Sun in white light on 24th May 2021

There will be a partial solar eclipse visible in the UK on the morning of 10th June 2021. From Northern Ireland, about 43% of the Sun will be eclipsed.

 

I usually use my 900mm f/7.5 refractor for solar work but it is too zoomed in to give me a complete disc.

 

This was taken with my 480mm f/6 refractor. If its clear at my home location, I will use this set-up to safely image the event.

 

At a focal length of 480mm, there wont be much detail in any sunspots. AR2824 is seen here with AR2825 on the limb.

 

Must aim to centre the Sun a little better.

 

480mm f/6 refractor with Baader Herschel Wedge.

ZWO ASI 174MM camera

Best 25% of 30 second video.

Acquired with FireCapture v2.6

Stacked in Autostakkert!3, best 25%

 

FireCapture v2.6 Settings

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Duration=30.005s

Frames captured=2873

File type=SER

Binning=no

ROI=1936x1216

FPS (avg.)=95

Shutter=0.406ms

Gain=120 (30%)

Gamma=OFF

Histogram=97%

Limit=30 Seconds

Sensor temperature=25.6°C

Focuser position=0

Done