Sun spots in July 2014

You are facing the Sun spots #2111, 2109, 2110, 2108, 2107, 2104, and 2106 (left->right) on July 2014. These are colder regions with strong magnetic activity. Many of them have Neptune size, i.e. they are lot bigger than the Earth! -- Equipment: Nikon d3100 on Mewlon 210 at f/9.3, remote control, quite mode, ISO800, t=1/1000, Vixen GP.

Sunspots at Sunset

Germany, 7.11.2020, Nikon D5, Nikon 300mm 2.8GII at f/16, t=1/1000s, ISO6400, freehand, VR=ON.

The Sun with spots

The Sun in white light. Look at the numerous small sunspots und the granulation around the globe. This is only one exposure processed with Aperture v3.1.2 on a Mac. Telescope=FS-102 (f/8), Camera=Nikon d3100 unmodified, Mount=Vixen GP (green) with SD-1, Filter=Baader sun foil.

The Sun with spots

Look at the same sun spots few days ago at http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_showpage.php?pic_id=13292

Sunset in red

A romantic sunset

The Sun with spots

Look at the same sun spots few days ago at http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_showpage.php?pic_id=13292

The Sun with spots (01.03.2012)

The Sun in white light on March 1st, 2012. Photo by Panagiotis Xipteras. This is a single exposure with a Takahashi FS-102 on a Vixen GP mount equiped with a Baader Astrosolar foil and a Nikon d3100 DSLR.

The Sun with spots

Look at the same sun spots few days ago at http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_showpage.php?pic_id=13292

The Sun in white light

The Sun in white light. Pseudo colors are used. Equipment: Nikon d3100 DSLR, Nikkor 55-300 lense at 300mm (f/8), 20 shots aligned and stacked with MaximDL. Mount Vixen GP (green) on Berlebach tripod, MT-1 motor.

The photosphere of the next star today

Mewlon 210 with dedicated compressor at f/9.3, Nikon d3100 DSLR at ISO800, 1/1000s, Quit mode. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosphere -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granule_(solar_physics)

The photosphere of the Sun

This is a mosaic consisting of three exposures of 1/1000s each made with a Nikon DSLR at ISO800, 1.9 meters focal length and f/9.3. The telescope was equipped with the mandatory Baader Astrosolar(™) foil.

The Sun in white light

Nikon d3100 at 1000mm FL (f/7.7)

TV-76, Daystar Quark Chromosphere, TV 2.5x Powermate, Nikon d3100, 3 images stacked, © Panagiotis Xipteras

The next star

Date: 24.06.2014 Equipment: Nikon d3100, t=1/1000s, ISO100, camera remote control, 1000mm focal length (f7.7), pseudo colors, Baader Astrosolar foil, bad seeing conditions

The Sun with spots

Televue 76 (f/15.8), Powermate 2.5x, Nikon d3100, Vixen GP (green), 1200mm focal length, bad seeing conditions, very low altitude

The Sun with spots

Nikon d3100 on a Mewlon 210 using the dedicated Tak f/9.3 reducer. Due to the long focal length (1961mm) of the scope, the Quiet mode, high ISO rates and short exposure times were mandatory to reduce the vibration issues caused by the camera mirror.

The Sun