May 2012A break from astronomy for three reasons - holiday - poor weather - 10" mirror away for re-coating.With the upcoming Venus Transit I decided to make a solar filter for the 6" reflector. Filter in place, secured by three knurled nuts. There is zero chance it could fall off while viewing. ![]() On the patio. EQ6 mount, Canon 250D camera. No power to the mount yet so no ability to track. ![]() 21st May First image - 3 regions of sunspot activity 1/4000 second exposure ![]() 22nd May 34 images stacked with Registax 6 ![]() 23rd May I used the ToucamPro webcam to take a 1minute sequence. See video ![]() |