Imaging the Sun in white light with a Maksutov

A motor-focus modified Skymax127 Maksutov was fitted with a photographic grade Baader solar filter. An SV705C, fitted with an IR/UV cut filter was placed at the Cassegrain focus.

Using a resolution (ROI) of 800 x 600, AstroDMx Capture was used to capture a 5000 frame SER file of the active region AR 3423.

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AR 3423

Mosaic image from panes captured at full resolution containing the active regions AR 3429, AR 3425, AR 3423, AR 3431 and AR 3430 

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Steve Wainwright