~ Large active sunspot AR 3998 heading toward the western limb of Sun 24th February 2025 ~
 
We had a very rare clear sunny day to view this large sunspot AR 3998 on the surface of the Sun, image taken with a Seestar S50 telescope. Twenty five images were captured and stacked in RegiStax6 and processed in PS.

Had to be quick this evening to take some pictures of the Moon because of all the cloud, I grabbed my little Seestar S50 and within 5 minutes it had found the Moon and I was off and running taking pictures…it’s an awesome little telescope for the Sun & Moon when your trying to out smart the weather. I’m so happy with it :-)
 
Last night (12th February) was full Moon and it was raining, this is the Moon tonight at 15 days old, which is classified as a waning gibbous, you can see a tiny portion in shadow to the top. (This is the view we see from the southern hemisphere, with south to the top and north to the bottom)
 
If you tweak the saturation in Photoshop you can bring out the coloured hues that are from the different minerals embedded in the regolith on the surface of the Moon.

​(This is not added; it’s really there) don’t overdo the saturation or it doesn’t look natural!
 
The bluish colours are from areas high in titanium, and the darker orange/brown areas are rich in iron and other oxides. The bright white reflective areas around the ejecta craters I believe are from aluminium and other bright minerals like magnesium, calcium and silicon.
 
Images were taken with a Seestar S50 telescope, 25 images were stacked in Registak6 and processed in PS.

~ The Moon a la natural ~

Finally got a break in the clouds to capture some images of this huge sunspot AR 3981 on the surface of the Sun…it’s a beauty :-D
 
Images were taken with a Seestar S50 telescope with attached solar filter; twenty images were stacked in RegiStax6 and processed n PS.