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by DJD
Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: river and forest
Replies: 14
Views: 1614

Re: river and forest

Lovely to see how others live and take for granted.
Please post more views, it is cloudy and wet here again.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:32 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Sunset and after dark - 25 January 2022
Replies: 4
Views: 1027

Re: Sunset and after dark - 25 January 2022

Lovely stuff Brian.
I still have a scope made for deep sky work ( built in the days of film ).
Moved home to a site with rubbish light pollution and never used it.
Still wish I could make the effort to give it go.
More power to your elbow.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:27 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Old School Moon 14/1/22
Replies: 10
Views: 1477

Re: Old School Moon 14/1/22

Thank you Ivan. Here are a couple of photos of the scope that I used. Made out of old kit and an old but very nice mirror. I will put the scope on an old Equatorial Tracking Platform to give me a drive for longer captures soon. Best wishes, David https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51846578650_32207...
by DJD
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:19 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: MOON 99% (20220118) | Pedro RE'
Replies: 6
Views: 1329

Re: MOON 99% (20220118) | Pedro RE'

Pedro,
I love these comparison shots, big thank you for them.
I am a bit out of touch with the use of filters for lunar work.
Do you have a link on why people are using the different types of filter with
their scopes. Is it the scope or the camera driving the choice ?
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Wed Jan 19, 2022 11:45 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Sunrise over Rochdale 18/1/22
Replies: 7
Views: 1305

Re: Sunrise over Rochdale 18/1/22

Alexandra, The dog gets me up most days around 5:30 am. It is dark and cold. Sadly I have created a rod for my own back, but he is such a love I can't be angry with him. Lovely in summer and I do get to see dawns most days. I do love the peace and quiet of early mornings and got used to it camping a...
by DJD
Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:35 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Lunar Pics from Jan 15th
Replies: 8
Views: 1336

Re: Lunar Pics from Jan 15th

Glad you shared these Brian. Excellent detail especially the Clavius region. Always wanted a C14 to play with, but sadly too big a beast for me. Seeing at my site just won't play with big scopes, I have a 12" classical cassegrain that has never seen more than two nights that do it justice. I ha...
by DJD
Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:21 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Sunrise over Rochdale 18/1/22
Replies: 7
Views: 1305

Sunrise over Rochdale 18/1/22

Nice sunrise this morning.
Added bonus of a couple of noisy geese intruders ( sadly flying a bit fast to be in focus ).
Best wishes ,
David
ImageRochdale180122 by David Dench, on Flickr
by DJD
Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:56 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: There be snow
Replies: 16
Views: 1860

Re: There be snow

Brian, Lovely account and super pictures.Hope everything gets back to normal for you soon. Despite having little snow this year, we did have a bad patch of high winds and drifting snow up here in Lancashire, that cut us off from the grid. We lost power for 4 days which meant we lost everything as we...
by DJD
Mon Jan 17, 2022 3:21 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Old School Moon 14/1/22
Replies: 10
Views: 1477

Old School Moon 14/1/22

Been admiring the lunar shots on here, so I thought I would show a couple I took 6pm ish on the 14th. I have been resurrecting old gear and re-siteing away from a ramshackle shed that needs dismantling. Not been doing much Astronomy nor imaging , so a bit rusty. I used an old 8" F8 newt that I ...
by DJD
Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:29 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Icy Morning 19/12/21
Replies: 4
Views: 1176

Icy Morning 19/12/21

Clear morning and sun not risen over the hillside at approx 8:00am. A couple of very static contrails and a colourful cloud in the early morning blue made for an interesting view. Best wishes, David https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51755674912_0945ff269e_o.jpg IcyDawn191221 by David Dench , on Fl...
by DJD
Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:29 am
Forum: Forum Support Issues
Topic: Searching and PMs
Replies: 1
Views: 1185

Searching and PMs

Not been on-line for a while, so things may have changed but I can't find a "search box" anywhere. Also I have tried private messaging a couple of moderators ( sorry folks ) for help but the messages are just sitting in my outbox. I guess the pms might just be in the outbox until they are ...
by DJD
Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:34 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR12829 June 5, 2021
Replies: 12
Views: 413

