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by Sunwatcher
Sun Mar 12, 2017 10:41 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: First light with the Baader Coronagraph
Replies: 15
Views: 2564

Re: First light with the Baader Coronagraph

You do push the envelope for us, thank you!
by Sunwatcher
Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:47 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Advice on an imaging setup for the Solar Eclipse 2017
Replies: 12
Views: 12060

Re: Advice on an imaging setup for the Solar Eclipse 2017

Any Birders out there?
A piece of Baader solar film and a little time gets you a great solar scope.
Mine is a Pentax 80mm, f12 scope with Sony RX100-II camera attached with a Digiadapter.
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by Sunwatcher
Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:56 am
Forum: Solar Astronomy Shop and Swap
Topic: 3" Feather Touch Focuser
Replies: 0
Views: 10788

3" Feather Touch Focuser

Focuser and ES 127 adapter in excellent condition for sale for $445.
by Sunwatcher
Fri Sep 09, 2016 11:52 am
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Camranger
Replies: 0
Views: 10409

Camranger

Reading through the great advice in the posts in the link: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=20967 elsewhere on this forum makes me wonder if anyone is planning on having a Camranger or similar device in their kit for use next August?
by Sunwatcher
Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:33 am
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Beautiful Rays
Replies: 1
Views: 3367

Beautiful Rays

While putting away the equipment just now after a practice session saw these beautiful rays:
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by Sunwatcher
Sun Sep 04, 2016 12:16 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Ready, Set, Go!
Replies: 7
Views: 6238

Re: Ready, Set, Go!

I think the key to success is to get as much practice imaging now with eclipse setups, so that when it is eclipse day it is second nature and attention can go to the eclipse itself rather than dealing with the equipment side of things. Absolutely! Another challenge is finding a good observing locat...
by Sunwatcher
Wed Aug 31, 2016 2:48 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Ready, Set, Go!
Replies: 7
Views: 6238

Re: Ready, Set, Go!

The Great American Eclipse page makes it easy to view posts about the topic, thank you.
by Sunwatcher
Wed Aug 31, 2016 12:55 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Partial Eclipse
Replies: 1
Views: 3430

Partial Eclipse

Imaged the partial eclipse from Fort Worth in 2014:
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by Sunwatcher
Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:21 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Ready, Set, Go!
Replies: 7
Views: 6238

Re: Ready, Set, Go!

Good location Bob, good seeing and ought to be comfortable for the operator too. Looking forward to seeing your images, Tommy
by Sunwatcher
Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Ready, Set, Go!
Replies: 7
Views: 6238

Re: Ready, Set, Go!

An 101mm dark solar filter from Rainbow Symphony was taped inside the lens hood. https://www.rainbowsymphonystore.com/co ... 101mmblack

My observation platform is in Fort Worth, Texas Zip 76102.
by Sunwatcher
Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:00 am
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Ready, Set, Go!
Replies: 7
Views: 6238

Ready, Set, Go!

Gearing up for the Eclipse next August:
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First light captured using items from the storage bin:
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by Sunwatcher
Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:17 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Only Stardust In The Wind - Farewell My Friend...
Replies: 98
Views: 11178

Re: Only Stardust In The Wind - Farewell My Friend...

Our very own Star will shine down from the Heavens forever.
by Sunwatcher
Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:55 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: To ERF or not what really is correct ?
Replies: 19
Views: 3273

Re: To ERF or not what really is correct ?

Stepping out of the shadows for a moment to compliment this thread! There is a light at the end of the my tunnel (telescope!) - my observatory will be functional again in a couple months after more than a years hiatus. Sure would also like to see such an in-depth thread covering the latest method of...
by Sunwatcher
Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:49 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Friday and a little Flare
Replies: 7
Views: 887

Re: Friday and a little Flare

Hi Derek, the landscape in your DSLR shots is always so interesting, it gives your images a real sense of depth. Thank You, Tommy
by Sunwatcher
Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:37 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: The Best From Fort Worth
Replies: 8
Views: 1085

Re: The Best From Fort Worth

Thanks guys, looks like a big Halloween pumpkin as it sets.

