Nice work Robert.

Wow, terrific images Phil. What is the Etalon? By Quantum Six, are we talking the Questar cousin?

I really like that first one Mike.

Getting some good details on these proms Ken. Nice work.

I tested the new SSM FC plugin using my PGR Grasshopper 3 and the SSM simulator and it worked flawlessly. Very nice integration. I also hooked up the actual SSM and was able to establish connectivity using the plugin. I did notice that the scale for Input Value in the software is different than the ...

Hi Paul, Good. I didn’t want to assume. Yes in concept I think I like your approach (ignore stability) in comparison as it should improve effective FPS while doing nothing to decrease the average seeing captured. I will have to give the simulator a try. What better way to ride out the approaching sn...

Hi Paul,
Managed to install and get it running. Will have to wait for a sunny free day now. Quick question: it appears that a single read instance of seeing below the threshold will trigger recording to begin. There does not appear to be a stabilization threshold to set. Am I correct?
Thanks,

Paul,
I’ll be giving it a go. I’ll report back. Congrats on the pre-release!
Thanks,
Chris

Very nice shots Alexandra. So glad you’re getting some imaging opportunities. Happy new year!

Congrats on your new toys Stu. Nice result.

Lovely surface detail on that TEC140 setup Pedro. Happy new year!

Nice shots of an interesting disk Stephane. Happy new year!

Hi Rainer,
SOHO shows it as 2729. Not sure about the discrepancy. Either way, there’s a lot of details to be seen in the disk’s central area in your capture.
Regards,

Hi Paul, Did you check that the capture limit is set to unlimited. Capture settings can conflict in how the plugin starts and stops recording I'm sure that is the issue. This was not specified in the instructions and I was attempting to use the FC limit parameter in conjunction with the SSM limit pa...

As mentioned in my 12/26 Prom Animation post I've had some issues with FireCapture (FC) since installing the Solar Scintillation Monitor (SSM) Plugin. The issue with a camera freeze was already discussed in the prior post so I won't dwell on that here except to say that if possible I will try to dis...

That's a dandy shot of the AR there Pedro.

+1 for the large plume prom Franco. Like a ghostly figure waving goodbye. Cheers and happy new year to you!

Very nice work Brian. The large filament turned out extra nice.

Thanks Alexandra and Alfred. Yes, sometimes the story must be told, no matter how gruesome

Thank you for your comments. I had wondered about the switching the plugin off and on approach. I will try it when the next opportunity avails. I’m experiencing a few other issues with the plug-in as well, one of which would at times preclude this remedy. I will list them in a separate post. Thanks!

Another clear day coinciding with available time - wow, not only the sun was shining but Lady Luck too! But luck always has it limits :lol: I set up early but misjudged the sun's trajectory over the tree tops so had to pick up the rig and move it, then realign, etc. etc. :oops: Then the software gre...

Congrats on the light cannon and happy birthday. I have that same mount. How much does the 180 weigh?

Nice work on the AR Marty. It’s kinda right where you like em too.

Superb images Pedro!

Beautiful image