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by highfnum
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

m27
it was dawn
filter works well
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by highfnum
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Meteorite fall over Portugal (March 16)
Replies: 4
Views: 76

Re: Meteorite fall over Portugal (March 16)

very cool

when i was young
getting killed by a meteorite strike seemed most honorable way to go
by highfnum
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Second attempt with the SeeStar
Replies: 3
Views: 55

Re: Second attempt with the SeeStar

green is on
i took liberty to do some noise removal on your monkey

seestar is a bit noisy and needs some cleanup

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by highfnum
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

comet 4 minutes
at 10 swc
so 24 stack

comet was low in sky but good enough
by highfnum
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

comet 12p ponzi
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by highfnum
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

some Ha clouds.
near NAN ngc7000
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by highfnum
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

fun and easy
m56 m92 m101
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by highfnum
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

monkey 15 min
crescent 7 min
by highfnum
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

crescent
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by highfnum
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

monkey head fondu
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by highfnum
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:21 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

its an interesting device
this came out ok
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by highfnum
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: earthshine with old scope
Replies: 3
Views: 70

earthshine with old scope

peter dollond 1790 triplet
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by highfnum
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:43 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 19
Views: 323

i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

oh well!
m35
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by highfnum
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: simple Ha SHG
Replies: 2
Views: 78

simple Ha SHG

solex
it was windy
apo66
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by highfnum
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: telescope progress 234 years
Replies: 6
Views: 173

telescope progress 234 years

gave in and got a Seestar
first solar image with Seestar single image no stack
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scope comparison to peter Dollond triplet.
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image from dollond with 678 camera stacked and processes older date
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by highfnum
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: caK home made SHG
Replies: 1
Views: 212

caK home made SHG

its out of its cave like a baby bear

caK
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by highfnum
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: i got new mount SHG Ha
Replies: 5
Views: 294

Re: i got new mount SHG Ha

slew speeds 0.5x 1x 2x 4x 8x 20x 60x 720x 1400x
by highfnum
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:41 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: i got new mount SHG Ha
Replies: 5
Views: 294

i got new mount SHG Ha

smoother action on ZWO AM3

tried stack of 4

it does smooth out teeth look on filaments
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by highfnum
Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: question for "thesmiths"
Replies: 4
Views: 207

Re: question for "thesmiths"

thx!
that did it
_circular.fit was what I needed
good anticipating "other conditions" software design.
by highfnum
Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: question for "thesmiths"
Replies: 4
Views: 207

Re: question for "thesmiths"

well it almost worked but for last second treatment snapshot of build invuncut.jpg but it tries to do final rounding it does this Capture 2024-02-08T11_57_37lntetaloninv_shift=0_claheJsm.jpg maybe in future versions you can save pre processed image. that gives user to apply his own treatments for we...
by highfnum
Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: question for "thesmiths"
Replies: 4
Views: 207

question for "thesmiths"

as you know I have been playing with Lunt etalon and Sol'ex together 1 ) normally a scan without etalon looks like following normalscannoetalon.jpg 2) but a scan with etalon looks like something from a inverse universe etalonscan.jpg v4.3 software fails cause it is looking for a dark line, any way o...
by highfnum
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Using Sol'Ex with Lunt Etalon
Replies: 3
Views: 202

Using Sol'Ex with Lunt Etalon

Montana seeded my mind with an Idea about using Sol'Ex with a LUNT etalon it was near sundown. (defined by tree in way not time of day) but I did get one shot of Frequency comb. 3rd one down is H-a line. notice Sol'Ex is more narrow which I think is kind of cool. more testing at next opportunity. Ca...
by highfnum
Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: my first 2024 SHG H-a
Replies: 2
Views: 144

Re: my first 2024 SHG H-a

Montana great Idea!!
but NO
this is a LUNT scope with nothing in it
BUT
I do have a Lunt with etalon.
will try that today
by highfnum
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:59 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: other things seen with 1790 P Dollond triplet
Replies: 3
Views: 97

Re: other things seen with 1790 P Dollond triplet

well pushing limit with planets
since only 1 inch diameter
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by highfnum
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:57 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: other things seen with 1790 P Dollond triplet
Replies: 3
Views: 97

Re: other things seen with 1790 P Dollond triplet

deep sky object m42
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by highfnum
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:55 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: other things seen with 1790 P Dollond triplet
Replies: 3
Views: 97

other things seen with 1790 P Dollond triplet

i post sun in main forum

moon
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by highfnum
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:52 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: WIDE-FIELD CMOS IMAGING | Pedro RE'
Replies: 9
Views: 229

