Here I'll be putting any new observations of Solar System objects from August 2023 onwards. My older observations can still be accessed via the Archive selection in the menu.
This page has sections for each solar system object arranged in order from the Sun outwards. Newest observations/images will appear at the top of each section of the page.
Clicking on any image will open the full size image in a new tab.
The Sun
25th June, and putting verbose descriptions with each image is getting a bit repetetive, so all the full disk images are taken at prime focus of my 60mm F/4 guidescope with the ZWO ASI224MC camera and all of the individual sunspot images are taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera. Both telescopes are fitted with full aperture white light filters made from Baader Solar film. Processing has got fairly routine as well and for the most part I'm taking videos with 1000 subframes, using the best 500. Stacking and initial processing using AstroSurface. A further bit of sharpening, converting to mono, colourising with Photoshop CS3 and denoising with Topaz Denoise AI.
2nd August 2024
This was taken at 08:41:08 UT.
2nd August 2024
This was taken at 08:44:46 UT. On the limb we find AR3763 to AR3767, AR3770 and AR3773.
2nd August 2024
This was taken at 08:46:16 UT. This shows groups AR3775 and AR3776.
2nd August 2024
This was taken at 08:47:21 UT. Active group AR3774 as it emerges.
2nd August 2024
This was taken at 08:48:21 UT. Here we find AR3772.
31st July 2024
This was taken at 10:33:24 UT, a little later than usual.
31st July 2024
This was taken at 10:36:07 UT. Stitched two images together for this, it has AR3763 to AR3768, AR3770 and AR3773.
31st July 2024
This was taken at 10:38:35 UT. Showing AR3774 just appearing over the limb and AR3776 (small spot at the top).
31st July 2024
This was taken at 10:39:37 UT. This is AR3769.
29th July 2024
This was taken at 08:30:54 UT.
29th July 2024
This was taken at 08:34:29 UT. Here we have groups AR3763 to AR3767 and AR3770. See how much this area has evolved since the 27th.
29th July 2024
This was taken at 08:36:17 UT. This is AR3769.
29th July 2024
This was taken at 08:37:26 UT. Showug here are groups AR3762, AR3768 and AR3771.
27th July 2024
This was taken at 08:50:10 UT.
27th July 2024
This was taken at 09:08:06 UT. It shows spot groups AR3762 and AR3768.
27th July 2024
This was taken at 09:11:40 UT. A comprehensive view of sunspot groups AR3763 to AR3767 (5 groups).
21st July 2024
This was taken at 08:39:18 UT.
21st July 2024
This was taken at 08:42:32 UT. Here we have AR3751, AR3755, AR3756 and AR3761.
21st July 2024
This was taken at 08:43:34 UT. This is single sunspot group AR3759.
21st July 2024
This was taken at 08:44:42 UT. Here we have AR3762 just appearing over the limb.
21st July 2024
This was taken at 08:42:32 UT. Her we have AR3755 and AR3757.
19th July 2024
This was taken at 08:41:17 UT.
19th July 2024
This was taken at 08:45:38 UT. As they approach the limb we have AR3742 to AR3745, AR3747.
19th July 2024
This was taken at 08:46:52 UT. Here again we have sunspot groups AR3750, AR3751, AR3755, AR3756 and AR3759. This is two images stitched together using Microsoft ICE (Image Compositing Editor). They've changed considerably since yesterday.
19th July 2024
This was taken at 08:51:02 UT. This shows sunspot groups AR3744, AR3748, and AR3753.
18th July 2024
This was taken at 08:04:10 UT.
18th July 2024
This was taken at 08:07:30 UT. Here we have sunspot groups AR3743, AR3745 and AR3747, now approaching the limb of the sun.
18th July 2024
This was taken at 08:08:33 UT. Here we have sunspot groups AR3744 and AR3753.
18th July 2024
This was taken at 08:10:31 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3752, AR3754 and AR3757.
18th July 2024
This was taken at 08:07:30 UT. Here we have sunspot groups AR3750, AR3751, AR3755, AR3756 and AR3759. This is two images stitched together using Microsoft ICE (Image Compositing Editor).
17th July 2024
This was taken at 07:55:37 UT.
17th July 2024
This was taken at 08:15:50 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3743, AR3745 and AR3747.
17th July 2024
This was taken at 08:18:16 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3744 and AR3753.
17th July 2024
This was taken at 08:19:14 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3752, AR3754 and AR3757.
17th July 2024
This was taken at 08:17:23 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3738 and AR3753.
17th July 2024
This was taken at 08:20:23 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3751, AR3755 and AR3756.
17th July 2024
This was taken at 08:25:19 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3749, AR3750 and AR3751.
