.09.12
Plenty going on associated with the NEB revival
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; seeing sometimes 6/10
Trutek Type 1  R,G, B filters  (Baader UV/IR rejection filter used throughout)
R = 04:53.2 UTC; G = 04:53.9 UTC; B = 04:52.3 UTC; RGB and separate R, G
and B shown. Each colour channel composed of sequences derotated and
combined in WinJupos.

Immediately below is a R(G)B version of the same for comparison ...








         

08.09.12
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; fair seeing
Trutek Type 1  R, B filters  (Baader UV/IR rejection filter used throughout)
R = 04:04.3 UTC; B = 04:03.1 UTC; R[G]B de-rotated in WinJupos





08.09.12
C14 @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; fair seeing
Trutek Type 1  R,B filters  (Baader UV/IR rejection filter used throughout)
R = 03:41.7 UTC; B = 03:44.5 UTC; R[G]B de-rotated in WinJupos







Jupiter 2011-12 apparition (some reprocessing)


01.10.11
Great Red Spot just vanished around the western limb of Jupiter.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; good seeing
Trutek Type 1  R filter; R = 03:02.49 UTC






  
 
01.10.11
Great Red Spot disappearing around the left hand edge.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; good seeing
Trutek Type 1  R,G, B filters  (Baader UV/IR rejection filter added to B)
R = 02:47.4 UTC; G = 02:45.8 UTC; B = 02:48.7 UTC;
separate R, G, B then R[G]B centred on 02:48.0UTC.







      

01.10.11
Great Red Spot disappearing around the left hand edge.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; good seeing
Trutek Type 1  R and Baader > 742 nm IR filter videos de-rotated and combined
using winJUPOS: centre time = 02:45.4 UTC.







01.10.11
Great Red Spot approaching western limb of Jupiter.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; good seeing
Trutek Type 1  R filter; R = 02:21.28 UTC






01.10.11
Great Red Spot approaching C.M.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; good seeing
Trutek Type 1  R filter; R = 00:25.08 UTC










14.10.11
Jupiter and its moon, Io (look closely and you will
see a dark surface detail on this moon).
C14 with x2.5 power mate;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; pretty good seeing
Trutek Type 1  R filter; R = 23:58:39 UTC














                                          
15.10.11
Nice colours
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27; PGR Flea 3 CCD; pretty good seeing.
RGB; Trutek Type 1  R, G, B filters (Baader UV/IR rejection filter added to G, B).
An R and IR combination, one single G and a pair of B sequences combined via WinJUPOS, centred on 01:09.6 UTC
Separate R (01:10.2 UTC), G (01:09.7 UTC) and B (01:09.0 UTC) are shown too.









         
15.10.11
Great red spot
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27; PGR Flea 3 CCD; pretty good seeing.
R(G)B; Trutek Type 1  R, B filters (Baader UV/IR rejection filter added to B).
Pair of R and pair of B sequences combined via WinJUPOS, centred on 02:35.7 UTC
Separate R (02:35.9 UTC) and B (02:48.8 UTC) channels are shown too.














15.10.11
Great red spot and environs, 20 hours after previous image
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27; PGR Flea 3 CCD; quite good seeing.
Trutek Type 1  R filter, Baader IR > 742 nm filter
Pair of R and pair of IR sequences combined via WinJUPOS, centred on 22:38.9 UTC










18.11.11  23:28:39 UTC
Oval BA approaching C.M. Notice how narrow the NEB is.
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; pretty good seeing
Trutek type 1 R filter









19.11.11  23:11:14 UTC
Notice how indistinct the NEB is in this image
C14 with x2.5 power mate;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; pretty good seeing
Baader >742 nm IR filter










28.09.11  01:39:14 UTC
Great Red Spot and Io in shadow transit
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; fair seeing
Baader IR > 742 nm filter







01.09.11    05:06:30 UTC
Jupiter with Great Red Spot
C14 with x2.5 power mate @ f/27;   PGR Flea 3 CCD; good seeing
Baader IR > 742nm filter













Mars


                                          


                                 1743                     
02.03.12  Syrtis Major and clouds
Notice the ice cap dislocation and the bright cloud over Elysium.
In the coloured RGB composite, notice the subtle clouds running from Elysium to above Syrtis Major.
Trutek Type 1  R,G and B filters with Baader UV/IR cut filters applied to G and B
R= 00:34:50 UTC; G = 00:30:08 UTC; B = 00:27:30 UTC
C14 with TV x3 Barlow @ f/39;  PGR Flea 3 CCD, 0".08 per pixel











The Sun




09.04.13   14:00 - 14:15 UTC
A decent amount of sunspot activity imaged between and through cloud
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter












05.04.13   13:11 UTC
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter; drizzled x1.5









02.04.13   11:31 - 11:39 UTC
A fairly typical day on the Sun
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter













02.04.13   12:15 UTC
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm with x2.5 power mate
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter; drizzled x1.5












         

02.04.13   12:42 UTC and 12:43 UTC
Notice the change in just 1 minute in the eruptive prominence in the lower part of these images!
Coronado SM40 solo filter on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter, drizzled x1.5














