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- Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:09 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: ISS Transit
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1502
Re: ISS Transit
Starry Jack, I use Calsky
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:32 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: ISS Transit
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1502
ISS Transit
Not the Sun, but I used the same setup that I use for the Sun (sans H-a filter) to catch the ISS transiting the crescent moon. It wasn't far from the Sun.
6" refractor
Basler Ace
no barlow
6" refractor
Basler Ace
no barlow
- Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:37 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: All things nice
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2564
Re: All things nice
Lovely!
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:23 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Another picture of the lovely AR12378
- Replies: 5
- Views: 910
Another picture of the lovely AR12378
April 11, 2280mm focal length. Getting it while it lasts:
- Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:48 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Proms and spot April 9, 2019
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1698
Re: Proms and spot April 9, 2019
Awesome images, Phil!
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:36 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: April 8 Sun, New Sunspot and Prominence
- Replies: 3
- Views: 763
April 8 Sun, New Sunspot and Prominence
It feels very fortunate to get a nice new active region today! Here is AR12731 and a prominence.
- Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:36 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: PST on February 20, 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1239
Re: PST on February 20, 2019
That is really nice! Good job with the PST.
- Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:52 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar Tadpole-Like Jets Seen With NASA’S IRIS Add New Clue to Age-Old Mystery
- Replies: 1
- Views: 579
Solar Tadpole-Like Jets Seen With NASA’S IRIS Add New Clue to Age-Old Mystery
Keep an eye out for tadpoles! Scientists have discovered tadpole-shaped jets coming out of regions with intense magnetic fields on the Sun. Unlike those living on Earth, these “tadpoles” — formally called pseudo-shocks — are made entirely of plasma, the electrically conducting material made of charg...
- Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:21 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Filament and Prom from Feb 17
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1206
Filament and Prom from Feb 17
We're just getting a few hours of Sun between rainstorms here in California. I captured the filament and a very dim prominence in the morning before the showers came in.
- Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:21 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: anim prom Sun 13-02-2019
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2533
Re: anim prom Sun 13-02-2019
Wow! Amazing high resolution prom waterfalls. Bravo!
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:15 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Couple of Nice Proms Nov 27
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1678
Re: Couple of Nice Proms Nov 27
Thanks for your comments, everyone. It's nice to get anything at all to photograph these days.
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:16 pm
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: animation 27 november
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3023
Re: animation 27 november
Awesome animation, Paul!
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:16 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: animation 27 november
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2148
Re: animation 27 november
Awesome animation, Paul!
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:20 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Couple of Nice Proms Nov 27
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1678
Couple of Nice Proms Nov 27
I wasn't sure it was worth it to set up for these dim proms at first, but with some exposure tweaking they looked pretty nice.
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:40 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Hawk Repurposed My Solar Scope
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1516
Hawk Repurposed My Solar Scope
I woke up this morning planning to take some shots of the active region on the solar limn, but when I looked out at my canvas-covered scope there was a Cooper's Hawk using it as a perch. The sky is cloudy so he got to keep his perch for now. CoopersHawkTelescopePerch_DSCN4679.jpg CoopersHawkTelescop...
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:10 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: November 18, Tiny Sunspots And Proms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1020
November 18, Tiny Sunspots And Proms
Well it is nice to see something happening on the Sun to photograph today! The little AR has three spots and a couple of interesting small proms. Here's what I got:
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:03 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Parker Solar Probe update
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1315
Re: Parker Solar Probe update
I worked at APL when I was a young engineer. There was always something wonderful happening there.
- Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:36 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Today's Faint Proms | HA | Nov 7th 2018
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1368
Re: Today's Faint Proms | HA | Nov 7th 2018
Beautiful little proms, Marty. Size isn't everything!
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:00 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Wednesday's Proms And Disk
- Replies: 3
- Views: 878
Wednesday's Proms And Disk
These proms were large but faint so I had to crank up the gain and exposure to get them to show decently.
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:55 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Crazy Big Proms Today! And Full Disc | 150mm HA | Oct 24th 2018
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1944
Re: Crazy Big Proms Today! And Full Disc | 150mm HA | Oct 24th 2018
Very nice images, Marty! The big proms were pretty faint and you did a great job capturing them.
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:09 pm
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: ISS pass 19th October 2018
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3949
Re: ISS pass 19th October 2018
Great catch! That's pretty rare.
Catching the transit in H-a would be awesome, but the exposures are longer and the motion might blur.
Catching the transit in H-a would be awesome, but the exposures are longer and the motion might blur.
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:09 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: ISS pass 19th October 2018
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2639
Re: ISS pass 19th October 2018
Great catch! That's pretty rare.
Catching the transit in H-a would be awesome, but the exposures are longer and the motion might blur.
Catching the transit in H-a would be awesome, but the exposures are longer and the motion might blur.
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 5:38 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Prominence menagerie from yesterday's Sun
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1256
Prominence menagerie from yesterday's Sun
Grabbed some proms in iffy seeing
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:15 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Prom and AR from Oct16
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1334
Re: Prom and AR from Oct16
Beautiful images!
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:00 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR2724, Flaring, Animation, Proms and Full Disc | HA | Oct 13th 2018
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1387
Re: AR2724, Flaring, Animation, Proms and Full Disc | HA | Oct 13th 2018
Nice set, Marty! And great action capture in the animation!
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:56 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR2724 & AR2725, 150mm vs 120mm, HA & WL | Oct 14th 2018
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1350
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:58 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: A very special prom on Oct 10
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4384
Re: A very special prom on Oct 10
Those are stunning shots!