14th July 2024
This was taken at 08:51:05 UT.
14th July 2024
This was taken at 08:56:18 UT. It shows sunspot group AR3738, which is now aproaching the limb and looks different to 8th July.
14th July 2024
This was taken at 08:57:28 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3742, AR3743, AR3745 and AR3747.
14th July 2024
This was taken at 08:56:18 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3750 and AR3751.
8th July 2024
This was taken at 08:28:34 UT.
8th July 2024
This was taken at 08:32:33 UT. It depicts AR3738, an interesting group, it contains more than 50 small dark spots.
8th July 2024
This was taken at 08:33:19 UT. Again plenty of small dark spots surrounding AR3736.
8th July 2024
This was taken at 08:34:24 UT.AR3740, a really small spot in the centre of the disk.
8th July 2024
This was taken at 08:35:29 UT. It will be the last we see of AR3733 (on the limb).
8th July 2024
This was taken at 08:37:34 UT. Showing AR3741 cominh into view.
4th July 2024
This was taken at 08:45:00 UT. I'm not particularly happy with today's images, they were taken hurriedly in between clouds.
4th July 2024
This was taken at 08:50:23 UT. It shows sunspot groups AR3729 and AR3733.
4th July 2024
This was taken at 08:51:39 UT. Shown here are AR3727, AR3729, AR3730 and AR3732.
4th July 2024
This was taken at 08:53:39 UT. Showing AR3734 and AR3735.
4th July 2024
This was taken at 08:55:09 UT, showing emerging spot group AR3736.
29th June 2024
This was taken at 14:20:29 UT.
29th June 2024
This was taken at 15:06:25 UT. Showing sunspots AR3727 and AR3728.
29th June 2024
This was taken at 15:07:27 UT and shows sunspot AR3729.
29th June 2024
This was taken at 15:08:26 UT. Showing AR3729 and on the limb AR3733, AR3734 and AR3735.
29th June 2024
This was taken at 15:09:49 UT, showing isolated sunspot AR3721.
27th June 2024
This was taken at 10:05:42 UT
27th June 2024
This was taken at 10:19:38, showing spot AR3719 and AR3720.
27th June 2024
This was taken at 10:21:38, showing spots AR3727 and AR3729.
27th June 2024
This was taken at 10:19:38, showing spot AR3721.
26th June 2024
This was taken at 08:58:00 UT
26th June 2024
This was taken at 09:0:56, showing spot AR3719 and AR3720.
Compare it to yesterday, you can see how much the spots have changed in 24 hours.
26th June 2024
This was taken at 09:01:51, showing spot AR3722, AR3723, AR3724, AR3727 and AR3728.
26th June 2024
This was taken at 09:02:53, showing spot AR3719 and AR3720.
26th June 2024
This was taken at 09:05:00, showing spot AR3727, AR3728 and a new group above on the limb (will possible be AR3729?).
25th June 2024
This was taken at 08:58:55 UT
25th June 2024
This was taken at 09:04:50, showing spot AR3721.
25th June 2024
This was taken at 09:11:45, showing spots AR3722, AR3723, AR3724 and AR3726.
25th June 2024
This was taken at 09:12:40, showing spot AR3719 and AR3720.
24th June 2024
This was taken at 08:44:47 UT
24th June 2024
This was taken at 08:47:54, showing spots AR3719 and AR3720.
24th June 2024
This was taken at 08:48:49, showing spots AR3720, AR3722 and AR3724.
24th June 2024
This was taken at 08:49:41, showing spots AR3722, AR3723, AR3724 and AR3726.
24th June 2024
This was taken at 08:50:53, showing spots AR3721 and AR3725.
22nd June 2024
This was taken at 14:17:14 UT
22nd June 2024
This was taken at 14:32:04 UT
A close up of AR3712 and AR3713. Closer to the limb than on 21st June.
22nd June 2024
This is a mosaic of 2 images taken at 14:51:05 and 14:55:07 and shows new spots AR3719, AR3720 and AR3722.
21st June 2024
This was taken at 08:53:12 UT
Taken at prime focus of of a 60mm F/4 guidescope with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
21st June 2024
This was taken at 08:59:56 UT
Taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
This is a close up of AR3716.
21st June 2024
This was taken at 08:58:49 UT
Taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
This is a close up of AR3712 and AR3713.
21st June 2024
This was taken at 09:01:13 UT
Taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
This is a close up of new spots AR3719 and AR3720.
20th June 2024
This was taken at 08:54:42 UT
Taken at prime focus of a 60mm F/4 guidescope with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
20th June 2024
This was taken at 09:01:56 UT
Taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
This is a close up of AR3716.
20th June 2024
This was taken at 09:04:42 UT
Taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
This is a close up of AR3712 and AR3713.
