Okay, the Sun, it sucks… well, not really, the Sun is awesome, but, with only a white light filter, right now it is pretty boring (to look at). Now, if anyone has a H-Alpha filtered telescope… and lives in the Athens, GA, or Thomaston, GA area… and actually reads this blog (doubtful), then I would like… love… begging… to be able to come by and snap some pictures. Anyway, it is supposed to be clear (partly cloudy and cold) here in Athens tonight, almost a full moon, etc, so I am going to make some photographic attempts. If there are any requests, pass them on, just keep in mind its heavily light polluted, I use a Dobsonian (not great for astrophotography), and I don’t have the adapter for my SLR yet. But, feel free to request (it means actual comments on my page!)
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Sol is pretty quiet at the moment but,will be getting more active in the coming months.So your white filter will be getting a workout soon!.I would suggest keeping a eye on SOHO’s website for future activity!.I pretty much check it out everyday.Heh,sorry no request for moon shots.I myself have 3 scopes but,it is just to darn cold (10 degrees as I type this)to give them and myself some fresh air!.
Andrew
lol, I hear ya. Yeah, I had an astronomy prof. who loves the sun. Everyday, checking for spots, getting elevations, etc. What kind of scopes do you have?
I have a 10″ Meade LXD75 that is a f/4.It is great for deep space images.I also have a 90mm Meade Digital series.It is I believe a f/11 which is good for planetary imaging.My 3rd scope is a celestron 4.5″ reflector.It too is good for planetary imaging being also a f/11 but,has no tracking capabilities.Yeah,SOHO is awesome site and the MDI images are beautiful.Recently,SOHO detected a reverse in polarity in a sunspot at a rather high latitude which was a indicator that the sun was at the begining stages of a new solar cycle.