Sky this Week

Closeup of active region 11029 from 1:35 pm MDT this afternoon.

Celestron Nexstar 11 and DMK 21AU04-AS (60 fps, 1/1000 sec) at Cassegrain focus. Clear, turbulence 4/10, transparency very good, 62 deg. F, 5 mph wind, location Louisville, Co. Aligned and stacked with Registax5.

Full disk white light image from this afternoon around 1 to 1:30 pm.

Image taken with Celestron Nexstar 11 telescope, F6.3 focal reducer, and Canon Xti ISO 200, 1/500 sec exposure. Composite of two images, aligned and stacked with Registax5. Clear, turbulence 4/10, transparency very good, 62 deg. F, 5 mph wind, location Louisville, Co. Aligned and stacked with Registax5.

NOAA region 11024 about to rotate out of view on the western limb. Below image from 2:18 pm mdt, taken with Celestron Nexstar 11 and DMK21AU04.AS video camera, 30 fps, 1/5000 sec. Aligned and stacked with Registax5. Skies were clear, 78 deg.F, turbulence 5/10.

Image of the sun in white light on July 8, 2009 about 3 pm using Celestron Nexstar11 scope, F6.3 focal reducer, and Canon Xti at cassegrain focus. Clear skies, temp. 93F, 5mph wind, turbulence about 6/10, location Louisville, CO.