Brierley Hill Solar

[...] taken with the 80mm CaK scope at 1000mm focal length with the homebrew CaK filter and the DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] suns north eastern limb today.  Taken with the 70mm scope and 0.5x reducer with the Quark and DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] out, well they did.  This shot was taken with the DS40 at 400mm focal length with the DMK31 camera.  There was some small C1 flaring going on in the small active regions at the time.  A [...]

[...] with a very minor C2 flare at the time.  Taken with the DS40 at 560mm focal length with the DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] magnetic froth typified of CaK images.  Taken with the 40mm at 560mm focal length with the homebrew CaK filter and DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] more interesting bits never the less.  Taken with the ED60 at 1500mm focal length with the homebrew CaK filter and the DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] a filaprom as it passes over the solar limb.  This was very easily picked up with the the homebrew CaK filter and the 60mm scope at 1050mm focal length with the Imaging Source DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] seeing and sky conditions on a cold a chilly valentines day afternoon.  Taken with the homebrew CaK filter and the DMk31 camera. [...]

[...] at the end of the day when the sun was very low on the horizon.  I want to try using a focal reducer to get a wider field of view - which worked quite well with an eyepiece, and also try [...]

[...] of passing cloud.  The scope used was the 70mm f6 ED refector with the DMK31 camera and focal reducer.  This gives a nice image scale I think.  Just need some decent clear skies so I can [...]

[...] on a sunday afternoon.  I think I may be getting the slightest of vignetting with the focal reducer I am using, but for shots like this is not too important.  When I get some decent clear [...]

[...] too in the coming days.  Taken with the Quark chromosphere and 70mm f6 refractor with the 0.5x focal reducer and a DMK31 camera. [...]

While it looks ok presented at this scale the seeing was very ropey when I took this image, and viewed full size soon breaks down.  Shot with the 40m [...]

Since owning the quark I seem to have somewhat neglected CaK imaging, so on saturday afternoon I decided to get a full disk of our star in the near ul [...]

I was surprised to see the skies clear on tuesday afternoon so decided to try and get some solar shots.  Despite a deep blue sky after weather fronts [...]

[...] The filaments and proms were just about visible on todays CaK full disk.  The new active region is huge and easily visible with the naked eye with proper filtration.   [...]

In true tradition now I have started back at work in september it looks like here in the UK we will be having a good dose of indian summer.  Fortunat [...]

There was lots to see on todays full disk, a lovely filaprom and ofcourse monster spot ar12192.  The image was taken with the DS40 at 560mm focal len [...]

After what seems like weeks and weeks of not being able to get any sun, this sunday morning dawned with frosty clear blue skies.  I knew that with th [...]

Was really nice to see the clouds break to reveal beautifully clear skies this afternoon, after what seems like weeks of cloud and rain.  This time o [...]

[...] is easily seen in  CaK light.  This image was taken with the 40mm scope at f10 with the Imaging Source DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] !  Taken with the 40mm scope at 400mm focal length with the homebrew CaK filter and the Imaging Source DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] a full disk at prime focus with the 40mm scope using the homebrew CaK filter and the Imaging Source DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] the 70mm f6 refractor with the Daystar Quark and 0.5x focal reducer on the end of the Imaging Source DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] Quark Chromosphere is pulling out, and also pleasantly surprised at the resolution the 70mm f6 refractor is getting too.  Conditions were far from ideal when todays images were taken, milky skies [...]

[...] it is just about to pass over the suns western limb.  Taken with the quark chromosphere, 70mm f6 refractor with DMK31 and 0.5x focal reducer.   [...]

[...] the most detail on the disk.  The image above is a 2 pane mosaic and was taken with the 70mm f6 refractor with the DMK31 camera and 0.5x focal reducer. [...]

[...] I'm finally happy with the tuning of the Daystar Quark Chromosphere when used with my 70mm f6 refractor, so today I decided to try a full disk mosaic to see if banding issues were going to be a [...]

[...] Still slightly off band here, but not a bad surface shot with the Quark Chromosphere, 70mm f6 and DMK31. [...]

[...] large prominence.  Taken with the 70mm at f6 with the DMK31 camera and 0.5x reducer on the Quark Chromosphere. [...]

[...] I was able to get the first sun in weeks and get an image of this monster using the Quark Chromosphere, 70mm f6 refractor, DMK31 camera and 0.5x focal reducer. [...]

[...] Really pleased with how much Ha structure the Quark Chromosphere is pulling out, and also pleasantly surprised at the resolution the 70mm f6 refractor is [...]

[...] putting a PST etalon in the Quarks eyepiece holder.  Taken with the 70mm f6, 0.5x reducer and Daystar Quark with the Imaging Source DMK31 camera. [...]

[...] continues to impress with it's dramatic views.  This image was taken with the double stacked Daystar Quark with the Skywatcher ED80 scope, 0.5x focal reducer and Imaging Source DMK31 camera.  What [...]

[...] on the appearance of a huge wall of fire.  The shot was taken with the ED80 and double stacked Daystar Quark with a 0.5x focal reducer and Imaging source DMK31 CCD camera. [...]

[...] today that is captured really well in this image taken with the 70mm f6 refractor with the Daystar Quark and 0.5x focal reducer on the end of the Imaging Source DMK31 camera. [...]