Thanks also for providing so many great images on this forum so I can keep up with solar happenings until everyting is unpacked and in place to pick up my visual observing again, Tommy
by Sunwatcher
Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:26 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: The Best From Fort Worth
Replies: 8
Views: 1085

The Best From Fort Worth

Haven't unpacked my real solar gear but here is a shot with the ole Canon 40d and 600mm Tamron:
by Sunwatcher
Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:45 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Terrible Service by Popular Telescope Sales Co.
Replies: 2
Views: 764

Re: Terrible Service by Popular Telescope Sales Co.

The really bad part is I really wanted the equipment.

I'm a little gun-shy about ordering from another supplier, maybe the problem is with the manufacturer.
by Sunwatcher
Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Terrible Service by Popular Telescope Sales Co.
Replies: 2
Views: 764

Terrible Service by Popular Telescope Sales Co.

Maybe someone else has had a problem with an optitcs related order like this: Ordered a $1200 item and received the wrong one. Sent a letter saying that and was told to keep that wrong part until they could supply the correct one. Now 6 months and 20 letters later my credit card company has given my...
by Sunwatcher
Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:39 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Eclipse Planning Workshop, Aug 2014, Columbia MO -- help!
Replies: 11
Views: 1072

Re: Eclipse Planning Workshop, Aug 2014, Columbia MO -- help

Thanks for the responses: Sunwatcher: are you interested in bringing your equipment to our workshop next month? We are hoping to do some local solar outreach during our workshop next August and would welcome any help you would be able to provide. Limited travel support is available. Please email me...
by Sunwatcher
Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:28 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Picked up keys yesterday.
Replies: 8
Views: 816

Re: Picked up keys yesterday.

Thank you Derek, can see the light at the end of the tunnel on getting our apartment and my basement workshop storage built out. The plan is to have all that work done before beginning the pleasure of fitting out the viewing area cabinetry. Sort of like a carrot dangling out there for maybe another ...
by Sunwatcher
Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:38 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Picked up keys yesterday.
Replies: 8
Views: 816

Re: Picked up keys yesterday.

Hi Alexandra, your analytical self is on target considering the info I provided. The glass wall is facing due west and it is the best area available the building management can provide having the best light for our use. That wall is about twenty feet across and provides wonderful light reflected wit...
by Sunwatcher
Sun Jul 06, 2014 2:08 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Picked up keys yesterday.
Replies: 8
Views: 816

Picked up keys yesterday.

So glad to pick up the keys for my new observing site. It is an artists studio with incredible north light (one wall is total glass) on the top floor of our building; however, is used very little these days by only a couple of my neighbors. There is plenty of storage and a great balcony more than tw...
by Sunwatcher
Sat Jul 05, 2014 1:41 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Eclipse Planning Workshop, Aug 2014, Columbia MO -- help!
Replies: 11
Views: 1072

Re: Eclipse Planning Workshop, Aug 2014, Columbia MO -- help

Hummm....thinking about loading my equipment and traveling to my son's home in Bowling Green (just over a minute of totality) - maybe drive on to Atlanta?
by Sunwatcher
Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:44 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: What defines the size of the etalon "sweet spot"??
Replies: 23
Views: 5697

Re: What defines the size of the etalon "sweet spot"??

swisswalter wrote:
very interesting thread, I'm following it with great pleasure, but I'm not able to contribute
Well said Walter, "very interesting"!
by Sunwatcher
Sun May 25, 2014 3:10 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Tunisia was simply incredible
Replies: 13
Views: 2943

Re: Tunisia was simply incredible

Good Deed Mark!

Stephen passed along back to me some very appreciated comments and thanks for the pieces I sent. Those you sent will compliment them.

