Comet Imaging Session - October 17, 2024

The sky this late afternoon is very hazy and the lower western horizon has smog as well. I was able to observe and image comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas after sunset together with my son KC at Intramuros Bridge despite the very hazy weather as well as Full Moon glare. Image still shows some decent tail despite the circumstances but we are still happy to capture it nevertheless. Hopefully in 2 days I will be able to image this comet at our roofdeck once it clears the stupid tall building facing my western horizon! Grrrr....

Comet Imaging Session - October 15, 2024

The sky this afternoon is very cloudy and we lose hope to be able to image Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas which supports a long tail more than 10 degrees in the western horizon. But at around 5:45pm PST, the sky suddenly starts to open up in the western horizon a bit thus my son Kendrick Cole and I quickly dressed up and pack our camera and lenses and quickly head toward the nearby Intramuros Bridge to try to capture the comet! When we arrive at the site, planet Venus is clearly visible and we know for the fact that comet latitude is more or less the same as Venus thus making the task of finding the comet faster. There were some small thin clouds hovering near the comet's position but we were able to locate it. The comet is visible on the LCD screen faintly and we had a hard time seeing it visually due to the thin haze. It was a nice feeling observing and imaging again with my astro son KC and we look forward to more imaging sessions together specially this coming end of October at darker skies in Tanay.

Solar Imaging Session - October 8, 2024

The sky this afternoon is clear and seeing condition is very good. AR3848 Region stands out as the most interesting region with its large sunspot group. Lots of large sunspots can also be seen in AR3849 and AR3850. There is also a huge Loop Prominence visible in the SW limb. It was also a hard solar session for me as I'm just recovering from a bad bout with mold allergy that sideline me since Sunday. Nevertheless, the solar session is big plus for me to know that I'm recovering from the bad allergy and flu already.

Solar Imaging Session - September 24, 2024

The sky this afternoon is partly cloudy and seeing is fair. No big sunspot group on the Sun's disk except for moderate size sunspots in AR3828 & AR3827 Region. Seeing worsens after I started to image in Ha wavelength until I got totally clouded midway from my Ha session and packup in time before a heavy downpour !

Solar Imaging Session - September 8, 2024

The sky this afternoon is partly cloudy and seeing condition is fair. Numerous active regions are visible on the Sun's disk with AR3814, AR3815 & AR3811 Regions having the larger sunspot groups. Not much flaring activity except for a large eruptive prominence visible in the Eastern limb. It's been a long while since my last solar session back in August 22nd due to numerous typhoons and low pressure area and moonsoon that hampers any observing and imaging session.