Observations 2005:
October 19th, 2005 80mm ST refractor prime focus *istDs 1/4000 sec. f/5, iso 200, Baader filter, most difficult conditions with cloud and intervening trees and low sun angle, naked eye spot 822 very prominent.
Active Region 808, Sept 13th, 2005, f/22 1/125 sec.
Stack of 12 in Registax
AR 805/806 complex with surface granulation obvious, 2x barlow f/20.5 Pentax istDs iso 200, 1/350 second.
Detail of AR798, Pentax istDs 32mm eyepiece projection, iso 200, 1/250 second.
August 5th, 2005, 150mm refractor Pentax istDs digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. Prime focus f/8, 1/2000 sec. iso 200, RAW format. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5 from SSSP, Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan.
August 5th, 2005, 150mm refractor, 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, 10X zoom, Glass type 2 visual solar filter AR795 and AR794, iso 100 1/200 sec.
August 2nd, 2005, 150mm refractor Pentax istDs digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. Prime focus f/8, 1/2000 sec. iso 200, RAW format. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5 with occasional high cloud.
August 2nd, 2005, 150mm refractor, 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, 10X zoom, Glass type 2 visual solar filter AR795, AR794 and AR792, iso 100 1/200 sec.
AR792 surface plot.
July 29th, 2005, 150mm refractor Pentax istDs digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. Prime focus f/8, 1/2000 sec. iso 200, RAW format. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5 with occasional high cloud.
July 29th, 2005, 150mm refractor, 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, 10X zoom, Glass type 2 visual solar filter AR792, AR793 and AR791, iso 100 1/250 sec.
Pentax istDs eyepiece projection at f/22, iso 200, 1/200 sec.
Processed in Astrostack with Van Cittert deconvolution.
July 10th, 2005, 150mm refractor Pentax istDs digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. Prime focus f/8, 1/2000 sec. iso 200, RAW format. Seeing 4/5, transparency 3/5.
July 10th, 2005, 150mm refractor, 46X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter AR786, AR789, and AR788, iso 100 1/250 sec.
July 9th, 2005, 150mm refractor Pentax istDs digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. Prime focus f/8, 1/1000 sec. iso 200, RAW format. Seeing 5/5, transparency 4/5.
July 9th, 2005, 150mm refractor Pentax istDs digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. Eyepiece projection f/20, 1/250 sec. iso 200, RAW format. Seeing 5/5, transparency 4/5. AR786 central, AR783 disappearing around solar limb.
AR786
AR783
July 7th, 2005, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z , ND25 filter. 1/1000 sec. iso 100. Seeing 5/5, transparency 5/5.
July 7th, 2005, 150mm refractor AR789, AR786, and AR783, iso 100 1/125 sec ND25 filter.
July 7th, 2005, 150mm refractor AR786 and AR788, iso 100 1/100 sec ND25 filter.
July 5th, 2005, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter, ND25 filter. 1/1000 sec. iso 100. Seeing 5/5, transparency 4/5.
July 5th, 2005, 150mm refractor AR786 and AR788, iso 100 1/200 sec ND25 filter.
July 5th, 2005, 150mm refractor AR789, AR786, AR783 and AR782, iso 100 1/200 sec ND25 filter.
July 4th, 2005, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 1/1000 sec. iso 100. Seeing 3/5, transparency 3/5.
July 4th, 2005, 150mm refractor AR782 and AR783, iso 100 1/250 sec shooting through holes in cloud.
July 2nd, 2005, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter, ND13 filter. 1/800 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 3/5.
July 2nd, 2005, 150mm refractor AR786 and AR783, iso 100 1/125 sec.
July 2nd, 2005, 150mm refractor AR785, AR782 and AR787, iso 100 1/125 sec.
June 30th, 2005, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter, ND13 filter. 1/800 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
June 30th, 2005, AR783, AR781/784, AR782, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 1/250 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
June 21st, 2005, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 1/1000 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
June 21st, 2005, AR779 and AR780 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/250 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
Both files processed in Astrostack ver. 3 with Van Cittert deconvolution and sharpening, stack of 32 images.
June 19th, 2005, AR779 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 1/1000 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
June 19th, 2005, AR779 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/250 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
Both files processed in Astrostack ver. 3 with Van Cittert deconvolution and sharpening, stack of 55 images.
June 16th, 2005, AR775, AR776, and AR779 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/1000 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
AR0779
June 16th, 2005, AR779, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/250 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
AR0775/0776
June 16th, 2005, AR775 and AR 776, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/250 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
AR0772
AR0773
AR0775
AR0776
June 6th, 2005, AR772, AR773, AR775 and AR776 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/250 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
May 28th, 2005, AR767, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, left... 1/250 sec. iso 100. Right... 1/125 sec. iso 100. Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
Deconvoluted in Astrostack ver. 3
May 14th, 2005, AR759, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/500 sec. iso 100.
Deconvoluted image from Astrostack2.
May 10th, 2005, AR758 & 759, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/500 sec. iso 100.
80mm refractor 18X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Baader visual solar filter. 2X eyepiece projection, 1/1000 sec.
May 4th, 2005, AR756 & 758, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Glass type 2 visual solar filter, ND 13 filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/500 sec. iso 100.
80mm refractor 18X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Baader visual solar filter. 2X eyepiece projection, 1/1000 sec.
Seeing 4/5, transparency 4/5.
As above 6" image with enhanced processing.
May 2nd, 2005, AR756, 150mm refractor 36X Olympus C740Z digital camera, type 2 glass visual solar filter, ND 25 filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/1000 sec. iso 100 Seeing 3/5, transparency 4/5, a great deal of turbulence present.
MDI image
April 15th, 2005, AR752 & 754, 80mm refractor 18X Olympus C740Z digital camera, Baader visual solar filter. 10X eyepiece projection, 1/1000 sec. iso 100 Seeing 3/5, transparency 5/5.
April 10th, 2005, AR750, Left...150mm refractor f/16 focus, Fuji 800 1/500 sec, ND13 filter, type 2 glass visual solar filter. Right Active Region...13mm eyepiece projection, 1/60 sec. solar filter only. Seeing 3/5, transparency 4/5.
April 10th, 2005, Active Region Map.
April 7th, 2005, AR750, 150mm refractor 45x, afocal projection with Olympus C740 digital camera, type 2 glass visual solar filter, 200 iso at 1/500 sec. Continuous cloud and seeing poor in turbulent air. First test shots with digi T adapter and 6" glass solar filter. Only 2 out of 18 shots were useable at all.
February 15th, 2005, AR733, AR734 and AR735. 80mm refractor 20x, 3x zoom, afocal projection with Olympus D520 digital camera, Baader Astro Film visual solar filter.
Active Region Maps courtesy ALPO Solar Section.
February 7th, 2005, AR720 returns, sun is low. 80mm refractor 20x, 3x zoom, afocal projection with Olympus D520 digital camera, Baader Astro Film visual solar filter.
February 7th, 2005. 80mm refractor f/13, eyepiece projection with Elitechrome 200 1/250 sec., Baader Astro Film visual solar filter.
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