Sunspots AR2681-2683

In between the clouds I could take some pictures of the sun with sunspots AR2681, AR2682 and AR2683.

Bailey Beads Sequence Solar Eclipse Aug 21

With some trial and error I made a sequence of the Bailey Beads contact C3 from the recent Solar Eclips on August 21, 2017. The results is just awesome with great detail.

The sequence consist of 25 images and the sequence was made using CS4.

Bailey Beads Solar Eclipse 2017

Bailey beads and prominences the moment the sun appears behind the Moon. Picture taken during Solar Eclipse 21 August, 2017 in Rexburg Idaho.

Occultation Zuben Elakrab by the Moon

The Moon is 20% illuminated and low above the south-west horizon. The star Zuben Elakrab can be seen on the picture, left near the dark side of the Moon. The occultation itself was not visible as the Moon was hidden by trees in my yard :( This pictures was taken 21 minutes before the occultation.

Moon 12% Stacking DNG Files

Picture shown of the Moon illuminated 12% is a result of stacking DNG files and edited using CS4.

Nikon D7500 TAL200K f/8.5 ISO800 1/80s (Stacked)

Moon 12%

Finally a clear sky and some time to take out the telescoop. The last time I did use my telescoop was on August 21. As I wanted to try my Nikon D7500, I took the moon as target. And yes, the power of pixels do make a difference. Very clear and bright pictures.

Nikon D7500 TAL200K f/8.5 ISO800 1/80s

Solar Eclipse 2017 Sequence

Sequence of the 2017 Solar Eclipse - Great American Eclipse. Pictures taken in Rexburg Idaho with Nikon D7500 and TS/TL APO80 480 f/6 with settings ISO100 and exposure time between 1/4000s and 1/15s using Solar Astrofilm from Baader ND5. Raw pictures are converted into DNG format using Adobe DNG converter and edited using CS4.