Sun in Hydrogen Alpha Today

Sun spots AR2767, bottom left and AR2768 top right.

Scope: Coronado PST
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Camera: Altair Astro GP-CAM 178M
Processed with Registax 6 and Photoshop Elements.

A prominence in action

The following video was compiled from 120 time lapse images taken at 15 second intervals. Best viewed full screen [] on 'loop', right click. It shows a closeup of the prominence top left in the picture above.

Comet C2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

Some more images, but still lots to process.

The first is from a stack of 985 x 4 second exposures taken on 20th July.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Affinity Photo

This next one was taken by my daughter Alex from Mountjoy near Carisbrooke Castle at around 23:30 on the 17th July using an iPhone.

Comet C2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

My first attempt at Comet C2020 F3 (NEOWISE).

This image is just a stack of 30 x 2s exposures, 30 darks and 30 flats, I've many more to process for the final image.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Affinity Photo

NGC6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula

The Eastern Veil nebula imaged over two nights, 10th and 11th July 2020.

67 x 120s Lights

30 x 120s Darks

30 Flats

Stacked 53, for a 106min integration.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Imaging Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Guide Camera: Altair Astro GP-CAM3 290M
Guide software: PHD2
Planetarium software: Cartes Du Ciel
Mount control: EQMOD

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker, Affinity Photo and Photo Shop Elements 13