Re: AR12829 June 5, 2021

Really nice images Franco. Can you remind me what kit you are using?
I see the problem with your pool, you built an entrance gate for small amphibians.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:13 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Session early doors 5/6/21 Tal/PST mod
Replies: 3
Views: 241

Quick Session early doors 5/6/21 Tal/PST mod

Dear All, Got out reasonably early this morning hoping to catch some seeing. Sadly didn't. Will try again later but captured some Srs anyway. Quick processing, 30 frames stacked from 1500 frame concatenated SER ( also used PIPP to filter out best 500 frames ). Tried the nosepiece Barlow, but not hap...
by DJD
Fri Jun 04, 2021 4:45 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun in Ha, WL and CaK 4th June 2021
Replies: 9
Views: 406

Re: Sun in Ha, WL and CaK 4th June 2021

Superb images Stu.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri Jun 04, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR2827, AR2829, Prominences | HA | June 4th 2021
Replies: 7
Views: 308

Re: AR2827, AR2829, Prominences | HA | June 4th 2021

Great captures. Worth the effort waiting for those gaps.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri Jun 04, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 4.06.2021 Massive double flare near AR12827 at 17.46[CET]
Replies: 13
Views: 498

Re: 4.06.2021 Massive double flare near AR12827 at 17.46[CET]

Excellent. Do you have enough for an animation ? I hope so.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:17 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21
Replies: 17
Views: 607

Re: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21

Thank you all Ladies and Gents. Had hoped to have a session this morning but cloud cover has put paid to that so far. I have just got back my Q-Barlow from FLO. They had to put it back together after all the optical components fell out when I unscrewed the nosepiece part. That was todays experiment....
by DJD
Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:06 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21
Replies: 17
Views: 607

Re: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21

Thank you Alfred, and congratulations on your fabulous animation. Mark Townley put up a posting about NAFE https://solarchatforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=286136#p286136 in the Image Processing section. I had not heard of it, so have been playing with it with some interesting results. I find it needs to ...
by DJD
Thu Jun 03, 2021 10:49 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21
Replies: 17
Views: 607

Re: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21

Thank you both for your kin comments. Much appreciated. Dan, my Tal/PST mod is a base Tal100RS scope that has an internal C-ERF filter and the Etalon and Blocking filter parts of the Coronado PST at the rear end. Commonly called a stage 2 mod I believe. The images above were taken using a nosepiece ...
by DJD
Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:39 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21
Replies: 17
Views: 607

Re: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21

Had another process of the AR, used NAFE as a final filter to pull out as much detail as I could.
(One for the purists I think ).
Hope to get some prom shots later.
Best wishes,
David
TalPSTmodPGRG3BarlowARpass2021521.jpg
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by DJD
Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21
Replies: 17
Views: 607

Quick Session Tal/PST mod 2/6/21

Up early this morning ( 4:45 am ). Tried an early session after the morning jobs, but seeing was horrendous. Waited until 11:00 am and had another go. Seeing a bit better, so grabbed some SERs with my nosepiece barlow on my Tal/PST mod. Hopefully have a few more images to show, but here is the first...
by DJD
Mon May 31, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Tal/PST mod morning session 31/5/21
Replies: 5
Views: 290

Re: Tal/PST mod morning session 31/5/21

The image as presented is not full size. I forgot to put the usual " Right click and view image in new Tab " to see full scale.
I should start to link to the full size image in Flickr, but old habits die hard.
Glad you had a play with it.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Mon May 31, 2021 10:59 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Tal/PST mod morning session 31/5/21
Replies: 5
Views: 290

Tal/PST mod morning session 31/5/21

Dear All, Got a session this morning. Seeing so-so but allowed me to try a nosepiece barlow to get a bit more image scale. Quick process of the AR and a prom region. Had to do some convoluted processing to get rid of the annoying NRs that the barlow introduces and added a NAFE stage to the AR to see...
by DJD
Sun May 16, 2021 2:31 pm
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Fitting a quart into a pint pot - need ideas please?
Replies: 4
Views: 1913

Re: Fitting a quart into a pint pot - need ideas please?

