Sun in CaK / White Light
With Explore Scientific AR152 Refractor
+ Lunt CaK filter or Baader Wedge
Uploaded 4/30/22

Daily Report
For Saturday April 30, 2022
 
 Three
            smaller spot groups are now on the Suns Earthwards face. Seeing
            was still plagued by strong winds and way too much forest fire
            smoke. 
 
Images below are 1290 wide and non clickable
 

            
 WHITE
            LIGHT:

            
Lets start
            with a two part composite of the full disk span with the AR152
            stopped to 4 inches, a Baader Contiuum filter, and Herchel wedge.

            


            
Now we
            insert the 5x Televue powermate for some close ups of the three
            main spots. Granulation was fleeting!

            


            
 

            


            
 

            


            
 

            
Finally,
            some Calcium K shots in near UV. seeing always bad in UV, but
            we have some interesting details!

            


            
 

            


            
 

            



Instruments:  Explore Scientific AR152
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200
Camera:  DMK 51 (1600 x 1200)
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 1.5/5, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature: 65F
Processing: Autostakkert 2, PixInsight, Photoshop CS2

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