Sun?

I look a quick look at the sun this morning and saw the big sunspot so grabbed the camera and took some pictures.

This 2nd picture is the actual orientation it was in from our perspective.
 

Our local star a month ago and this afternoon

An image of our local star rise from 2024/09/03

Our local star this afternoon (2024/10/04)

 

Local star is very active!

Our local star and some of the spots that recently sent us some highly energetic particle fun.

They are currently predicting possible mid-latitude aruras July 30-31. Probably worth taking looking north the next few nights if you have clear skies just in case.

Dirty Sun

 Testing out some new camera settings but also shooting through a dirty window so mixed results today.

Our local star showing it's spots

Our local star is pretty spotty this week. It has been overcast all week in SF so had to grab this shot from Menlo Park, CA this morning after a morning skate session.

Sun Day Saturday!

H-alpha filter mosaic

Standard white light filter.

Some nice big sunspots and prominences today, what better way to test out my new solar h-alpha filter!

I picked up a solar h-alpha filter a month ago and it took a number of sessions over the last 4weeks to get the basics all worked out. That and without fail each time I picked up something I realized I was missing it would be overcast for about a week. It is SF so probably not just because of the new astro gear?