Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Apr 22, 2013 14:14:06 GMT -6
Solar Imaging with the C5 SCT on the CG-5
22 April 2013
22 April 2013
A bright sunny day greeting me this day and most important...warm.
Finally...
Setting up the CG-5 mount, I thought I would use the C5 SCT for imaging...and it worked out well...
Atmospheric turbulence was heavy and thick this day, so it was a wait till it settled and snap a pic...hoping I would catch the clarity....lot of shot - nada...but some did manage to come through nicely. Sunspot group #1726 is still holding up nicely and making for good pics...
Zooming in with 2x barlow and a 26mm 2" eyepiece...
Great magnetic field streams around the spot, visually...it's much better.
Some PP processing fun...
With the warm temps, the Sun was hot. I don't care what others say, the Sun has gotten hotter over the decades...
The next few days will be cloudy, so let's see when we do this again.