Lunar Imaging Session - September 15, 2026

The sky this evening is partly cloudy and hazy. I image the Crescent Moon using my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode. Stack of 20 images at 1/60sec exposure at Gain 0.

Solar Imaging Session - September 15, 2026

The sky late in the late afternoon is partly cloudy but can see the Sun low in the western horizon. I just took a full disk whitelight image of the Sun using my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with Solar Filter at AZ Mode. Stacked of 20 images at 1/2000 sec exposure at Gain 0. Visible are AR4527 and AR4528 Region nearing the western limb.

Solar Imaging Session - August 27, 2026

The sky this lunchtime is partly cloudy but seeing condition is good. AR4513 and AR4517 Regions continue to grow in size a bit while the 2 new small pore AR4518 and AR4519 Regions as well as AR4515 Region are quiet. In Ha wavelength, AR4513 Region shows some flaring activity while AR4517 Region as well as AR4515, AR4518 and AR4519 Regions are also quiet. There are 2 long Dark Filament visible beside AR4518 and AR4519 Regions.

Solar Imaging Session - August 26, 2026

The sky this afternoon is cloudy and I try to setup to image the Sun but unfortunately, I was only to get a full disk shot only through my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope before I got clouded out and even drizzled :( I use Astro Mode with Solar Filter at AZ mode with 20 stacked images at 1/1250 sec exposure at Gain 0 .

Comet Imaging Session - August 21, 2026

The sky this evening is partly cloudy and hazy but I proceeded to take a chance to try to image the comet 220P McNaught in the constellation of Cetus. Comet has already passed its sudden brightness burst and is dimming fast again at magnitude +8.8 :( I try to capture it with my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode with a 10 minute integrated exposure (20 x 30sec) at Gain 60. I try a 5 minute exposure but it didn't come out thus had to do 10 minutes with minimal comet trail to show it dimly in the field of view. After I took the shot, the sky clouded out totally thus ending my session. Nevertheless, I'm still happy to capture it even if it is dim. As they say, better than nothing at all!

Lunar Imaging Session - August 20, 2026

The sky this evening is partly cloudy but the Quarter Moon is clear so I image it using my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode with a stack of 20 images at 1/200 sec exposure at Gain 0 . Also visible on the image are the famous Lunar X and V .

Solar Imaging Session - August 20, 2026

The sky this morning is clear and seeing condition is good. AR4507 Region is nearing the western limb already while a new AR4513 Region is emerging from the eastern limb. Not big though but hopefully will develop a little more to replace AR4507 Region as the region to monitor in the days to come. In Ha wavelength, AR4507 Region in tandem with a huge western Eruptive Prominence is the area of interest for today. Very photogenic image indeed!