Some good news and some bad news .... Last week I bought myself a Baader Q-Barlow to use the 1.3x nosepiece part. The good news - I played with it on a secondary scope and got some very sharp views with it at about 2x mag. The bad news, I unscrewed it out of the 1.25" nosepiece and only the ret...
by DJD
Fri May 14, 2021 9:29 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: My first large-aperture Hα image – processing ideas
Replies: 3
Views: 586

Re: My first large-aperture Hα image – processing ideas

I love processing other peoples images. I learn such a lot. I have been playing with NAFE lately, so used it alonside my usual techniques ( mostly ImagesPlus and Photoshop ). There is still a little bit of the noise added by NAFE, but did not push things too far ( I hope ). anyway my quick effort. T...
by DJD
Fri May 07, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 6th of May 2021.
Replies: 4
Views: 193

Re: Sol from the 6th of May 2021.

Lovely set Eric.
Terrific detail.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri May 07, 2021 10:31 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Tal/PST mod morning session 05/05/21
Replies: 12
Views: 348

Re: Quick Tal/PST mod morning session 05/05/21

Thank you all for the kind comments.
Much appreciated,
David
by DJD
Fri May 07, 2021 10:28 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: May 05 2021 - Sprinkling of things
Replies: 13
Views: 433

Re: May 05 2021 - Sprinkling of things

I have trouble with the year.
Magnificent images Simon.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri May 07, 2021 10:25 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Screenshots 7th May
Replies: 16
Views: 424

Re: Quick Screenshots 7th May

I agree, its a very neat presentation.Thanks for putting the screenshots up.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri May 07, 2021 10:22 am
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Fitting a quart into a pint pot - need ideas please?
Replies: 4
Views: 1913

Re: Fitting a quart into a pint pot - need ideas please?

OK, I am about to admit defeat.
I have found that my 1.8x nose piece barlow "works" within my constraints but I am not impressed
by its results.
Can anyone recommend a screw-in barlow in the range 1.5x to 2x that is working well for you ?
Many thanks,
David
by DJD
Wed May 05, 2021 2:27 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Tal/PST mod morning session 05/05/21
Replies: 12
Views: 348

Quick Tal/PST mod morning session 05/05/21

Seeing not great and the purpose was to see if an old nosepiece barlow would work with my old faithful Tal/PST mod. It didn't - seeing not conducive for a 2x amplification and horrendous NRs. Grabbed some F10 footage anyway. Tried out the NAFE software as the results were not great with normal proce...
by DJD
Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:05 am
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Fitting a quart into a pint pot - need ideas please?
Replies: 4
Views: 1913

Fitting a quart into a pint pot - need ideas please?

Dear All, On my Tal/PST mod I have a back end that I take out to the scope,plug into the scope and am ready to viewing or imaging via a flip mirror. It is all spaced out so that if I use my Tal focuser the visual and CCD image are just about con-focal. I have no need for a secondary focuser. All wor...
by DJD
Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:50 am
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Tal/PST mod focuser recommendations
Replies: 6
Views: 2393

Re: Tal/PST mod focuser recommendations

Mark, £453 + postage. Makes the TS R&P 2" focuser with 10:1 look positively cheap.( But would have to get a bespoke adapter made ) One question, the Moonlite Tal100RS mounting adapter is a 4.1" ID that presumably pushes over the telescope tube end. My native Tal 100RS focuser has a thr...
by DJD
Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:09 am
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Tal/PST mod focuser recommendations
Replies: 6
Views: 2393

Re: Tal/PST mod focuser recommendations

Mark,
Is the Moonlite M68 you mention the same as the Moonlite CFL 2.5" Focuser with TAL100RS fitting flange ?
Got a quote for the above which made my eyes water a bit.
Thanks,
David
by DJD
Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:16 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Active region and prominences - 26 April
Replies: 11
Views: 354

Re: Active region and prominences - 26 April

David,
Am I correct that these images are with a 6" frac + 4x barlow ?
Fantastic detail.
Can I come and live in your garden?
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:36 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 24 April: H alpha images at higher magnification.
Replies: 10
Views: 302

Re: 24 April: H alpha images at higher magnification.

