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by Ibbo
Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:34 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 25-10-23 Ha & Cak
Replies: 8
Views: 1192

Re: Sol 25-10-23 Ha & Cak

Thank you very much for the kind comments
by Ibbo
Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 25-10-23 Ha & Cak
Replies: 8
Views: 1192

Re: Sol 25-10-23 Ha & Cak

Carbon60 wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:33 am Lovely images, Steve. I tune and tweak the clocking on every session so as to optimise for changing conditions.

Stu.
I could have phrased that better to say I had time to tweak things rather than a quick smash and grab solar capture.
by Ibbo
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:45 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 25-10-23 Ha & Cak
Replies: 8
Views: 1192

Sol 25-10-23 Ha & Cak

Better seeing today in parts
I was even tempted to fiddle with the tuning and clocking.

Ha
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Cak

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by Ibbo
Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 22-10-23 Ha
Replies: 8
Views: 1583

Re: Sol 22-10-23 Ha

Montana wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:31 am Nearly an annular eclipse :) great to see you processing on the same day too

:bow :bow

Alexandra
I know , will wonders ever cease. :D :D :D
by Ibbo
Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 22-10-23 Ha
Replies: 8
Views: 1583

Re: Sol 22-10-23 Ha

Thanks for the kind comments.
by Ibbo
Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 22-10-23 Ha
Replies: 8
Views: 1583

Sol 22-10-23 Ha

Todays one and only ser and amazingly processed and posted on the day of capture.

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by Ibbo
Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 15-10-23 Ha & Cak
Replies: 9
Views: 1683

Re: Sol 15-10-23 Ha & Cak

Thanks for the kind comments.
by Ibbo
Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 15-10-23 Ha & Cak
Replies: 9
Views: 1683

Re: Sol 15-10-23 Ha & Cak

rigel123 wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:30 pm Tuning looks pretty good Steve, nice disk! Is this double stacked? Very little evidence of a double limb so I assumed it was DS.
Yes its D/S just a bit off on the upper LHS might need to reclock things if I get a long enough clear bit.
by Ibbo
Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 15-10-23 Ha & Cak
Replies: 9
Views: 1683

Re: Sol 15-10-23 Ha & Cak

Montana wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2023 11:12 am These are superb Steve :bow :hamster: 5 days late is not bad going, I am usually weeks :)

Alexandra
:lol: :lol: :lol:
I just seem to have lost my mojo, I'm sure its the weather.
by Ibbo
Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:37 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 15-10-23 Ha & Cak
Replies: 9
Views: 1683

Sol 15-10-23 Ha & Cak

I have still got the processing idleness also the uneven tuning on the Ha

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by Ibbo
Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 14-10-23 Ha
Replies: 6
Views: 1414

Re: Sol 14-10-23 Ha

Thanks folks.
by Ibbo
Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:10 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 14-10-23 Ha
Replies: 6
Views: 1414

Sol 14-10-23 Ha

Not the best seeing but...

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by Ibbo
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Finally some sun-time... 12th October '23
Replies: 10
Views: 1678

Re: Finally some sun-time... 12th October '23

Glad somebody in this country got some sun it has been dire.
by Ibbo
Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 15-9-23 Ha
Replies: 6
Views: 1480

Re: Sol 15-9-23 Ha

Thanks folks.
It has been nearly a month since I had fresh data
by Ibbo
Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:09 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 15-9-23 Ha
Replies: 6
Views: 1480

Sol 15-9-23 Ha

Solar catch up on a rainy day Lunt LS60THa ZWO ASI178MM Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro Software Adobe Photoshop · Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert! · Filip Szczerek ImPPG (Image Post-Processor) · The Astra Image Company Astra Image · Torsten Edelmann FireCapture https://astrob.in/t4do8k/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecu...
by Ibbo
Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 9-9-23 ha
Replies: 10
Views: 1156