Tommy
by Sunwatcher
Thu May 15, 2014 3:45 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Tunisia was simply incredible
Replies: 13
Views: 2943

Re: Tunisia was simply incredible

So glad that great telescope has found a new home where it will be appreciated - Thanks Stephen!
by Sunwatcher
Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:21 am
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Lunt L60 thread dimensions
Replies: 19
Views: 7330

Re: Lunt L60 thread dimensions

Would this info help? (See photos below.) Measured across the top of the threads = 89mm plus just under 14 thousandths of an inch. Measured across the bottom of the threads = 89mm plus 3 thousandths of an inch. The serial number plate on the module. Please don't consider these to be the most accurat...
by Sunwatcher
Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: New NEAF part II
Replies: 23
Views: 4354

Re: New NEAF pert II

For Valery: "... as soon as we will finish the 150mm kit (this month)."

Will this kit work with one of the first black tube Celestron C-8s? (There's one way back in the closet in the garage here in perfect condition except for years of dust on the hard case. It needs to be resurrected!)
by Sunwatcher
Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:44 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: New NEAF part II
Replies: 23
Views: 4354

Re: New NEAF pert II

Thanks for posting the news in real time Bill.

Just wondering if you found any info that might help with the question brought up in one of your other posts: "Post subject: daylight readable monitor"?

Thanks, Tommy
by Sunwatcher
Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:31 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 18 happy years and the Sun
Replies: 18
Views: 1552

Re: 18 happy years and the Sun

Yes!

Congratulations on your anniversary and wishing for you to have many more!

Regards, Tommy
by Sunwatcher
Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:47 am
Forum: Solar Astronomy Shop and Swap
Topic: Lunt factory matched 75mm double stack with BF600
Replies: 9
Views: 4579

Re: Lunt factory matched 75mm double stack with BF600

Glad to hear it, two people are happy!
by Sunwatcher
Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:50 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: MoonLIght & Friend
Replies: 5
Views: 693

MoonLIght & Friend

Moonlight and a piece of art creates an optical illusion:
by Sunwatcher
Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:43 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Furry Suns II - Multi Radius RL Deconvolution (Sundays Sun)
Replies: 15
Views: 1118

Re: Furry Suns II - Multi Radius RL Deconvolution (Sundays

My goodness, you've hit upon the other "Devil" in my life - drawing. A mechanical drawing class in Jr. High during the early fifties started me on my career in engineering. I spent 35 years drawing up plans, specifications, and estimates first with pencil and pen then began using a compute...
by Sunwatcher
Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:18 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Furry Suns II - Multi Radius RL Deconvolution (Sundays Sun)
Replies: 15
Views: 1118

Re: Furry Suns II - Multi Radius RL Deconvolution (Sundays

Chris, you are the best in my estimation when it comes to both imaging and follow up step by step explanations. There is only one other poster that equals you/you equal him who lives in Australia that comes to mind. Believe me I think there are many really great imagers on this forum; however, just ...
by Sunwatcher
Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Townsville Solar viewing Saturday 5th
Replies: 18
Views: 1752

Re: Townsville Solar viewing Saturday 5th

...it's Napoleons fault we drive on the left side. Driving on the left gave me fits a couple years ago when visiting your beautiful part of the world. I spent a lifetime designing and building roadways and bridges so manuerving a vehicle was a real challenge. My brother-in-law who is leaving tomorr...
by Sunwatcher
Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:54 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Townsville Solar viewing Saturday 5th
Replies: 18
Views: 1752

Re: Townsville Solar viewing Saturday 5th

Beautiful location for an outreach party Alan! Thanks for the nice photos and hope next Saturday works out perfectly for your group. An interesting tick here for me is seeing the vehicle in the first photo with the steering wheel on the right side. Thinking further, I bet the majority of the frequen...
by Sunwatcher
Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:17 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Townsville Solar viewing Saturday 5th
Replies: 18
Views: 1752

Re: Townsville Solar viewing Saturday 5th

Montana wrote::hamster: :hamster: :hamster: I look forward to all the pictures and happy faces :)

Alexandra
Yes, the time lapse presentations that Stephen records at outreach events is always interesting and enjoyable. Looking forward to seeing yours too.
by Sunwatcher
Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:02 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?
Replies: 78
Views: 10210

Re: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?

