Some Solar Astronomy
My health is still recovering from the problems I had Saturday but I felt like dragging a telescope out to the front deck to observe the sun this morning. It doesn't require a whole lot of energy to peer through a telescope but I do need to be careful out in the sun or I'll end up with failing health again. I definitely don't have the energy nor is my head clear enough to attempt any home improvement/repair projects so I will probably bounce between the piano and the telescope all morning.
It is a bit hazy again today so the viewing isn't great but it is better than the clouds and rain we've had for the past week or longer. At least the sun is shining!
Up until today, all my astrophotography has been done using my Sony a6000 with its 1.5x crop sensor. This morning, however, I decided to give my full frame Sony a7 a shot...
My Sony a7 worked just fine. This camera will give me a slightly wider view but also should provide smoother gradients and simply better tonal qualities. I'm looking forward to getting to use this camera on the night sky.
Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of detail to see in the sun just yet. There is a sunspot forming in the middle of our view of the sun but it still is not visible in white light and my telescope only sees white light. To compound the problem is that we have very hazy skies today which will obscure a lot of detail anyway.
Okay, it is time to go take a quick look through the telescope and then head to the piano for a bit...
It is a bit hazy again today so the viewing isn't great but it is better than the clouds and rain we've had for the past week or longer. At least the sun is shining!
Up until today, all my astrophotography has been done using my Sony a6000 with its 1.5x crop sensor. This morning, however, I decided to give my full frame Sony a7 a shot...
My Sony a7 worked just fine. This camera will give me a slightly wider view but also should provide smoother gradients and simply better tonal qualities. I'm looking forward to getting to use this camera on the night sky.
Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of detail to see in the sun just yet. There is a sunspot forming in the middle of our view of the sun but it still is not visible in white light and my telescope only sees white light. To compound the problem is that we have very hazy skies today which will obscure a lot of detail anyway.
Okay, it is time to go take a quick look through the telescope and then head to the piano for a bit...
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