Sunday morning 8:00am UT Hello Sol....
6 May 2012, 20:33 UTC
What a beautiful sunny morning here in Simpson Cross, the birds were singing, the skies were blue... I was to be found in the observatory, rolling back the roof, eager to observe old Sol..Sol did not disappoint...!! The Sun returned some wonderful clear sharp images of the latest active regions. The above active region had me mesmerised for many minutes. It's always a delight to see sunspots near the solar limb... Venus transit preparation Tal1, mylar solar filter, afocal digicam, 25mm plossl/yellow filter, As we all know, the Venus transit is nearly upon us. So with that in mind I thought it time to prepare for the event.Above is a picture of this morning's Sun, taken with the Tal Newtonian.The Tal is more than able to capture a photo of Venus as it wheels across the solar disc....BUT... this setup is not that portable.On the day of the transit Helen and I will be on our motorbike, either trying to find a high vantage point to capture the rising Sun...or half way to Sussex to visit friends....Either way carrying the Tal telescope on the motorbike might prove a little awkward..... :0) With that in mind, I thought I had better ...