Great work Peter.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:34 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 26 April session
Replies: 12
Views: 424

Re: 26 April session

Lovely stuff Maurits. I failed miserably trying to capture the proms this morning.
These are great,
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:29 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Early Session 26/04/21 Tal/PST mod
Replies: 9
Views: 263

Re: Early Session 26/04/21 Tal/PST mod

Thank you all. My prom shots are all a bust, too many problems to correct, so had another look at the major AR and discovered some hidden frames in another 1500 frame SER. Stacked 75 of these and got a slightly better image. Best wishes, David https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51140227898_d0e5b412...
by DJD
Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:59 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Early Session 26/04/21 Tal/PST mod
Replies: 9
Views: 263

Early Session 26/04/21 Tal/PST mod

Got out for a quick session this morning, seeing quickly deteriorated. Not much to show for the effort apart from noticing some possible dirt on the sensor. Anyway a quick active region just to post something. May be able to rescue a couple of proms later. Tal/PST mod PGR camera , 30 frames stacked ...
by DJD
Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:50 pm
Forum: Forum Support Issues
Topic: Attached Image Size on Posts
Replies: 47
Views: 7180

Re: Attached Image Size on Posts

Alexandra,
Sorry my mistake. I tried it out again as you suggested and it worked like it should.
Thank you.
With the image viewable on SolarChat does this place any overhead on SolarChat ?
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:45 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Lunchtime waste of time 25/4/21
Replies: 4
Views: 191

Lunchtime waste of time 25/4/21

Got a lunchtime slot to try to set my focus on my Tal/PST mod, so just grabbed a few SERs. Seeing was awful, with multi-directional cloud ( weird ). Anway to just try and host the image off-line as requested, just posting this nominal result. Best wishes, David https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51...
by DJD
Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:40 pm
Forum: Forum Support Issues
Topic: Attached Image Size on Posts
Replies: 47
Views: 7180

Re: Attached Image Size on Posts

Thanks Alexandra, but not quite what I was looking for ( unless I was doing it wrong ).. You can also just right click on a Flickr image and copy and paste the URL straight into the SolarChat post, but that just shows as a clickable link on SolarChat. I wanted somehow to have a visible image/thumbna...
by DJD
Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:41 am
Forum: Forum Support Issues
Topic: Attached Image Size on Posts
Replies: 47
Views: 7180

Re: Attached Image Size on Posts

OK, so I have put an image on Flickr a copy of which was attached to a recent post of mine as an experiment. I then edited my Solar chat post to add a link to the original image. Then it occurred to me that if there is not some form of thumbnail that links to the external image it would be less than...
by DJD
Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:41 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: April 23 ...
Replies: 11
Views: 327

Re: April 23 ...

Excellent set Maurits.
Beautiful.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:43 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 21st of April 2021.
Replies: 16
Views: 387

Re: Sol from the 21st of April 2021.

Excellent as always Eric. Very best wishes with the surgery.
David
by DJD
Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:40 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: The Sun 22nd April 2021
Replies: 6
Views: 220

Re: The Sun 22nd April 2021

Lovely Magnus. I suffer from NRs and abandoned my tilt adapter. I found it too fiddly especially when the NRs only seemed to appear when I pushed the processing. I had reasonable success with plastic bag flats and more so with allowing drift ( if possible ). If all else fails I use the FFT solution ...
by DJD
Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:35 am
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: The spectacular AR2817 today and AR2816 Ani
Replies: 12
Views: 627

Re: The spectacular AR2817 today and AR2816 Ani

Brilliant Jozef, both images are fascinating.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:35 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: The spectacular AR2817 today and AR2816 Ani
Replies: 15
Views: 588

Re: The spectacular AR2817 today and AR2816 Ani

Brilliant Jozef, both images are fascinating.
Best wishes,
David
by DJD
Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:33 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Animation - AR12816 Flare- new/improved...
Replies: 23
Views: 680

Re: Animation - AR12816 Flare

Wicked animation Stu, love that!
David
by DJD
Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:32 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: halpha sun on 22 April
Replies: 9
Views: 280

Re: halpha sun on 22 April

Stephane,
Beautiful imaging with your SM40s.
Do you have any details available on how you attach your glasspath to your BF10?
Many thanks,
David