Waiting for the evening star.... Hellas and Syrtis Major

Tal1.... waiting for the evening star....Pembrokeshire's weather forecast promised sunny weather today...followed by an evening of cloud free sky... The forecast was right.....I decided to take the Tal out of the shed and give it a bit of exercise in the back garden... After set up I spent the next 20 minutes observing the beautifully large sunpot grouping AR1476 and captured the following image using the 25mm plossl and an afocal capture with my small digicam.afocal imageUsing the 25mm plossl with my Tal X3 Barlow, I was able to capture the following image of Active region 1476. Luckily it seems I may have captured my second Lightbridge of the year.... : 0)Looks like a Lightbridge to me.....I had a few things to do around the house, so I was in and out periodically to check out the Sunspots...The other day I tried out a bit of solar photography with our 300mm telephoto lens, this evening I thought I would give it another try.With the following result:Nikon 300mm Telephoto lens Looks like the 300mm lens will possibly be of use photographing the Venus transit .....Tal1 patiently waiting to snag the evening starThe back garden doesn't get used that often for astronomical ...