Solar Imaging Session - October 21, 2026

The sky this afternoon is clear and seeing condition is good. AR4551 Region is about to exit the SW limb while AR4560 and AR4557 Regions continue to gradually grow in structure. In Ha wavelength, both AR4560 and AR4557 Regions have moderate flaring activity inside their core. A nice large faint Ejection Prominence can also be seen in the SW limb.

Solar Imaging Session - October 19, 2026

The sky this afternoon is partly clear after a heavy downpour after lunchtime but seeing condition is still poor. AR4551 Region is nearing the SW limb while AR4557 Region continues to slowly grow in structure. In Ha wavelength, both AR4551 and AR4557 Regions show moderate flaring activity.

Lunar and Deep Sky Imaging Session - October 17, 2026

The sky this evening is slightly hazy but clear. So I initially plan to just image the Quarter Moon using my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope using Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode with stack of 20 images at 1/160sec exposure at Gain 0. But seeing the sky is clear though slightly hazy, I remember wanting to capture the NGC7293 (Caldwell 63) Helix Nebula with the Dwarf 3 as I had previously capture this object using my main astro rig of Borg 76ED Refractor with ZWO ASI294MC PRO camera on ZWO AM5 Mount. I use my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with Duo Filter at EQ Mode with integrated exposure of 120 minutes (240 x 30sec) at Gain 60. Image came out ok but I'm having a frozen shoulder past few days already and the pain is irritating me that I persevere for 2 hours to capture Helix Nebula before I ended my session to get a well needed rest for my back and shoulder. Signs of getting old:) LOL

Solar Imaging Session - October 17, 2026

The sky this afternoon is partly clear and seeing condition is very good. AR4551 Region continues to be the biggest group on the Sun's disk while AR4557 Region is starting to slowly grow in structure. In Ha wavelength, there is a small flaring activity beside AR4551 Region as well as a nice large eruptive prominence in the East limb.

Solar Imaging Session - October 16, 2026

The sky this morning and afternoon is very cloudy and it even rained around 2:00pm PST! But that didn't kill my enthusiasm to image the Sun today so I got to get a good timing around 3:30pm PST before I would be able to image the Sun! That's about almost 6 hours wait  (9:30-3:30pm PST)  just to get a chance to image the Sun :) LOL Anyway, the seeing condition is not that good but still got the solar data nevertheless before the Sun got obstructed by the far building to conclude my imaging session for the day. AR4551 Region is still the group to be nice to monitor. In Ha wavelength, there is also a nice large Hedgerow Prominence in the SE limb.