Lunar Imaging Session - May 31, 2026

The sky this evening is cloudy and I waited for a small opening in the sky to quickly capture the 2nd Full Moon in the month of May! This event is what you call a Blue Moon but of course it will not turn blue :) LOL Coincidentally, this is also the Micro Moon, meaning it is the smallest full moon for the year 2026 as it is at the farthest distance from Earth at 406,135kms. The closest distance of the Moon for this 2026 will occur on December 24 with a distance of 356,738kms. Image taken using my trusty Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode with stack of 20 images at 1/1000 sec exposure at Gain 0.

Solar Imaging Session - May 30, 2026

The sky this afternoon is clear and seeing condition is good. AR4455 and AR4446 Region continue to grow in size and there are 2 beautiful large prominences visible on the SE and SW limb. I also play around in Ha using telephoto lens to get a much wider field of view to capture the large dark filament as well as try to get a full disk (not really full though) of the Sun in Ha wavelength as well as white light full disk using the Dwarf 3.

Solar Imaging Session - May 29, 2026

The sky this afternoon is clear and seeing is very good. It is also super hot and humid. Lots of sunspot groups across the Sun's disk but the prominent active regions are AR4455 and AR4446 . They also exhibit slightly flaring activity on its region. There is also a large eruptive prominence in the SW limb.

Comet Imaging Session - May 3, 2026

The sky this evening is partly hazy specially in the western horizon and I was at the cemetery in the late afternoon after sunset thus use that opportunity to capture Comet C/2015 R3 PanSTARR low in the western horizon using Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode with total exposure of only 3mins at Gain 60. A faint tail can still be seen despite the hazy sky.