After stating my intention to image that huge sunspot on the weekend, the weather did what it could to prevent me for most of Saturday, but by Saturday afternoon the skies cleared and I was able to get some video.

These are my first attempt at imaging the Sun with the ToUcam, and it's much harder than imaging the planets.. the heat, the glare, not being able to see the laptop screen properly, not being able to use a star to focus, it all works against you.

I had to get my son Jacob to hold his umbrella up over me and the laptop screen just so I could see it to try and find focus!

These were taken at 10fps with 1/500s shutter speed. Full details on the Sun page on my IceInSpace website.

AR718:


AR720:


AR720 @ 2500mm (2x barlow):



The next day, I also took a few handheld shots with the Sony DSCP100. The following is 3 images stacked in registax 3.

Click on the image for the full size.



Comments or suggestions welcome!

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Mike
. 10" GSO Dob
. 11x70 Binos
. IceInSpace - Aussie/NZ astro website and community forums
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/logo.jpg

Wow!

these are great shots.

Nice work iceman!

A whole lot of work on your part and I'm sure I speak for most here. Thanks for the great shots. I thought we were supposed to be at Sol min. now?

Thanks for the comments guys!

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Mike
. 10" GSO Dob
. 11x70 Binos
. IceInSpace - Aussie/NZ astro website and community forums
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/logo.jpg

Look man, those are nice shots. The amount of talant and enthusiasm I find on this site astounds me. In this case, it looks as it you were ahead of the curve news wise, lol:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6839388/

Thanks again for the great photos.

Another thing I REALLY like about this place, is that most every post has HOW the photo was taken (breif process and equipment description) and is more than happy to go into further details when asked. That is the mark of true enthusiasts for sure.