Monday, 30 November 2020

Sunspot activity on the up

The latest sunspot cycle appears to have started about a year ago, slow to get going but on the up now.

These two images were taken on the 28th November.

White light image equipment

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro

Imaging Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C

 

Ha image equipment

Scope: Coronado PST

Imaging Camera: Altair Astro GP-CAM 3 178M

Mount: Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro

White light, with active regions identified

 

In Ha combined image to show surface and prominences.