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RodAstro

Superb images Jochen.
They show the latest thinking of another reason why life exists on our earth, the fact that our sun is so unusually stable.

Rod

RodAstro

Thanks everyone It's just nice to see some action. We have been clouded out, rained on, or the sun has just been blank when there has been a break for the past few weeks. I only captured 500 frames for this image and ASi3 said only 20 percent were above the 50 percent line but scanning through the i...

RodAstro

Hi All
I just got home and caught this nice big prom.
I only got one shot before some thin cloud rolled over, when that had gone the sun was behind next doors house.
It was a short lived prom you can catch it on the SDO dashboard.
Nice to see some activity.

Cheers Rod

RodAstro

Very nice Phil
Awesome little scope

Rod

RodAstro

Excellent image for a first one Frank.
Don't be to disappointed if improvements are slow because that is a brilliant image.

Nice one Rod

RodAstro

Brilliant capture from the big scope Alfred.

Rod

RodAstro

Brilliant capture from the big scope Alfred.

Rod

RodAstro

Wow awesome close ups
A very nice set of pics

Cheers Rod

RodAstro

Very nice and sharp Eric
Super pics

Rod

RodAstro

Hi Terry Just wondering what tilter you actually tried on the cameras. On my opticstar camera the circuit board with the chip on it is mounted by four screws in the corners sitting on spacers. What I did was remove two spacers on opposite corners then used those two screws to tilt the board and chip...

RodAstro

Very nice
Thanks for keeping us rain covered southerners in the midlands up to date

Rod

RodAstro

Nice find James
It shows some nice smooth video action.
Very cool

Rod

RodAstro · Re: June 10, 2020 AR12765 Stunning again Phil Rod

Stunning again Phil

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RodAstro

That full disk is very nice.
It takes me back to my drawing days.
I must get back into it it's so much more relaxing than imaging.
Do you have any detail on how you make you drawing and what equipment you use, not just telescopes and bits but drawing materials as well.
Cheers Rod

RodAstro

They are lovely
and the WL is superb such fine detail

Rod

RodAstro

Hi Again I have gone through all my files now and processed them. I think I like this one the best made from a short capture of only 100 frames and a stack of 25 of them even though cloud passing through the capture. I just took the video to check my focusing. It is a little grainy but I like the fa...

RodAstro

Thanks all for you comments. Working from home is useful at the moment, if I can get on the sun with my finder (I have a WL phtoto filter on it, much brighter so I can see through the clouds) I just leave the scope traking and quark and camera on then spend most of my time next door in the conservat...

RodAstro

I wish I could have got more breaks in the clouds so I could have got the filaments progress and demise.

Rod

RodAstro

The last two are very nice
Sometimes thin hazy clouds give you very steady seeing, well known for planetary work, I would also imagine for solar less heating of the earth so even better seeing.

RodAstro

Or would that be global warming

Rod

RodAstro

Hi all I just thought these two images may be relevant. Both taken today eight minutes apart see how dramatically the two have changed especially the filament and the little dark area shaped like a horse near the spot. Both images were taken in about three seconds. Sorry second image is not as sharp...

RodAstro

Very nice Stephane
Amazing detail on a full disk

Rod

RodAstro

Nice image John

Rod

RodAstro

Hi James Nice observations you had a good day. Very cloudy here no visual for me only on the monitor I just left my scope tracking the AR and every time I got a little hole I had a look and snapped some video about three seconds max before cloud came over again. Looks like we are going to be rained ...

RodAstro

Hi Terry good full disk images for today's weather Those pesky NRs again, have you tried unscrewing the front camera window I had this problem on my QHY5 M, almost the same camera. I suspect the window has no AR coating or not a very good coating so causing the NRs. I just removed it when imaging th...

RodAstro

Hi all
Captured this through moving cloud today, amazed it came out.
Some nice activity going on there.

RodAstro

Super nice there Pedro

Rod

RodAstro

Hi Terry
Weather does not look hopeful although it is brightening up in patches here up north and coming your way.
Hope you get some clear skies before the day is out.

Cheers Rod

RodAstro · Re: AR 2765 and the long filament - June 7, 2020 Stunning Rod

Stunning

Rod

RodAstro · Re: AR 2765 and the long filament - June 7, 2020 Stunning Rod

Stunning

Rod

RodAstro

Super sharp very nice

Rod

RodAstro

Nice

Rod

RodAstro

Super sharp Stu

Rod

RodAstro · Re: 7.06.2020 Early sunshine. Nice one Rusted Rod

Nice one Rusted

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RodAstro

Very Nice
Rod

RodAstro

Thats cool Filipp and would be very good for a public display.
One nice clever artistic image shows a lot of work and the many things that can be observed.
I like it a lot.

Rod

RodAstro

Thats cool Filipp and would be very good for a public display.
One nice clever artistic image shows a lot of work and the many things that can be observed.
I like it a lot.

Rod

RodAstro

Hi Dan On the subject of the uneven illumination I edit mine out in photo editing software. It can be quite a long job though mainly because I do it in small steps so I dont over do it. I have had a go at your image above and it came out quite well, I can post if you want. Its not the best solution ...

RodAstro

Hi
After reediting I like this better.
I could have done with more images to get rid of the grain though.
Rod

RodAstro

Very Nice Mark
Is that actual video or animation?
The detail is so impresive.

Rod

RodAstro

Nice full disk, they are getting better
the uneven illumination is very hard to get rid of, I suffer the same, I think most of us do.

Rod

RodAstro

That was hard to see Pedro.
Could you see it visually?

Rod

RodAstro

Awsom Martin except that dam dog. One reason I am weary of solar film, to easy to damage. I have made several dedicated white light scopes in the past by sandwiching solar film between the two elements of a achromat. Nice and safe and the film lasts longer. Love the detail in the Ha and that filamen...

RodAstro

Thats cool Dan excellent detail, I must try some white light now we have the spots back.
Rod

RodAstro

Thanks all

RodAstro

Another image AR12765 taken between rain, observatory roof cam off, found the active region focused, observatory roof went back on in a rush as downpour struck. Observatory roof came off, fit camera and focus, observatory roof back on, another downpour. Observatory roof came off start a 5000 frame c...

RodAstro

Very nice Jozef
Caught some real movement in there

Rod

RodAstro

Very nice the orange image looks almost transparent
Rod

RodAstro

Nice image
Rod

RodAstro

Hi Something for those under the bad weather. This seems like the best I will get today. I had 25min of clear sky between pouring rain and got one shot, one shot more than I expected till next week. Seeing is also awful between the clouds, jumping about all over the place making it very difficult to...

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