02.04.13   11:04 UTC
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter; drizzled x1.5













02.04.13   11:21 UTC
Differently tuned
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter; drizzled x1.5















01.04.13   17:05 UTC
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter; drizzled x1.5














      



01.04.13   16:19 UTC, 16:23 UTC and 17:02 UTC
Coronado SM40 solo filter on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter, drizzled x1.5













30.03.13   16:03 - 16:09 UTC
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter













30.03.13   14:28 UTC
Coronado SM40 solo filter on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter, drizzled x1.5












30.03.13   15:32 UTC
Coronado SM40 solo filter on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter, drizzled x1.5















30.03.13   15:35 UTC
Coronado SM40 solo filter on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter, drizzled x1.5












19.02.13   11:15 UTC
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter






19.02.13     11:39 UTC
AR 1678 and 1671
20cm Meade LX200, f=2,000mm;
Baader Astrosolar film (photo version), Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
PGR Flea 3 CCD









   


19.02.13   10:59:05 UTC and 15:14:34 UTC
Coronado SM40 solo filter on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter, drizzled x1.5




17.02.13   13:05:28 UTC
Coronado SM40 solo filter on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter, drizzled x1.5














17.02.13   12:56 UTC
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter; drizzled x1.5










          




17.02.13   13:35 UTC and 13:37 UTC
Coronado SM40 SINGLE FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm x 2.5 power mate
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter










13.01.13   12:52 - 13:15 UTC
AR 1654 dominating the scene with an area of 950 millionths of the
visible hemisphere, making it easily 'naked-eye' with suitable protection
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter






13.01.13   13:54 UTC
AR 1654 and 1652
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter









13.01.13   14:04 UTC
AR 1650
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter






25.11.12   11:28 UTC
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter








18.11.12   12:51 UTC
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter







18.11.12   13:01 UTC
Coronado SM40 solo filter on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter, x1.5 drizzled













16.10.11   11:12:42 UTC
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter












16.10.11   11:03 - 11:09 UTC
Incomplete mozaic
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter











15.10.11   10:22:27 UTC
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter













15.10.11     10:38:53 UTC
20cm Meade LX200, f=2,000mm;
Baader Astrosolar film (photo version), Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
PGR Flea 3 CCD










15.10.11     10:47:40 UTC
20cm Meade LX200, x2.5 power mate;
Baader Astrosolar film (photo version), Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
PGR Flea 3 CCD










15.10.11     10:36:47 UTC
20cm Meade LX200, f=2,000mm;
Baader Astrosolar film (photo version), Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
PGR Flea 3 CCD













28.09.11   16:23:14 UTC
AR 1302 seen towards the right with beautiful filaments and three dark sunspot cores
Coronado SM40 DOUBLE STACKED FILTER on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter












24.09.11   13:58 - 14:01 UTC
AR 1302 dominating this incomplete mozaic
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter














  

24.09.11     14:55:18 UTC
AR1302
20cm Meade LX200, f=2,000mm;
Baader Astrosolar film (photo version), Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
PGR Flea 3 CCD










24.09.11     14:13 UTC
20cm Meade LX200, f=2,000mm;
Baader Astrosolar film (photo version), Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
PGR Flea 3 CCD









17.09.11   08:48 - 08:51 UTC
Incomplete mozaic
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter










11.09.11  15:09:07 UTC
Orion 80 ED Apo refractor with x2.5 power mate; PGR Flea 3 CCD, Baader UV/IR rejection filter;
Baader Astrosolar film, Baader Solar Continuum filter.












02.09.11   10:54:29 UTC
Baader Astrosolar film (visual) on Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader solar continuun filter; Baader UV/IR rejection filter







Other sites of personal interest...

Amateurs                                                                              Commercial

Damian Peach's site                                                                Telescope House

Ian King's site                                                                         Coronado Hydrogen Alpha Filters

Jack Newton's site                                                                  Celestron U.K.

Nik Szymanek's site                                                                Meade

Rob Gendler's site                                                                  Starlight Xpress Ltd

Stefan Seip's site                                                                   True Technology Ltd

Steve Mandel's site                                                                Ian King Imaging

Thierry Legault's site                                                             Modern Astronomy



Organisations                                                                       Software

Astro buy/sell                                                                        K3CCDTools for image capture etc       

American Meteor Society                                                       Registax for processing webcam images

Big Bear Solar Observatory latest images of the Sun                Firecapture software for Flea 3 etc

British Astronomical Association                                            Satellite predictions                

Cloud forecast for UK                                                            WinJUPOS

Cloudy Nights reviews                                                           Auto Stakkert!

Greenwich Mean Time

Luton Astronomical Society                                                    

Observing Planets around other Stars via Transits!

Periodic error test results for mounts
(Google translator from French)

Prince Albert (South Africa) site

SpaceWeather.com for solar activity and far more!

Unisys Jet Stream Forecast to assess likely seeing conditions

Jet Stream Forecast

Uk astro imaging forum

UK IR satellite cloud cover





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