19th June 2024
This was taken at 11:23:23 UT
Taken at prime focus of a 60mm F/4 guidescope with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
19th June 2024
Taken at 11:43:13 UT
Taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise.
This is a mosaic of three images. Same spots as Monday, so you can see how the spots have changed.
18th June 2024
This was taken in the morning, 09:08:56 UT
Taken at prime focus of a 60mm F/4 guidescope with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
17th June 2024
This was taken in the morning, 08:26:36 UT
Taken at prime focus of a 60mm F/4 guidescope with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
17th June 2024
This was taken in the morning, 08:56:15 UT
Taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
This is a close up of AR3716.
17th June 2024
This was taken in the morning, 09:01:08 UT
Taken at prime focus of my 200mm F/8 RC Cassegrain with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked and processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
This is a close up of AR3712 and AR3713.
3rd June 2024
This was taken in the late afternoon, 18:04:04
Taken at prime focus of a 60mm F/4 guidescope with the ZWO ASI224MC camera, so the resolution is not great.
500 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise
The Moon
17th/18th January 2024
Another pair of glorius evenings, I attempted imaging with a barlow lens to get pictures of individual features. Unfortunately on the 17th my images were not in focus so all of these are from the 18th when I got the focussing much better.
This one was taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain.
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Richardson-Lucy Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Shows the region around Treisnecker and Rima Hyginus
This one was taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera with a 2x barlow lens and the 200mm RC Cassegrain.
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Richardson-Lucy Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Shows a more detailed view of the region around Treisnecker and Rima Hyginus
This one was taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera with a 2x barlow lens and the 200mm RC Cassegrain.
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Richardson-Lucy Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3. Shows a detailed view of the Theopilus, Cyrillus and Catherina on the western edge of Mare Nectaris
This one was taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera with a 2x barlow lens and the 200mm RC Cassegrain.
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Richardson-Lucy Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3. Shows a detailed view of the craters Albategnius and Hipparchus
This one was taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera with a 2x barlow lens and the 200mm RC Cassegrain.
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Richardson-Lucy Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3. Shows a detailed view of the crater Fracastorius at the south end of Mare Nectaris
16th January 2024
This evening I was clouded out very soon after I started so I only got the one image of the crater Fracastorius, which is at the south end of Mare Nectaris.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi
15th January 2024
Another mosaic, this time of a 4 day old moon. Joined by three of the images used to create the mosaic.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain
A mosaic of 8 individual images, mosaiced using Microsoft ICE
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 18:03:08
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing Petavius (top) and Langrenus (right).
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 18:06:06
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing Mare Crisium.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 18:07:14
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing the region North of Mare Crisium.
24th November 2023
All lunar images are going to be saturation enhanced from now on, I just think it looks more interesting.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:10:26
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing Mare Humorum and Gasendi.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:12:01
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing Schickard far left in shadow.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:13:33
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing an area of the southern highlands with Tycho at the top.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:14:53
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing an area of the southern highlands with Tycho to the left.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:17:38
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing an area including Copernicus, Mare Insularum and Sinus Aestuum.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:21:26
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz DenoiseAi. Showing an area between Copernicus and Gassendi.
This is a mosaic of all of these images processed using Van-Cittert Deconvolution in AstroSurface. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and denoised with Topaz DenoiseAi.
29th October 2023
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:16:40
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using the Van-Cittert Deconvolution tool in AstroSurface. Further processing and denoising using Photoshop CS3.Showing Mare Crisium.
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:10:41
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using the Van-Cittert Deconvolution tool in AstroSurface. Further processing and denoising using Photoshop CS3.Showing Mare Fecunditatis and craters Langrenus and Petavius (the one with the rille).
This is the same image as the previous one with enhanced saturation to show the colours of the minerals on the lunar surface
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:20:39
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using the Van-Cittert Deconvolution tool in AstroSurface. Further processing and denoising using Photoshop CS3.Showing Furnerius, Stevinus and Mare Australe.
This is a mosaic of all 3 stacked images processed using the Van-Cittert Deconvolution tool in AstroSurface. Further processing, denoising and saturation enhanced using Photoshop CS3.
Jupiter
15th January 2024
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC using a 2x barlow lens with the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 18:35:05
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using wavelets in Registax. Further processing using Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Denoise. The two moons are Europa (top) and Io.
29th October 2023
Taken with the ZWO ASI224MC camera at prime focus of the 200mm RC Cassegrain at 21:31:30
300 of 1000 frames, stacked using AutoStakkert, processed using wavelets in Registax. Further processing and denoising using Photoshop CS3. Need to use a Barlow or Powermate for future images.