Hi All, MAYBE someone has solved the problem ??? we all want answered, and we do not need to keep modifying our kit. I live in hope after 25 years of solar viewing in Ha .John. Greg is this you or has someone hijacked that old familiar name? Hope it is you - so nice to see you posting on this forum...
by Sunwatcher
Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?
Replies: 78
Views: 10210

Re: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?

I agree but it is tempting.

Steve at Woodland Hills phoned last night to get some last minute details before shipping. It is a pleasure working with folks who provide such good customer service.
by Sunwatcher
Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:22 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?
Replies: 78
Views: 10210

Re: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?

Well my goodness, I'm going to have to cancel my order for a multi $$$$$ Lunt DS set up ordered just a week or so ago......

Review Quickly Please!
by Sunwatcher
Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:35 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?
Replies: 78
Views: 10210

Re: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?

swisswalter wrote:Hi George


very interesting. I have ordered one of each type, we will see what happens ;-)
Way to go Walter. No matter which way this turns out you get another "Man Card"!
by Sunwatcher
Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:10 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?
Replies: 78
Views: 10210

Re: Daystar: QUARK the first Hydrogen Alpha "Eyepiece" ?

Hummm....is this one of those, "if it's to good to be true then it isn't", things?
by Sunwatcher
Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 30 Oxford Lake CBSAP w Stephen Ramsden. !!
Replies: 5
Views: 1556

Re: March 30 Oxford Lake CBSAP w Stephen Ramsden. !!

Derek Klepp wrote:Well done James and a bonus having the Grand Master there as well.
Yes, the "Grand Master" arrived!

More practice for the trip to AU which will be an all time great adventure for everyone!
by Sunwatcher
Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:00 pm
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Handy device for "clocking" external Etalon 60mm Lunt
Replies: 6
Views: 2396

Re: Handy device for "clocking" external Etalon 60mm Lunt

here's a handy device for clocking the front Etalon in a DS setup (Lunt 60mm) Just to be sure before sending the money, are you talking specifically about stacked Lunt LS60FHas? When ordering a set of those filters I asked about needing something like what you describe and was told it would be ok t...
by Sunwatcher
Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:32 pm
Forum: Solar Astronomy Shop and Swap
Topic: Original Coronado 0.5a DS Ha 60 Scope
Replies: 2
Views: 2935

Re: Original Coronado 0.5a DS Ha 60 Scope

It is the internal DS version and has been spoken for - thank you for asking.

(Tried to delete the whole thread by clicking on the "X" in the bottom right hand corner but that would not work.)
by Sunwatcher
Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:53 pm
Forum: Solar Astronomy Shop and Swap
Topic: Original Coronado 0.5a DS Ha 60 Scope
Replies: 2
Views: 2935

Original Coronado 0.5a DS Ha 60 Scope

Cleaning out extra equipment; however, haven't figured out a price on this item. Bought it new in '03, Tommy
by Sunwatcher
Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:39 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: daylight readable monitor?
Replies: 13
Views: 1571

Re: daylight readable monitor?

Hi Peter, yes your suggestion is the most simple. In fact I've ordered the shade Mark references above and it will be several cuts above the black hood in use here at present. The big feature that I would like to have is the wireless connectivity talked about above as well as multiple monitors, each...
by Sunwatcher
Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:54 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Walters Windmill Sunrise
Replies: 11
Views: 641

Re: Walters Windmill Sunrise

Since seeing your first photo of that windmill I've been wondering why there are two rods extending to the tail. Maybe one actuates a brake when the wind is blowing over spec? My windmill's tail would fold back parallel to the blades to actuate the brake to slow the blade's rotation in high wind. An...
by Sunwatcher
Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:35 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: daylight readable monitor?
Replies: 13
Views: 1571

Re: daylight readable monitor?

Succinct listing of components, thank you - sure would be nice to find leads to sources for them - please anyone?
by Sunwatcher
Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:37 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: daylight readable monitor?
Replies: 13
Views: 1571

Re: daylight readable monitor?

Sure would be nice to pass out a few iPads to the folks around the telescope showing what it is seeing.

Lets keep looking.