Re: Sol 9-9-23 ha

Thank you folks.
by Ibbo
Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Sol'Ex Sol'Ex Sol'Ex
Replies: 19
Views: 2736

Re: Sol'Ex Sol'Ex Sol'Ex

Looks very interesting
by Ibbo
Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:52 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 9-9-23 ha
Replies: 10
Views: 1156

Sol 9-9-23 ha

More catching up

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by Ibbo
Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:29 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Need serious Help with Lunt 50mm
Replies: 18
Views: 1169

Re: Need serious Help with Lunt 50mm

I am guessing it was something to do with the gain setting.
by Ibbo
Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 4-9-23 Ha.The catch up continues.
Replies: 7
Views: 294

Re: Sol 4-9-23 Ha.The catch up continues.

Thanks folks.
Since it is raining I will see if there are any more on the HDD to process.
by Ibbo
Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 4-9-23 Ha.The catch up continues.
Replies: 7
Views: 294

Re: Sol 4-9-23 Ha.The catch up continues.

marktownley wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2023 5:32 am These look good Steve!
Cheers Mark.
by Ibbo
Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 4-9-23 Ha.The catch up continues.
Replies: 7
Views: 294

Re: Sol 4-9-23 Ha.The catch up continues.

DeepSolar64 wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:39 am WoW, very nice! Is that a polar crown in the south I see?
Thanks.
Yes it was , though the seeing was reasonable I cdid not get it to show properly .
by Ibbo
Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:23 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 4-9-23 Ha.The catch up continues.
Replies: 7
Views: 294

Sol 4-9-23 Ha.The catch up continues.

Better seeing day. Lunt LS60THa ZWO ASI178MM Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro Software Adobe Photoshop · Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert! · Filip Szczerek ImPPG (Image Post-Processor) · The Astra Image Company Astra Image · Torsten Edelmann FireCapture Do the clicky dance for full res. https://astrob.in/qpgaij/0/raw...
by Ibbo
Sun Sep 17, 2023 4:26 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: The catch up begins Sol 3-9-23 Ha &Cak
Replies: 5
Views: 237

The catch up begins Sol 3-9-23 Ha &Cak

Lunt LS60THa FS 60mm Lunt Cak filter ZWO ASI178MM Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro Software Adobe Photoshop · Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert! · Filip Szczerek ImPPG (Image Post-Processor) · The Astra Image Company Astra Image · Torsten Edelmann FireCapture We were going through the really poor seeing at the time. h...
by Ibbo
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 2-9-23 Ha
Replies: 3
Views: 215

Sol 2-9-23 Ha

Its been almost a month since my last solar session so its's taken me a while to process the data .

Cak to follow

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by Ibbo
Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:06 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick Solar Grab - 4th August
Replies: 20
Views: 1062

Re: Quick Solar Grab - 4th August

Thought it looked like Coole Pilate, one of my favorite moorings though the new marina might have spoiled it. Did you walk up to the Shroppie Fly or is it still shut? Are you turning left at Nantwich or doing the 4 counties? Don't do what I did at the next lock and fall in. Shame about the condition...
by Ibbo
Sat Aug 05, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 4-8-23 ha
Replies: 8
Views: 408

Re: Sol 4-8-23 ha

Thanks folks.
I certainly upset the weather gods today.
by Ibbo
Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:01 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 4-8-23 ha
Replies: 8
Views: 408

Sol 4-8-23 ha

The strange object in the sky this afternoon turned out to be my old friend the sun.

Lunt LS60THa ZWO ASI178MM

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by Ibbo
Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:13 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 17-7-23 Ha
Replies: 6
Views: 580

Sol 17-7-23 Ha

Not the best of seeing once again.

