Looks like AR 12470 has a friend following it. Just coming into view.

Mike H

Wonderful images. Job well done!

Check out SDO

Three new pieces of solar eye candy coming around. Guess that means a week of rain for me.

Mike H

Well done Eric. Very nice processing.

Mike H

Well done Robert. Nice capture.

Alexandra
I remember a time about ten years age while working in Anchorage, Alaska I was moved to a ground floor with a large window. Didn't see many pigeons but I had moose coming by all the time looking in the windows. That can be distracting.

Mike H

Just checking the SDO Atmospheric Imaging Assembly site. Looks like Old Sol is rotating a medium size bit of eye candy our way.

Mike H

Hello everyone. Thanks for the kind comments. Hoping that the skies will calm down over the next few months.

Mike H

Just a few images with good seeing from Central Kentucky late Sunday afternoon. As always constructive criticism is welcomed

Mike H


Takahashi TSA-120, Baader Solar Wedge, DMK-41

Hi Stephen

I am a former controller myself and I know when they make a decision like this, it is end of conversation.

When It comes to supporting Solar Chat I am in. Thanks to you for keeping it going.

Mike H

I asked Rikki Hocking a similar question when I ordered my Lunt in 2010. Rikki suggested releasing any pressure on the tuner at the end of each observing session. She said that their was no "known" damage/deformity that might occur in the system but why take a chance when it is so easy release the p...

Hi I recently purchased a ZWO 174MM and had the same problem. I tried it in my Televue-85, a Televue-102, and a Lunt 80mm Ha scope. In OA capture I had the same problem as you. Nothing but a white screen no matter what exposure that I used. I saw in some of the forums that many people were using Fir...

Thanks Mike.
I will sign up with calsky. I also checked out your images on flickr. Nice work!

Mike H

Super image!

Mike H

Very nice Mark!

Mike H

Question for the group.
Where do you go to find out when a solar or lunar ISS transit will be visible from your location?


Thanks
Mike H

Very nice FD's Steve

Mike H

As AR 12529 moves closer to the edge it appears that SDO is showing two small sun spots rotating our way.

My two images of AR 12529 2016 April 15th.

Lunt 80mm single stack with Brandon 1.5X Barlow DMK-41
Televue 102, Baader Wedge, Dmk-41

Mike H

Wonderful catch. Very nice!

Mike H

Outstanding images!

Mike H

Nothing here today but cloudy skies so I was checking the Solar Dynamics Observatory site, and it appears that a monster size sun spot starting to rotate our way.

Mike H

Hi Alexandra
Nice images! Very impressed with the white light. If I may ask what 140mm scope are you using?

Thanks
Mike H

Hi everyone. Thanks for the kind comments. Eric When my Cave was built in December 1974 I lived in Santa Ana, Ca. I have been to the Cave shop twice but to my regrets Tom was not there so I did not get to meet him. Everyone at his shop was wonderful. Sad the way the business dissipated after he left...

Just finished processing some images from Saturday. Stayed up half of the night looking at Jupiter in my 1974 Cave 8" F/8.

Lunt 80mm PT B1800, DMK-41. Processed in IMPPG and Images plus.

Constructive criticism is welcomed. I am still muddling through these processes.


Mike H

Wonderful images Eric.


Mike H

Excellent work Pedro.

Mike H