Fullerscopes Telescope Mountings

This blog has become my ATM design, build and imaging diary. I have recently built several new telescopes, a large equatorial mounting and a raised 10' [3m] dome on an octagonal building. Be aware that I deal with building solar telescopes. Which are potentially VERY dangerous! I can accept NO responsibility for any action not directly supervised by myself. You are NOT entitled to blame any other person for your OWN lack of skill or ignorance. You copy me at your own peril!

6.11.20

6.11.2020 AR2781 spot group in cloud and awful seeing!

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Friday 6th 10.15[CET] occasional sunshine on the dome is drawing me over. I know it will be a waste of time given the amount of cloud today. Not even a breeze so far.

10.30 54/52F. Set up and pretended to slew to the sun. Not that it will be within 10 degrees of the target. I'll have to wait for some real sunshine to be able to confirm. Solid, low cloud racing across from the NW. There is hardly any blue at all now!

11.30 Still solid overcast. Both forecasters said sunshine! Grr.

13.00 60/55F Had given up due to the overcast. Sun came out again during lunch. Dashed over.

13.05 Seeing absolute mush! First capture today with 2x GPC.

13.09 Changed to 1.6x to better match the seeing conditions and AR spread.

13.24 Fighting cloud but slightly better seeing.

Violent, thermal, image shaking and much more cloud. Sun well over the house roof now.

13.47 61/55F Less cloud but the seeing is getting more agitated and softer by the minute!

13.55 Reversed the etalon as an experiment.

14.10 Still trying.

14.39 A clearing provided much sharper detail.

14.39 cropped for better composition.

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