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Brilliant. Thanks
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robert · Re: White light of May 28, 2023- from Sicily Very fine images. Robert

Very fine images.
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Wonderful Paul

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Wonderful Paul

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If you can get it acceptable for WL then Ha will also be ok. In my experiment I did not get there but I was using an inappropriate spec colour camera.
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Yes, cameras respond well to IR and this adds an unfocused blur to the image.
I think you have to assess whether the 960 image is good enough for your purpose at best focus.

Good so far
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Hmmm

Thanks for an interesting post!

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[youtube]ì[/youtube] Welcome to the forum, never used one, and probably never will! Great for dark sky objects, setup in 2 minutes Control inside, wifi through a window, sit in the warm inside. Very techy machine, lots to take apart. You should try it. ZWO seestar is not as expensive. Might tick som...

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They have copied features from sharpcap but made it look simpler with reduced options. This repels some people who like complicated things and attracts others. They will both do a good video display for your purposes in outreach and no need to image!
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I think ASI174 is used by lots on the forum so should be good. Sharpcap is good if you end up with a laptop involved but also the ZWO software works and has a simpler screen and setup, ASICAP I think, as Christian suggested. They will all work with the advantage of no delay on the image as you adjus...

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It was hazy but sunny and I did have a go at this. It just about works but the way I did it gave such a poor image that I think it is not usable. I tried two colour cameras, ASI224 and ASI294 and then my PGR Ch3 monochrome on a laptop in live video mode (not imaging or recording video). I think that...

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Hazy sky but lots of activity, nice prominences.
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LS60 DS

0521 2023-05-21-1212_6-L_lapl5_ap515 by Robert Arnold, on Flickr

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I plan to try this out because I think I have all the bits needed. ASIAIR, ZWO camera, LS60, goto mount and a tablet. I expect to be able to get a live video by wifi onto my tablet at HD resolution. I am curious to see if that is good enough to see anything on the sun and if it would be useful for o...

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Very fine set Mark. Monochrome is dramatic done well!
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Hi Alexandra I cannot get the messaging to work on this perhaps because the string is in the library? The RGB and objective red discussion is curious. The new post is interesting. I looked up Viridis and it is a colour mapping convention to optimise graphics for colour blind people. Not exactly &quo...

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Thanks Maurits

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Really nice capture Warren!
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I think the ASIAIR live stacks on stars with long exposures of 5 or 10 or 30 etc seconds, for solar you need to record a video file (millisecond exposures at 20fps or more for several hundred frames), which it can do and would work for live viewing and then you can stack the video in autostakkert o...

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Hazy but warm today, high cloud but active sun. Had a practice run looking for Venus and Jupiter in the daytime in case it is clear for the conjunction of the moon and Jupiter on the 17th May. Robert LS60 DS https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52891989850_ae8b53313b_o.jpg 0512 2023-05-12-1146_4-L_la...

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Hinode guider works with a goto mount, easy maybe not cheap!
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Much shorter exposure time is required and then you will see sunspots, lots just now! I think the ASIAIR live stacks on stars with long exposures of 5 or 10 or 30 etc seconds, for solar you need to record a video file (millisecond exposures at 20fps or more for several hundred frames), which it can ...

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Very nice! I tried a Herschel wedge on my 120FLT a few days ago, but I could not quite get focus. I think I get there if I remove the camera rotator, but no sunny days in the forecast. What is the purpose of the UVIR block when using the continuum filter? I guess not much really. I usually use a UV...

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Tried a different view today, WL with ED100, Herschel wedge, UV/IR and continuum filters
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0509 2023-05-09-1340_3-U-L_lapl5_ap529 by Robert Arnold, on Flickr

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Thanks. Lucky!

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I setup about 2pm local time and noticed a rapid flare, just caught it before it subsided quickly. It is the biggest for a few days. Robert LS60 DS https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52862295301_b85b9dfb4f_o.jpg 0501 2023-05-01-1314_1-U-L_lapl5_ap438 copy by Robert Arnold , on Flickr https://live.s...

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Superb result

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Superb result

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Yes thanks for the tour. Really clear
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Brilliant animation again, Warren
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Really working well Mark!
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Thanks for the comments. Nice to mess about in sunshine!

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Lots of wispy prominences and plenty of activity today
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LS60 DS

0411 2023-04-11-1400_6-L_lapl5_ap444 by Robert Arnold, on Flickr

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Very nice especially the animation
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Very nice especially the animation
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Well caught!

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Well caught!

robert · Re: AR3272 animation 01.42 to 02.25 UT 08-04-2023 Brilliant

Brilliant

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Thanks Maurits, you are making me wonder!

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Thanks Warren - very helpful

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Wonderful array of prominences and filaments today. I processed the tif file from AutoStakkert! with ImPPG, usually I do iterative unsharp mask sharpening in Photoshop. It looks slightly like it has a double image artefact to me but I may prefer it! Pondering...??? Robert LS60 DS ImPPG processed htt...

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Very clear and good seeing but windy and the long scope was waving about and juddering. Nice complex features to see though. Robert 150mm PST mod scope https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52774527422_62ce026ac9_o.jpg 0327-7 by Robert Arnold , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52775545173...

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Like the Spring Pedro!
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Bright and cold with plenty of moving clouds. Lots of action on the disk, Robert LS60 DS https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52772991030_4b5ff3ee65_o.jpg 0326 by Robert Arnold , on Flickr Half an hour rough animation of a prominence on the eastern limb https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52772834139...

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Thanks Warren
(Really good SPOD)

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I was lucky again to see the sun this morning. I wondered if the very active area was appearing round the limb after the huge CME from the far side a while ago. I don't think there is much to see yet. I caught a B9 flare in AR3259 and there is a nice loop prominence on the southern limb. Robert LS60...

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Thanks for comments

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Excellent captures!

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Hazy sky with the remains of a gale, but sun sort of... (rare sight for a while)
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ED80 Lunt CaK B600 reducer

0322 by Robert Arnold, on Flickr

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Great capture, Hankk
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