Sun Spots 2023-25

Introduction | Photos with the Vaonis Vespera (2023) | Photos with the Vaonis Vespera Pro (2024/25)

Introduction

I purchased a solar filter for my Vaonis Vespera electronic telescope in mid-2023 as soon as it became available. This filter can also be used for the Vaonis Vespera Pro, which I purchased in May 2024 (I subsequently sold the Vespera).

Overall, I took very few images of the sun with the two telescopes. In 2023 and especially in 2024, a particularly large number of sunspots were visible; 2024 was probably a sunspot maximum. In 2025 there were fewer sun spots

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Photos with the Vaonis Vespera

June 2, 2023


Sun with sun spots, slightly processed		Ditto, sharpened		Comparison photo from the Internet (The Sky Live)

Photos with the Vaonis Vespera Pro (2024/25)

May 9, 2024


Sun covered by tree...	Sun with sun spots, section	Comparison photo from the Internet (The Sky Live)

Sun with sun spots, section, second series	Ditto	Ditto

August 10, 2024


Sun spots, photo from series 1 (section)		Sun spots, photo from series 2 (section)

Sun spots, same photo from series 2, slightly sharpened		Sun spots, same photo from series 2, sharpened more strongly

Comparison photo from the Internet (The Sky Live)

March 8, 2025

This time, I again used the Gitzo tripod to have the Vespera Pro higher up... I took the sun photos in order to demonstrate the sun mode to a star friend. There were only a few sun spots.


Sun spots (section)		Sun spots,slightly sharpened

Sun spots, sharpened alternatively (stronger)		Comparison photo from the Internet (The Sky Live)