Solitary sunspot AR2526 - 2nd April 2016

[Dennis]

It’s lonely sometimes, being a sunspot.

Here is an image of the solitary sunspot AR2526, isolated and adrift in a sea of solar granulation.

I managed to take this record the AVI (movie file) that produced this final image just before the morning clouds rolled in, a lucky day in Brisbane!

Tak Mewlon 180 F12, TeleVue x2 PowerMate, ASI174MM CMOS camera.

Cheers

Dennis

[h0ughy (David)]

ooohhhh that is stunning

[Dennis]

Thanks Dave – Brisbane turned on the good seeing this morning!

Cheers

Dennis

[GUS.K (Ivan)]

impressive capture Dennis.

[Derek Klepp]

Well done Dennis I was hoping someone would get a good high res shot.I tried with a 127mm APO yesterday but seeing was not up to any sort of magnification. Hopefully this is not the last larger spot we see for a while.

[Star Catcher (Ted Dobosz)]

Tack sharp result Dennis! Well done.
Ted

[Dennis]

Thanks for the comments folks, much appreciated.

I’m astonished at how webcam imaging has moved on since the early days.

From my early efforts with a Philips ToUcam Pro 740K at 15 fps 640x480 using Registax 3, to the ZWO ASI174MM at 128 fps 1920x1200 using a combination of AutoStakkert2! and Registax 6.

Cheers

Dennis

[RickS (Rick)]

That's very, very nice, Dennis!

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by RickS

That's very, very nice, Dennis!

Thanks Rick – it was a little warm but the bonus is that there is enough light to see what you are doing!

Cheers

Dennis