Sunday, August 24, 2025

Sun August 24, 2025

The Sun this morning (August 24, 2025). Some more 
adjusting of my new Sol'Ex by James R. 
Seeing was < 1,5arcs but at noon time this was increase to 2,5arcs.

Setting: TLAPO80/480 with ASI678MM and Sol'Ex by James R with 2nd Gen slit
Herschel Wedge
Tilt < 0,25° and Sx/Sy 1,1
Software: SharpCap, Inti, JSolex and CS4
Seeing SSM3 on SharpCap









 






Saturday, August 23, 2025

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Moon at sunrise

 At UT3h21 this morning I was able to capture Mercury which was only 3° above the horizon. The sky was special with Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and the Moon and a golden hour background.





Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Helium D3 line

Imaging the Sun in the Helium D3 line (HeID3). For details see picture.


Monday, August 18, 2025

Sun on August 17: H-alpha and CaIIH and K line

Using my new Sol'Ex by James R. I'm making progress to get the images sharper and sharper. But it's not yet 100% sharp, mainly in one area. So more works to do. Turing the collimator wheel about 10times "in" starting from H-alpha settings, I got a really sharp CaII H ad K-line sundisk.





Solar Scintillation Monitor SSM3 and SharpCap

After downloadoing the latest version of SharpCap (adjusted for the SSM3 bug) I connected my Solar Scintillation Monitor SSM3 (See https://www.analog-astronomical-device.ch/solar-scintillation-monitor). . Using the tools menu and selecting Solar Scintillation Monitor, the SSM3 can be connected. The result works very good with a good graphic follow up.


Overal seeing below 2 arcs with moments even lower.

The increase is due to upcoming high clouds

For instructions to connect the SSM3 with SharpCap see https://forums.sharpcap.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=48907#p48907 (New Feature : Support for Solar Scintillation Monitors).