Tiny Sun Spots

[Ron]

Tried observing the Sun 6-12-2010, found several tiny Sun Spots.



I sure wish this Sun Spot cycle would get cranked up

Ron

[twilbur]

Nice shot Ron!
The surface detail and color are fantastic!

Can you talk a little about how this image was taken?

It's nice to see the Sun coming alive again.

[Ron]

Thanks Ted

You know me, everything is hunt and peck, trial and error

The image is a single image at prime focus, shot at 1/3200 using a Baader solar filter.  The spots were really hard to find and see, almost had to us averted vision to see them.  In fact, I didn't even see the Sun Spots on the right until I had done my first editing

This is the image before editing and cropping

Hi resolution http://www.fototime.com/%7B606C9F89-CF9C-4140-AA37-BB15430E3325%7D/origpict/IMG_1009.JPG

Here is a quick movie of the processing



The first frame, the fuzzy one, is the original image  The next one is a very heavy unshaped mask, and the next one is colored to taste

Ron

[Parsec]

Ron

I tried this today on sunspot 1084 as afocal with the Baader.

I think the resolution is better with the 'T' ring.

Ron W.

[Ron]

Ron W,

1084 shows up pretty well though at afocal.

I have an adapter to shoot afocal but haven't tried it yet.

Maybe I'll get a chance to try for 1084 this weekend.  Going to spend 3 days at my Astronomy Club's viewing site.

Ron