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:23 pm
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: Decent sized proms on Oct 9
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3652
Re: Decent sized proms on Oct 9
Wow! Very impressive detail and contrast
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:23 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Decent sized proms on Oct 9
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2029
Re: Decent sized proms on Oct 9
Wow! Very impressive detail and contrast
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:02 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Nice Large Prom Sept 10
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1306
Re: Nice Large Prom Sept 10
added in the surface layer:
Another small prom group:
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Nice Large Prom Sept 10
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1306
Nice Large Prom Sept 10
Quick process of this nice prom with a curling peak. Roughly 50,000 miles high. More later when I get some time:
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Great Proms Today! 120mm HA, Sept 25th 2018
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1369
Re: Great Proms Today! 120mm HA, Sept 25th 2018
Wonderful prom photos, Marty!
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:17 am
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: Exploding arch prom from 9/19
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3677
Re: Exploding arch prom from 9/19
That is a really cool sequence! The arch opens up and the tongue of plasma flicks through. Nice.
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:17 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Exploding arch prom from 9/19
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3043
Re: Exploding arch prom from 9/19
That is a really cool sequence! The arch opens up and the tongue of plasma flicks through. Nice.
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:19 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Closure of National Solar Observatory remains shrouded in secrecy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1774
Re: Closure of National Solar Observatory remains shrouded in secrecy
And the answer is child porn: The source of child pornography was traced to an IP address used at the observatory and a source within the building observed a computer with "not good" images on it, the warrant states. An investigation by the FBI revealed that a janitor is the main suspect i...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:00 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2099
Re: Why is the PST etalon not sold on its own?
A friend saw my solar photos and asked me if he could use his iPhone with settings to do the same thing.
Yeah, he asked that.
So I created this instructional video for him:
https://youtu.be/sDDUepzr9pU
Yeah, he asked that.
So I created this instructional video for him:
https://youtu.be/sDDUepzr9pU
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 4:33 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Prominence Hedgerow Animation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2196
Re: Prominence Hedgerow Animation
However, why is the detail so fine in the animation but not replicated in the single image? I think you need to pick your sharpest frame. Thanks for pointing that out, Alexandra. I'm looking into that, which is a helpful exercise. There were a lot of differences, including different capture time, t...
- Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:22 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Prominence Hedgerow Animation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2196
Re: Prominence Hedgerow Animation
Still image:
- Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:49 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Prominence Hedgerow Animation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2196
Prominence Hedgerow Animation
From data I took on 13 September at 2280mm focal length. 6" refractor
http://www.pbase.com/dsnope/image/168129689/original
http://www.pbase.com/dsnope/image/168129689/original
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 6:35 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Closure of National Solar Observatory remains shrouded in secrecy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1774
Re: Closure of National Solar Observatory remains shrouded in secrecy
Looks like it is because of a geomagnetic storm:
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moder ... ued-11-sep
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moder ... ued-11-sep
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:10 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Protu 2018 9 11 +100.000 km
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1680
Re: Protu 2018 9 11 +100.000 km
Greg photos, Pepe! I love the altitude reference curves
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Closure of National Solar Observatory remains shrouded in secrecy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1774
Closure of National Solar Observatory remains shrouded in secrecy
I have no idea what kind of security issue would require shut down of a solar observatory and post office. It'll probably all makes sense some day. SUNSPOT, New Mexico - The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot New Mexico has been closed since last Thursday. The post office near Sunspot also remain...
- Sat Jun 30, 2018 4:13 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar filament and AR on June 29
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1287
Re: Solar filament and AR on June 29
Very fine pictures, Gabrieli. You make the hot Sun look cool ;-)
- Sat Jun 30, 2018 4:08 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First light with C8 Edge scope.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1940
Re: First light with C8 Edge scope.
Great first shots, and an impressive imaging train! I can't wait to see more of your work.
I agree with Valery, reducing the exposure should yield more detail.
I agree with Valery, reducing the exposure should yield more detail.
- Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:02 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Couple of H-a Pics from June 19
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1171
Couple of H-a Pics from June 19
Small spots and small proms today.
I took pics at 2200 and 3300mm focal lengths and liked the 2200mm the best:
I took pics at 2200 and 3300mm focal lengths and liked the 2200mm the best:
- Wed Jun 20, 2018 6:02 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar surface activity at high res June 19 2018 280mm aperture.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1571
- Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:24 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR12712 in CaK and H-a with 280mm scope at excellent seeing.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3686
Re: AR12712 in CaK and H-a with 280mm scope at excellent seeing.
Really amazing images!
- Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:48 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR12712 on June 1
- Replies: 4
- Views: 946
AR12712 on June 1
Active Region AR12712. Finally a sunny day! I was able to get some pretty good resolution on the Sun today and caught this sunspot region before it rotates off into the, errr, sunset. 2280mm focal length, 160mm refractor, LS80DSii module, Basler Ace http://a4.pbase.com/o10/77/857277/1/167579494.A9k7...
- Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:29 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR12706 and Proms April 25
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1087
AR12706 and Proms April 25
I had some passable seeing and clear sky today so it was a good chance to catch AR12706 in the full frontal position.
160mm refractor, DS2 etalon, Basler IMX252
160mm refractor, DS2 etalon, Basler IMX252
- Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:24 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR12706 in a Single and a Double stack modes through my 280mm scope.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2011
Re: AR12706 in a Single and a Double stack modes through my 280mm scope.
Wonderful high-res images!