Not much stargazing for me this past November!
Out of the thirty nights of possible November clear skies, only nine were clear enough for any actual observing.
Out of those nine evenings only three were all night clear!
It's a pity, as November can be one of the best months for observing, at least form here in Pembrokeshire.
In the past I've had many excellent solar and planetary observing sessions in this month of the bonfire and Leonid.
Lets hope the night skies of December are kinder.
Interesting.
I will be checking out the condition of my local night sky over the next few days.
It was not looking good last night,I could only see three stars in Ursa Minor!
Will keep a look out for M31, as and when the weather allows.
Managed to capture a couple of solar images with the 90mm Maksutov, mounted on the sturdy eq3 mount.
Makes a big stability difference when the telescope weighs less than the mount!
The images were taken with our old Nikon D70. An old camera by modern standards, but it still does the job fairly well.
When I consider my first "astronomy" digital camera was a 1.3mp fixed lens two AA battery compact, then the D70 will more than keep me happy - for now.
Visually the Active Region 2882 stood out really well through the tiny Maksutov.
With a 25mm eyepiece the sunspot grouping could easily be seen and was bigger than expected.
I haven't taken any white light images for ages, mostly I've been lost in Ha light these past few months.
There's some windy stormy weather heading towards Pembrokeshire over the next few days. Looks as if I might not have a clear night for a...
