28.05.2021 Imaging AR12824 & AR12826 in soft seeing conditions.

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Friday 28th 51F, sunny but plenty of cloud from the NW. Wireless at 24Mbps.

10.25 Ready to start imaging. Waiting for cloud to clear. Imaging through thin cloud.

10.34 Very soft Sun wobbling on the monitor. Difficult to find focus! The dreadful first image tells it all. The two complex ARs are approaching the limb.

 

11.17 An hour later. Very cloudy and still dreadful seeing conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.48 55F. The spots are an easy target in white light on the NW limb. 90mm f/11 Vixen + Lunt 1.25 solar wedge + Baader Solar Continuum contrast filter.

It was interesting how hot the camera became with the sun shining directly on it in the Lunt solar wedge. 48C. The camera is usually in the deep shadow of the 8" tube of the 6" H-alpha refractor.

Afternoon 14.40  58F Lunch over. Back again and waiting for the [solid] cloud to clear...

18.06 Still here. Waiting for better seeing conditions. AR12814 is right on the limb.

 

 

 

 

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