Light and dark from Petts Wood in April and May, including Northern Lights

[Roberto]

One big post to include them all!

Markarian's Chain

https://www.astrobin.com/02w9nf/E/

Dates:  3 - 4 Mar 2024, 6 Mar 2024, 28 - 30 Apr 2024
Frames: OSC -104×300″(8h 40′)
Luminance - IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 48×600″(8h)
Integration: 16h 40′



Annotated:



Full resolution:
 https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/jmr0ZTIEtsMj_16536x0_UjYAQ23p.jpg

Sun Ha - 4 May

https://www.astrobin.com/e7ejk4/

Date: 4 May 2024
Frames: 150
FPS: 27
Exposure per frame: 0.28 ms
Telescope: 94mm f/7 refractor
Camera:  ZWO ASI174MM

AR13664 just coming into view.  AR13663 much more active then.



Sun WL - AR13663 and 13664 - 5 May 2024

https://www.astrobin.com/5jecfs/E/

AR13663



AR13664



Date: 5 May 2024
Frames: 150
FPS: 37
Exposure per frame: 26.31 ms
Telescope: 254mm f/20 Maksutov
Camera:  ZWO ASI174MM

PGCC G094.73+37.72 and GAL 094.8+37.6 - Molecular clouds near 18 Draconis - LRGB

https://www.astrobin.com/q3qqse/C/



Dates: 15 Jan 2024, 6 Mar 2024, 29 - 30 Apr 2024, 4 - 5 May 2024
Frames: OSC - 117×300″(9h 45′)
Luminance - IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 69×600″(11h 30′)
Integration: 21h 15′

Annotated:


Aurora over London - 10 to 11 May 2024 - Allsky camera including timelapse

https://www.astrobin.com/aeb2ej





Keogram:



Timelapse:



https://cdn.astrobin.com/videos/5378/2024/d6182bd9-0c93-492b-b3f4-a981037f0a90.mp4

Sun CaK - 11 May 2024

https://www.astrobin.com/z2pwgb/

Frames: 50
FPS: 31
Exposure per frame: 0.22 ms
Telescope: 94mm f/7 refractor
Camera: ZWO ASI174MM

[Fay]

Superb collection Roberto. I am disappointed I was not tuned in enough to the aurorae. Was at  Bough Beech last night with JOhn D and Chris, but it did not appear. I did see the sunspots, through the societys Coronado, while visiting Cairds

Fay

[Roberto]

Thank you Fay!  I wasn't expecting the aurora to be visible from London TBH.  I had actually left my scope imaging after doing some double star observing and gone to bed.  When I checked the weather before going to sleep at 11pm I had one last look at the allsky camera and saw the sky pink!  Dragged my wife out of bed and called the neighbours!    It was magical.  I could have stayed out all night.  Ended up packing at around 1AM.

Last night the sky was reddish overhead and very green to the northern horizon.  No light curtains though. The seeing was excellent and I managed to observe some doubles I had not been able to low on the horizon because of it.

Roberto

[Carole]

A great collection Roberto, I will have to get cracking on the imaging report now I am back from DSC.

Carole