Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
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Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
Hi there,
I was rather late getting up this morning, and so everything seemed a bit of a rush ending up getting set up at 6am (rather than 5!). I got my etalon warming up so by the time everything else was up and running on the mount the green light was on and was ready to view. Looking through the eyepiece the view was jaw dropping, lots going on! Bear in mind some of these shots were taken only 45 mins after sunrise, so our star is still low in the sky and looking through the haze. Seeing wasn't perfect, but better than I get after work at 5pm. These were all taken through the Airylab HaT (203mm 5.6m fl) with the PGR Blackfly IMX249 camera.
ar12535-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12535-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12536-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12536-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12541-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12541-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
By far my favourite was the new active region on the limb, the surge proms were so dynamic you could see them moving in very slow motion through the eyepiece on the HaT. I spent some 15 mins glued to the eyepiece mesmerised, just wathing it change. I snapped away from it to take some images. This timelapse is just 9 frames spanning 4 minutes, it really was shifting. If it is still spitting away in the morning I might try for a shorter temporal cadence.
surge-ani-sc by Mark Townley, on Flickr
Hoping the blue skies are still around in another 9 hours...
Hope you like!
Mark
I was rather late getting up this morning, and so everything seemed a bit of a rush ending up getting set up at 6am (rather than 5!). I got my etalon warming up so by the time everything else was up and running on the mount the green light was on and was ready to view. Looking through the eyepiece the view was jaw dropping, lots going on! Bear in mind some of these shots were taken only 45 mins after sunrise, so our star is still low in the sky and looking through the haze. Seeing wasn't perfect, but better than I get after work at 5pm. These were all taken through the Airylab HaT (203mm 5.6m fl) with the PGR Blackfly IMX249 camera.
ar12535-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12535-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12536-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12536-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12541-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ar12541-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
By far my favourite was the new active region on the limb, the surge proms were so dynamic you could see them moving in very slow motion through the eyepiece on the HaT. I spent some 15 mins glued to the eyepiece mesmerised, just wathing it change. I snapped away from it to take some images. This timelapse is just 9 frames spanning 4 minutes, it really was shifting. If it is still spitting away in the morning I might try for a shorter temporal cadence.
surge-ani-sc by Mark Townley, on Flickr
Hoping the blue skies are still around in another 9 hours...
Hope you like!
Mark
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Re: Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
Fabulous surge prom animation, Mark. Nicely done.
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Re: Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
Lovely sitll and superb animation
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Re: Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
Great shots Mark, love the animation.
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Re: Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
Thanks guys! I hope this active region is just as busy again in the morning.
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Great set of images and a fabulous animation.
The seeing was still reasonable when the sun cleared the trees at about 8.45 but went down hill by late morning. Think your 'crack of dawn' slot will give you much better results than the after school shift!
The seeing was still reasonable when the sun cleared the trees at about 8.45 but went down hill by late morning. Think your 'crack of dawn' slot will give you much better results than the after school shift!
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Re: Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
That's a wicked animation.I wonder if the students notice you in a better mood in Summer.
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Re: Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
Thanks everyone! Seeing was much better this morning.
I definitely feel in a better mood Derek, so hopefully the students notice it too!
I definitely feel in a better mood Derek, so hopefully the students notice it too!
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Re: Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
Hi Mark!
Thank you for a wonderful presentation of the morning sun. Like everybody else I enjoyed the animation. I also liked the various still images a lot. They are very inspiring for me.
It looks like you really get a lot out of your new HaT.
All the best from
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Thank you for a wonderful presentation of the morning sun. Like everybody else I enjoyed the animation. I also liked the various still images a lot. They are very inspiring for me.
It looks like you really get a lot out of your new HaT.
All the best from
Oivind Tangen
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Re: Wednesday Morning Fun With The HaT - 4th May
Beautiful shots Mark! Great detail and excellent processing.
Great catch on the animation
Great catch on the animation
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Wow!!! super work Mark, the animation is incredible, thanks for the view love the monos but not sure I like the orange much
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Great, especially the animation
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Thanks everyone! Much better seeing for todays shots, just need to get them sorted out.
I know what you mean, I was rushing these at work yesterday and thought myself on reflection they looked a bit washed I think I had the exposure too high on capture, too much light.Montana wrote: love the monos but not sure I like the orange much
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What an amazing animation! Thanks for sharing!
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