Lunt 60mm D/S

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by Ibbo
Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 29-6-23 Cak
Replies: 8
Views: 416

Re: Sol 29-6-23 Cak

Thanks for the kind comments.
by Ibbo
Sun Jul 02, 2023 1:05 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 29-6-23 Cak
Replies: 8
Views: 416

Sol 29-6-23 Cak

The battle continued through out the afternoon Cak FD with FS 60 and lunt filter https://astrob.in/zmoz9q/0/rawthumb/hd/get.jpg?insecure As I was getting ready to go foraging at the supermarket I got some bigger gaps and I could not resist AR3354 so the 80 mm Vixen was loaded onto the mount with the...
by Ibbo
Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:59 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 29-6-23 Ha FD
Replies: 6
Views: 271

Re: Sol 29-6-23 Ha FD

Lovely images Steve :bow :hamster: your last sentence just about sums it up, although for me it is usually the other way round, as soon as I set up the clouds gather. Alexandra That is what usually happens but I was fighting with sucker holes all afternoon. Its a good job we use cams with fast fps ...
by Ibbo
Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:57 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 29-6-23 Ha FD
Replies: 6
Views: 271

Re: Sol 29-6-23 Ha FD

Thanks for the kind comments
by Ibbo
Sat Jul 01, 2023 2:12 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 29-6-23 Ha FD
Replies: 6
Views: 271

Sol 29-6-23 Ha FD

Lunt 60 with coronado RFT as D/S and 178 cam
Fighting the clouds.
Of course once I packed away the clouds cleared

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by Ibbo
Wed Jun 21, 2023 4:55 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 14-6-23 Ha & Cak FD
Replies: 6
Views: 300

Re: Sol 14-6-23 Ha & Cak FD

Thanks for the kind words.
by Ibbo
Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:03 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 14-6-23 Ha & Cak FD
Replies: 6
Views: 300

Sol 14-6-23 Ha & Cak FD

Ha lunt 60 with coronado RFT as D/S and 178 cam

Cak FS 60 Lunt 600 Cak filter and 178 mm cam

Ha

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Cak

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by Ibbo
Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:37 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Purple Rain. A CaK prominence timelapse.
Replies: 38
Views: 1408

Re: Purple Rain. A CaK prominence timelapse.

Lovely image Nic.
by Ibbo
Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:35 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ca-H SHG high resolution -- June 16
Replies: 13
Views: 601

Re: Ca-H SHG high resolution -- June 16

Cracking images.
by Ibbo
Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:34 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: The Ghost of CaK Proms -18th June
Replies: 12
Views: 530

Re: The Ghost of CaK Proms -18th June

Good stuff Mark
by Ibbo
Sun Jun 11, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Saturday Sunshine 10th June
Replies: 16
Views: 535

Re: Satruday Sunshine 10th June

Nice collection mark.
by Ibbo
Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:29 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Finally back at it! 6/8/2023
Replies: 25
Views: 890

Re: Finally back at it! 6/8/2023

Cracking set.
by Ibbo
Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 9-6-23 Ha
Replies: 7
Views: 268

Re: Sol 9-6-23 Ha

Thanks for the kind comments.
by Ibbo
Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:06 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha and CaK 9th June 2023
Replies: 21
Views: 738

Re: Ha and CaK 9th June 2023

Vey nice indeed.
Sunds like you had a bit of the same seeing that I had later on.
by Ibbo
Sat Jun 10, 2023 2:58 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 9-6-23 Ha
Replies: 7
Views: 268

Sol 9-6-23 Ha

In an effort to combat the awful seeing reduced in size.

Ha lunt 60 with coronado RFT as D/S and 178 cam


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by Ibbo
Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol 8-6-23 Ha & Cak
Replies: 5
Views: 205

Sol 8-6-23 Ha & Cak

Ha lunt 60 with coronado RFT as D/S and 178 cam

Cak FS 60 Lunt 600 Cak filter and 178 mm cam



Open in new tab full res.

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by Ibbo
Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 6th of June 2023.
Replies: 6
Views: 231

Re: Sol from the 6th of June 2023.

Lovely image