Hello folks. Well I've not posted anything on here in a very long time. Truth is. I keep forgetting that I have this blog, so I don't think about writing articles or observing reports to post on here. I must try harder 😃 So What have I been up to? Apart from work getting the way, and the lousy weather- I've been busy imaging and observing our star with a Quark eyepiece and a dedicated 4 inch F5 Achromat. The "Q" allows the user to view the Sun in glorious HA light, so you are seeing the Sun in Hydrogen Alpha, as it was 8 minutes ago. When I look at the Sun or see an image on the computer screen. I never tire of looking at what's going on in the Chromosphere of this mighty orb. The Sun is after all our life line and it is worth mentioning that it is the only star we can see up close, and study. And what a star! At the moment the Sun is very active and has many AR, active regions. Some of which are so active. They are "Burping" and sending out Coron
Astronomy and thought's from somewhere in Cheshire