Lined with Light
Thomas Edison lamp with bamboo filament (1882). The design and materials of the early electric lamp reflect early lessons as the invention moved into commercial production. Similar lamps have been known to last upwards to 50 years or more. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. January 18, 2013 (c)2013 Oxford Prepress and Images
Solar Mosaic - January 3, 2013
This 5-panel mosaic shows the nice sunspots, filaments, plages, and prominences that were visible on the sun on 1-3-13.

Featured in Astronomy Magazine's e-mail Newsletter - February 1, 2013
Telescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT
Accessories: JMI EV1n motorized focuser
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2
Camera: Imaging Source DMK31
Exposure:  4.3ms
Gain: 300
Length: 2:00 @ 30fps
Acquisition: Fire Capture
Processing: Autostakkert 2
Post-processing: ImagesPlus 5.0; Adobe Photoshop CS5; Gradient XTerminator
Capture time: January 1, 2013, 12:05pm – 12:16pm
Capture conditions: 47.7ºF – 50.7ºF ; transparency: Above avg 4/5; seeing: Avg 3/5
Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA
Solar Mosaic in B&W - October 21, 2012
In this seven-panel mosaic image of our daytime star on 10-21-12 are three active regions/sunspots.  Sunpot AR1598 is around the 2 o'clock position near the limb (edge).  Moving diagonally to the left, you will find Sunspot AR1596.  The sunspot toward the bottom-left in this shot is AR1591.

Telescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT
Accessories: JMI EV1n motorized focuser
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2
Camera: Imaging Source DMK21
Exposure:  1ms each
Gain: 260 each
Length: 2:00 @ 60fps each (7 panels)
Acquisition: Fire Capture
Processing: Registax 6
Post-processing: ImagesPlus 5.0
Capture time: October 21, 2012, 10:19am – 10:35am
Capture conditions: 67.1ºF – 68.4ºF; transparency: Avg 3/5; seeing: Avg 3/5
Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA
Solar Mosaic - October 21, 2012
In this seven-panel mosaic image of our daytime star on 10-21-12 are three active regions/sunspots.  Sunpot AR1598 is around the 2 o'clock position near the limb (edge).  Moving diagonally to the left, you will find Sunspot AR1596.  The sunspot toward the bottom-left in this shot is AR1591.

Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird "Image of the Day" - January 27, 2013

Telescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT
Accessories: JMI EV1n motorized focuser
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2
Camera: Imaging Source DMK21
Exposure:  1ms each
Gain: 260 each
Length: 2:00 @ 60fps each (7 panels)
Acquisition: Fire Capture
Processing: Registax 6
Post-processing: ImagesPlus 5.0
Capture time: October 21, 2012, 10:19am – 10:35am
Capture conditions: 67.1ºF – 68.4ºF; transparency: Avg 3/5; seeing: Avg 3/5
Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA
See photo in original gallery.