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May 20, 2024 Admin

Sunspot from 19/5/2024 taken at Lichfield, UK

Very pleased with this shot! Lots of detail. Andy

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May 20, 2024 Admin

Two further solar timelapse videos of solar prominences from LRO from 19/5/2024

Again, both taken with 100mm OTA, Daystar hydrogen Quark and 174M camera from Lichfield, UK Andy

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Solar
May 20, 2024 Admin

Timelapse of large solar prominence recorded using Daystar Hydrogen Quark from Lichfield UK 19/5/2024

I have put three versions of the video below – at different speeds – the fast ones are for impact

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Solar
May 19, 2024 Admin

Large prominence on edge of sun from 19/5/2024

Taken in Lichfield, UK Daystar Quark Hydrogen Chromosphere Sky Watcher Equinox Pro 100mm telescope Sky Watcher Equinox Pro HEQ5 Pro

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Solar
May 19, 2024 Admin

Daystar Quark with Daystar Interference Eliminator 190524

Photo of my Daystar Quark with Daystar Interference Eliminator from 19/05/2024 – shows the degree of tilt required to remove

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VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
May 18, 2024 Admin

LRO SID Monitoring graphs at 23.4KHz from 10-11/5/2024 when the aurora was seen in my garden Lichfield, UK

The graphs below show my graphs from these two days – the incredible aurora with the crown visible overhead came

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VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
May 16, 2024 Admin

Some examples of Sudden Ionospheric Monitoring Disturbance (SID-Monitoring) graphs from around the time of the visible aurora in Lichfield, UK, May 2024

The traces below show some SID-monitoring traces at very low frequency radio (23.4KHz) , demonstrating multiple large SIDs around the

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Aurorae BoreolisObserving Night Sky
May 11, 2024 Admin

Photos of Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) from my garden, Lichfield, UK, night 10-11/5/2024

My wife and I went all the way to Iceland couple years ago to see the aurora and did not

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Solar
May 10, 2024 Admin

Solar images 8th and 9th May 2024

All taken from my backyard in Lichfield, UK, using: Daystar Quark hydrogen filter. Sky Watcher Equinox Pro 100mm scope Sky

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Non-astronomy posts
May 9, 2024 Admin

Funeral arrangements for Christine Maclean June 2024

Mum’s funeral will occur on two separate days, one in Kidderminster and one in Abergavenny, where she will be buried,

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