2005 02 12 First Light with White Light Solar Filter
After much thought and consideration, we decided to “splurge” and buy a white light filter for the ETX-70. These are hand-held camera images.
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PCW Memorial Observatory - Erika Rix 
[…] Paul (my husband) and I eventually spent the money for a glass white light filter. We lived in town for a few years, next door to my grandmother, and the Sun ended up being a perfect target for me to enjoy. I can’t remember which of us took the first light photos of the Sun using the new filter…most likely Paul. I didn’t really understand what I was looking at, but knew that it opened up more observing time for me. NOAAs 10730, 10733, 10734, 10735 were the active regions that day. Link to Feb 12, 2005 first light. […]
2005 – Start of Solar Obsession « PCW Memorial Observatory – Erika Rix said this on December 8, 2010 at 23:33 |