Skokie Valley Astronomers

Images from Robert Pease

Robert Pease contributed the following astrophotographs. All of the images are copyright Robert Pease. The images shown here have been reduced in size to fit this page. Click on an image to load a full size image in a new window.

For the following solar disk images, Robert Pease reports: "I took these differential rotation solar disk images with the telescope shown. There was haze on a few of the days so some of the false color was introduced by the camera but other colors were introduced by the thickness of the clouds. August 30 to September 3, 2014."

Solar disk 2014-08-30. Copyright 2014, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Solar disk 2014-08-31. Copyright 2014, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Solar disk 2014-09-01. Copyright 2014, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Solar disk 2014-09-02. Copyright 2014, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Solar disk 2014-09-03. Copyright 2014, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Telescope 2014-04-20. Copyright 2014, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

For the following two images, Robert Pease reports: “I timed it just right. I stepped out onto my porch and set up and took these two pics of the X-flare (sunspot 1520) in progress. July 12, 2012.”

Solar spot 1520 (2012-07-12). Copyright 2012, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Clouded Solar Spot 1520 (2012-07-12). Copyright 2012, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

For the three following lunar crater images, Robert Pease writes: “I took the attached images Tuesday evening (May 29, 2012) from my shaky porch near O'Hare. I used an ETX-90 with a Mallincam Signature camera. I recorded with a Sony VRD-MC6 DVD recorder. Playback was fed through a Mallicam frame grabber with still captures taken using AMCap software. The DVD recorder only uses 1/2 the lines, deteriorating the image from what I see on a small monitor.”

Copernicus and Fauth. Copyright 2012, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Eratosthenes. Copyright 2012, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Gambart. Copyright 2012, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

In the following, all snapshot video captures of the solar disk were taken on September 25, 2011, the same day they were recorded on a Sony VRD-MC6 DVD recorder. A Lunt 60mm double stack, pressure tuned hydrogen alpha telescope was used with a Mallincam Signature camera, at 1/50 second exposure, f5.6. All recording was done at noon.

This capture shows bright plages with dark filaments, granules and spots on the "surface". A small prominence can be seen. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

This capture shows other solar regions with plages, filaments, granules and spots. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

This capture shows the remainder of the family of spots along with very many tiny prominences. The region was very active with small prominences. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Jovian Empire. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Jovian Garland and Wisps. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Airliner across the solar disk. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Solar filament close up. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Hedge grove. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Lunar south polar region. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.

Solar close up Nov 15. Copyright 2011, Robert Pease. Click on the image to load a full size image in a new window.