“First Light in H-alpha!🌤🔭
Yesterday I captured the Sun in a whole new light—literally. This is my first ever solar image in H-alpha using my trusty
"Coronado PST 40/400."
I’m beyond proud of the result: prominences, filaments, and sunspots all in one shot.
It’s just a single stack for now, but a double-stack upgrade is coming soon!
can’t wait to double stack and dive deeper into the Sun’s drama!”☀️


#SolarAstrophotography #HAlphaSun #CoronadoPST #SunPhotography #Astrophotography #Sunspot #SolarProminence #AstronomyAddict #SpaceIsAwesome #Foto #Space #Telescope

Our star today with massive sunspot group 3780 looking right at us as seen just a few minutes ago from West Seattle.

#astrophotography #OurStar #SolarAstrophotography #photography #Seattle #WestSeattle

55min animation of a large #prominence on NW limb of the #Sun from 13:04 BST 04/06/23. A video was taken every 5mins from #Oxfordshire, UK. #CoronadoPST, 2x Barlow + #ASI120MC. N is ~10deg clockwise #SolarAstrophotography #SolarAstronomy
Animation of #sunspots #AR13323 + #AR13321 between 12:54 - 14:09 BST 04/06/23 showing some changes in the area around the sunspots. Taken from #Oxfordshire, UK with a #CoronadoPST 2x Barlow + #ASI120MC camera. North is ~10 deg clockwise #ActiveRegions #SolarAstrophotography
#Sun in #HAlpha Sunday 4th June '23 from #Oxfordshire, UK. #CoronadoPST H-alpha solar telescope, 2x Barlow +#ASI120MC camera. North is ~ 10deg clockwise. Several #Prominences visible + #Sunspots #AR13326 #AR13320 #AR13323 #AR13321 & #AR13319 looking lovely. Full details are on my Flickr page if you want to know more #ActiveRegions #SolarAstronomy #SolarAstrophotography

The sky steadied for a while this afternoon and I was able to get this image of our active Sun in H-alpha from Beinn View Observatory, Conon Bridge, Scottish Highlands

#solarastronomy #solarastrophotography #lunt60tha

Just completed a 3D-printed solar filter for one of our club members.

All we need now is the sun and clear blue sky ☀️🔭📷👀

#solarastronomy #solarastrophotography #baadersolarfilm #3dprinting

On Monday 8th May at 7pm I'm doing my brand new talk "A Beginner's Guide to Observing & Photographing the Sun" for Newtown AS. It's online & open to non-members for £3 but you need to book before 10pm tonight! Email [email protected] for details
#SolarAstrophotography #SolarFeatures #Sunspots #SolarObserving
#Sun in #WhiteLight 14:08 UT 13/01/23 from Oxfordshire, UK. Taken with just a Canon 1100D + 300mm zoom lens, fitted with a home-made solar filter. It was too late in the day for me to use the telescopes so I opted for this instead. Lots of #Sunspots visible at the moment #ActiveRegions #SolarAstrophotography