Observation by John Hughes: Sol -2020 June 23

Uploaded by

Mr John William Hughes

Observer

John Hughes

Observed

2020 Jun 23 - 06:45

Uploaded

2020 Jun 23 - 21:16

Objects

The Sun

Equipment

Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT
ZWO ASI174mm
SkyWatcher SolarQuest

Exposure

2.649ms

Location

North Essex

Target name

Sun

Title

Sol -2020 June 23

About this image

Another slow day in solar terms, however, ever the optimist I gave it a go this morning and picked up some small prominences.

First image;

1) Full disc taken 07:45:58 UT. Exposure time 2.649ms, Gain 0. Frames taken 511, best 25% used.

Equipment used;

Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT
ZWO ASI174mm
SkyWatcher SolarQuest
2.5x Powermate used on image (2).

Software;

Captured using SharpCap Pro.
Stacked using AutoStakkert2.
Tone curves and initial sharpening in the free software imPGG.
De-hazing, contrast adjustments, embossing, curves and colour added in Affinity Photo.

As for the colours, sometimes you just have to go where the mood takes you. Hope you like them.

Thank you for checking in.

John

Files associated with this observation

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