"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff.
We are a way for the universe to know itself."
Carl Sagan.
"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff.
We are a way for the universe to know itself."
Carl Sagan.
Blue sky, scudding clouds and COLD outside.
A quick morning image of Sol.
Considering the photo was taken through the closed kitchen window I'm happy with the results.
With a quick break in the clouds this morning, I managed to capture a few prominence shots.
I placed a black cloth over the telescope and my head. There was a marked improvement in prominence contrast.
Sat in the garden with a black sheet over my head, on a windy dull day...
I wonder what the neighbours thought!
Clouded out for most of the day, though did manage to capture a quick image.
Orion 90mm Maksutov - White light filter - Afocal Samsung S6.
Tried a bit of copy and paste with the supplied Android app. Here is the rough result.
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Still cold out there today, but really glad to see the days are now noticeably longer.
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I've just had a go at cleaning up the above picture with IrfanView software.
I'll let you decide which is better.
Not a very strong diplay this afternoon, the sky was blue from around 1.00 p.m.
At least I was able to capture this image.
My "Coronograph filter" enabled a bit more contrast to be seen on the final picture.
Coronado PST 40mm/ f10 afocal 12.5mm Kellner and S6 camera phone.
Last night we camped in the village of Sereilhac, some maybe 20 miles south west of Limoges. The temperature all day hovered around 30°C ! ...