Re: WIDE-FIELD CMOS IMAGING | Pedro RE'

lots of detail
by highfnum
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:47 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: my first 2024 SHG H-a
Replies: 2
Views: 144

my first 2024 SHG H-a

Lunt 60mm with sol'ex attached.
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by highfnum
Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:31 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: sun is back in style! LUNT cak
Replies: 12
Views: 353

Re: sun is back in style! LUNT cak

asi178 by zwo
lunt 60mm with caK module
by highfnum
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: sun is back in style! LUNT cak
Replies: 12
Views: 353

sun is back in style! LUNT cak

its finally high enough in sky for my location
lighter version faint proms 9 and 3
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by highfnum
Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:20 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: simple WL shot with 1 inch Peter Dollond triplet
Replies: 8
Views: 364

Re: simple WL shot with 1 inch Peter Dollond triplet

in that era it was thought that extra lens would be needed to fix any residual SA error it was later proven by Fraunhofer that you only need 2 lenses. however, there was by luck some improvement in CA and a flatter field. this led to Cooke lens and started people thinking about apochromats but this ...
by highfnum
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: simple WL shot with 1 inch Peter Dollond triplet
Replies: 8
Views: 364

Re: simple WL shot with 1 inch Peter Dollond triplet

what scope looks like
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by highfnum
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: simple WL shot with 1 inch Peter Dollond triplet
Replies: 8
Views: 364

simple WL shot with 1 inch Peter Dollond triplet

c 1790
F7
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by highfnum
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: something a bit different
Replies: 16
Views: 934

Re: something a bit different

cool
who made it
what is diameter
is it still working
by highfnum
Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: something a bit different
Replies: 16
Views: 934

Re: something a bit different

ok Im happy it all works and images are much better
those old timers knew what they were doing
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by highfnum
Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:23 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: something a bit different
Replies: 16
Views: 934

Re: something a bit different

I figured how to mount on motorized mount
when I have chance will try should be better
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by highfnum
Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: something a bit different
Replies: 16
Views: 934

something a bit different

modern capture on a 1820s Gregorian speculum metal mirror 2.6 inch
had tp use projection as not to risk antique. modern sun screen
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by highfnum
Sun Nov 26, 2023 9:01 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: jupiter in IR 750-900nm
Replies: 5
Views: 542

jupiter in IR 750-900nm

Meade 10 inch lx50
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by highfnum
Sun Nov 26, 2023 8:59 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: mineral moon
Replies: 2
Views: 247

Re: mineral moon

super
by highfnum
Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:02 pm
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Easy Peasy PST Mod
Replies: 4
Views: 1071

Re: Easy Peasy PST Mod

very nice!
by highfnum
Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: caH with filaments and proms
Replies: 8
Views: 1621

Re: caH with filaments and proms

yes built long before sol'ex
yup I switch them
my build has good math for narrow band performance.
sol ex is more adaptable with different scopes.
by highfnum
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:50 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: caH with 3200lpmm grating and solex
Replies: 5
Views: 878

Re: caH with 3200lpmm grating and solex

I re-3D printed 8 9 10 items.
built storage container
can swap visual and UV in matter of seconds.
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by highfnum
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: caH with 3200lpmm grating and solex
Replies: 5
Views: 878

Re: caH with 3200lpmm grating and solex

yes
except it is 3600 lpmm
i must have a mental block for numerals 3600!
by highfnum
Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: caH with 3200lpmm grating and solex
Replies: 5
Views: 878

caH with 3200lpmm grating and solex

apo80mm
this is good enough to show filaments with solex
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by highfnum
Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: caH with filaments and proms
Replies: 8
Views: 1621

Re: caH with filaments and proms

what caK and caH look like in SHG
taken using Night Vision device and phone

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by highfnum
Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Probably my last SHG image for 2023
Replies: 9
Views: 1966

Re: Probably my last SHG image for 2023

take some time down south with equip
like maybe sunny Italy
by highfnum
Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: caH with filaments and proms
Replies: 8
Views: 1621

Re: caH with filaments and proms

SHG is far narrower than most standard filters.
even with double stack filters
although I understand there are very expensive versions that do better
by highfnum
Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: caH with filaments and proms
Replies: 8
Views: 1621

caH with filaments and proms

home made SHG
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by highfnum
Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: SolEx Ha Scans 20OCT23
Replies: 6
Views: 1732

Re: SolEx Ha Scans 20OCT23

nice setup