24.07.2021 Mid-morning imaging.

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Saturday 24th 10.00 am 65F, bright start became overcast from the east. Sky cleared, the optimist crossed to the observatory. Sky covered in cloud again. I can't even get five second captures! The
seeing looks promising but there are violent thermal currents when it clears. Perhaps they are convection currents between the clouds. Or under the clouds which have just passed over the sun.

Cloud keeps coming. Making a complete video with clear skies impossible.

 

I took a break from imaging to screw some arcs together to make a shutter rib. Barely more than two arcs needed per rib. So there will be plenty to spare after I double them.

I was able to capture some 5 second 500 frame videos at 100 fps from 10.15 to around 10.30. The focus seemed to go off around 10.30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.51 The sun came out again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 11.55 No PhotoFiltre 7 NO processing.

 

11.55 With PF7 processing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.18 Fighting with large plates of cloud again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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