The old spots have moved around a bit, there's not much new stuff following on behind.
No close-ups this time 🙁
Sun (19/05/2013).
Six stitched images from the DMK mono camera on the C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
What SOHO (the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) saw.
A few images of things that I've been looking at over the last few weeks:
13th-14th May 2013:
M16 - The Eagle Nebula (aka NGC 6611 and the Star Queen Nebula), a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens.
29th-30th April 2013:
The Crescent Nebula (aka NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105), an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus.
4th-5th May 2013:
M11 - The Wild Duck Cluster (aka NGC 6705), an open cluster in the constellation Scutum.
29th-30th April 2013:
M107 (aka NGC 6171), a very loose globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus.
4th-5th May 2013:
M4 - The Cat's Eye Cluster (aka NGC 6121), a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius.
4th-5th May 2013:
M108 - The Surfboard Galaxy (aka NGC 3556), an edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.
In contrast to today, yesterday morning was clear, warm and calm. The Sun was putting on a fine display of spots:
Sun (16/05/2013).
Six stitched images from the DMK mono camera on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
What SOHO (the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) saw.
Active Region 1748 (16/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Region 1745 (16/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Regions 1742, 1743 and 1752 (16/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Region 1744 (16/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Regions 1746, 1747, 1750 and 1751 (16/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Regions 1741 and 1749 (16/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Better late than never...
Plenty of significant active regions on display.
Things have moved on (around) a bit since then but they're still worth a photo just before sunset.
There'll be no pics taken here today - we're under typical Bank Holiday Weekend rainclouds 🙁
Sun (01/05/2013).
Six stitched images from the DMK mono camera on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Regions 1732, 1734 and 1736 (01/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Region 1731 (01/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Regions 1730 and 1735 (01/05/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
AR1726 is another biggie - more than 150,000 km from end to end.
It's "going around the corner" due to the Sun's rotation, so current views of it are foreshortened.
It makes an interesting target just before sunset, if you do pop out for a peek at it please mind yer eyes!
Active Region 1726 (23/04/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
As promised, sunspots with added bigness.
AR1711 is huge (run your mouse over the pic to see a pasted-in Earth for comparison), in the full-size version you can even see some vague detail down inside the dark region (the umbra):
Active Region 1714 (02/04/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Region 1704 (02/04/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
Active Region 1711 (02/04/2013).
DMK mono camera with 2.25x Barlow on C80ED-R, Baader Solar Film filter.
