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09/24/2017

Composite image of the 2017 Solar Eclipse. I wasn't able to take regular interval captures during the eclipse as I was working, however these are the phases I managed to acquire.

09/04/2017

2017.09.04 Sunspots visible today
AR2675, AR2676, AR2677 are slightly visible... Easily seen are Sunspots AR2673, AR2674

60d, 100-400mm , cropped 50%
iso400, ƒ8, 1/320"
Thousand Oaks film
edit in cs5

08/22/2017

Image specs:
60d,
iso400, ƒ7.1, 1/500
edit cs5, crop 50%
Thousand Oaks Solar film

08/20/2017

My Solar image testing my filter 1 day prior to eclipse with my setup, wow there's even some Sunspots showing.
I've but 1-2 brief opportunities the day of eclipse and hope I have a few minutes to stop, setup/image around 2:30pm. Weather is another concern. I wish all my friends and followers have an opportunity to view/image safely this astro event!
60d, Canon EF 100–400mm lens
ƒ9, 1/320, iso400
edit cs5, crop 50%
Thousand Oaks Solar film
1:30pm

08/20/2017

My Solar image testing my filter 1 day prior to eclipse with my setup, wow there's even some Sunspots showing.

I've but 1-2 brief opportunities the day of eclipse and hope I have a few minutes to stop, setup/image around 2:30pm. Weather is another concern. I wish all my friends and followers have an opportunity to view/image safely this astro event!

60d, Canon EF 100–400mm lens
ƒ9, 1/320, iso400
edit cs5, crop 50%
Thousand Oaks Solar film

05/15/2017

Going thru my archives I've somehow never uploaded this edit to my FB before so I wish to share it! My process after initial images acquisition, I used DSS software selecting the comet stack option. Basically I manually select the comet core within each image then stack, comet is extracted/repositioned back into image. It provides more comet detail but stars appear trailing.. whereas my other posted image I stacked based on star selection (no trailing, comet appears slight blurry). Followed by an extensive PS edit I was able to pull out a little bit more of tail gas detail too here. This stack/post process was a huge learning curve for me and challenging but very happy of my results.

Comet Lovejoy 2014 Q2
Imaged 2015.01.27
mv 5.5 brightness
distance from Earth: 104.4 million kms.

cpc925, canon 60d
iso800, 60sec exp ea
stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
edited PS CS5

05/15/2017

With a list of comets observable in 2017 like this I really hope to get fully collimated SOON and out hunting/observing/imaging some of these May-Jul especially. It's been way too long since out with my scope. It says a couple of comets should be bright enough to be visible even with binoculars too ie PanSTARRS (C/2015 ER61) & Johnson (C/2015 V2).
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/binocular-comet-bonanza-in-2017/

Learn everything you need to know about the prospects for comets in 2017, with a half-dozen bright binocular comets and more chalking the sky this year!

04/23/2017

2017.04.22 Out for a quick view and capture of this evenings Aurora.

60d, 18mm
ƒ3.5, 30sec, iso1600
edit cs5