3.9.22

3.09.2022 AR3089 nears the western limb.

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 Saturday 3rd 62F. Sunny but with some cloud. The seeing is shaky and soft again. Bank of white cloud in the SE. A breeze from the east. 

 09.43 Second capture. The first was a mess and needed etalon retuning and image refocusing.

 Strange image with some flaring. Ellerman bombs? Off H-alpha band tuning? Asymmetric brightness again. I'll try retuning.


 

 



 

 09.55 [CET]  A momentary steadying as the breeze blew into the dome. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.08  Subtle improvement? 

Blogspot won't let me push the images closer together. They look tightly packed when I am editing the post. NOT when it has been published.

 

It is quite chilly when it is 64F in the dome with an easterly breeze. I hope it doesn't start blowing the telescope about.

 

 

 

 10.40 The seeing seems to be steadying slightly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 10.59 A change of frame size for a larger field of view. The blocking filter was rotated relative to the etalon. Then the etalon was retuned for even brightness and detail across the frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 10.59 Same capture but extra sharpening in ImPPG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.20 A huge bank of cloud has arrived from the SE and hidden the sun!

11.29 A capture between clouds.

Clicking on any image will [usually] provide an enlargement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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