BBC Sky at Night - UK (2021-08)

August 2021 BBC Sky at Night Magazine 81

U Eclipse and prominences

James Robertson, London

James says: “I captured the eclipsing disc in a short-lived blue
patch in the gloom over south London, then combined this with
prominences that I’d caught earlier that morning.”
Equipment: ZWO ASI178 mono camera, Lunt LS60THa H-Alpha
solar telescope, Sky-Watcher SolarQuest mount Exposure: 2.4ms
(surface), 42ms (prominences), gain 50 Software: AutoStakkert!, Photoshop

Y Solar sequence

Dan Fleetwood, Rugby, Warwickshire

Dan says: “I had cloud

breaks across the two

hours of the eclipse. I put

this sequence together

to show the phases.”

Equipment: Canon 600D DSLR, Sky-
Watcher Evostar 72ED apo refractor,
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mount Exposure: ISO 100, 1/160”
Software: Lightroom, Photoshop

U Angel of the North

Simon Woodley, Gateshead

Simon says: “I wanted

more than just the

Sun and Moon; it was

hard managing the

exposure of the Sun and

the statue, but I like this shot.”

Equipment: Canon R6 mirrorless

camera, Canon RF 24–240mm lens,

JUDGXDWHGƅOWHUExposure: ISO 100,

f/11, 1/8000” Software: Lightroom