Recent Images - Solar February 2009

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A wider field, but with the same magnification as the mono image       Date: 27th February 2009  10:27ut Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF Camera: Lumenera 075M      Here we see a much wider shot of the same area, achieved by assembling overlapping images of the same magnification as the previous shot. This is very similar to a view at the eyepiece of a good Hydrogen alpha scope, on about 80x mag

Mono Image of AR11013 Date: 27th February 2009 10:19ut Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF Camera: Lumenera 075M This Image was taken with a 4x powermate in the 2 inch fit straight blocking filter unit. Seeing was very good . The Active Region is heading toward the solar western limb.

Remnants of Active Region 11012 Date: 20th February 2009 12:33ut Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF, and 4x powermate Camera: Lumenera 075M This monochrome shot shows the remains of AR11012 and two small filaments. Seeing was exellent.

Filaments on the South Western limb Date: 20th February 2009 11:54ut Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF, and 4x powermate Camera: Lumenera 075M This shot taken in good seeing, shows the solar surface in good Hydrogen alpha detail as well as a couple of nice filaments. Prominence activity was very low.

North Eastern Limbscape Date: 20th February 2009 11:40ut Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF, and using a 4x powermate Camera: Lumenera 075M Although the sun is currently pretty quiet this wide shot of the limb does, I think demonstrate its potential power. Click to enlarge

Small prominences near the Sun's South polar region Date: 14th February 2009 10:50ut Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF and 4x powermate Camera: Lumenera 075M Here are two small prominences near the Sun's south polar region. Once again there is a filament "just in" from the Sun's limb.

Small prominences near the Sun's north polar region Date: 14th February 2009 Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF Camera: Lumenera 075M A delicate prominence, imaged with a 4x powermate in the above telscope. Also shown in the foreground, as a dark patch, is a surface filament. This would have appeared as a prominence, had it been positioned on the limb of the sun.

Active Region 11012 Date: 14th February 2009 10:38ut Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF Camera: Lumenera 075M This closer shot was taken with a 4x powermate in the telescope. The filament is remarkably similar to the Elephant Nebula's title feature.

Active Region AR11012 Date: 14th February 2009 10:26ut Telescope: Solarsmax telescope 60DS with straight BF Camera: Lumenera 075M Here we see wide field shot of the Active Region taken with a 2.5x powermate and straight through Blocking filter(with adaptor) fitted into the 60mm SolarMax Telescope.