Deep Sky Imaging Session - October 14, 2026

The sky this evening is slightly hazy but clear. But I'm having a frozen shoulder and stiff neck since yesterday that I just use a quickie setup of my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope to take some short 30min exposure of M24 Galactic Center Cluster as well as M22 Globular Cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius just to break my long DSO imaging hiatus to get me going again in the days to come. Images came out ok for me despite this short exposure. Still happy with the result. Hope to get back to image more in the days to come with my cooled imaging rig setup.

Solar Imaging Session - October 14, 2026

The sky this afternoon is partly cloudy and I continue to setup to image the Sun. Unfortunately, I was only able to image the Sun in full disk whitelight wavelength only before I got clouded out totally. Image was taken using Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with Solar Filter at AZ Mode with stack of 20 images at 1/2000sec exposure at Gain 0. AR4551 Region is the largest group on the Sun's disk right now and worth monitoring in the days to come. Hopefully will be able to image the group at high resolution both whitelight and Ha wavelength.

Solar Imaging Session - October 7, 2026

The sky this late afternoon is partly clear but I came home late this afternoon thus I just image the Sun in full disk whitelight wavelength only using Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with Solar Filter at AZ Mode with stack of 20 images at 1/1000 sec exposure at Gain 0.

Lunar Imaging Session - September 30, 2026

The sky this evening is partly clear and I capture the Waning Gibbous Moon as it is rising from the NE horizon using my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode with stack of 20 images at 1/125sec exposure at Gain 0.

Solar Imaging Session - September 28, 2026

The sky this afternoon is clear and seeing condition is good. AR4535 Region is the only group visible on the Sun's disk. There are also several nice eruptive prominences in the NW and SE limb to compensate for the dull Sun.

Lunar Imaging Session - September 27, 2026

The sky this evening is partly cloudy and but the Full Moon is very beautiful and hard to resist imaging it through my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode with stack of 20 images at 1/2000 sec exposure at Gain 0.

Lunar Imaging Session - September 25, 2026

The sky this evening is clear with an almost 99% 14.6 days old Waxing Gibbous Moon. I use my Dwarf 3 Smart Scope at Astro Mode with VIS Filter at AZ Mode with a stack of 20 images at 1/500 sec exposure at Gain 0. Today is also the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節) or more popularly know as Moon Cake Festival in Chinese Tradition.