Monday 30 January 2023

Sol - 30/01/23 - Awaiting Venus.

Today's Sol imaging. 

Beautiful skies this morning and early afternoon.  

The little coronado PST returned some excellent eyepiece images of a large wispy prominence at the 7 oclock position. 

About 12 pictures were taken in total.

Later I corrected the rotation and did a bit of photoshop editing. Here are the results:






As I write this, the Sun has set over the nearby hill. 

The sky now has that clear familiar Pembrokeshire shade of twilight... towards the west I await the promise of Venus. 


Thursday 26 January 2023

Sol - 26/01/23 - Carl Sagan

 Today's Sol image:


"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."              

 Carl Sagan



Saturday 21 January 2023

Sol - 21/01/23 - Basho

Today's Sol image:

"Winter solitude- 

in a world of one colour 

the sound of the wind."

Basho


A clear blue sky today, very cold with a slight breeze. 




The barometers speak of fair weather, I think the barometers might be wrong. Already the afternoon clouds are threatening.

Under the trees - Above, the Aurora.

It had been a beautifully hot day, the Sun was relentless, happy, strong, and chromium yellow in a big blue cloudless sky. Our motorhome &qu...