Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
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Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
Had a nice sunday today - Stu and his wife dropped in this morning for a brew and natter then we went out for a spot of lunch. I thought the weather was grotty for the day but then late in the afternoon things just cleared up giving me the first chance for some solar since early august. Starting off with the DS50 I went for the obligatory full disk:
ha-full-disk-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ha-full-disk-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
Then I popped in a 2x cemax barlow I picked up secondhand, quite pleased with it, definitely better than the 2x skywatcher i've been using. Some nice little proms today.
ne-prom-2-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ne-prom-2-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
northern-prom-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
northern-prom-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
south-pole-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
south-pole-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
I switched scopes for the full disk in CaK with the 40mm..
cak-full-disk-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
cak-full-disk-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
I was pleasantly surprised at the seeing, so in a fit of madness decided to try some CaK with the 100mm Tal refractor, using the ssm plugin and tens of captures later I managed one that came out ok.
cak-mid-disk-100mm-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
cak-mid-disk-100mm-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
Nice to get some sun in for a change!
Mark
ha-full-disk-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ha-full-disk-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
Then I popped in a 2x cemax barlow I picked up secondhand, quite pleased with it, definitely better than the 2x skywatcher i've been using. Some nice little proms today.
ne-prom-2-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
ne-prom-2-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
northern-prom-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
northern-prom-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
south-pole-ha-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
south-pole-ha-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
I switched scopes for the full disk in CaK with the 40mm..
cak-full-disk-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
cak-full-disk-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
I was pleasantly surprised at the seeing, so in a fit of madness decided to try some CaK with the 100mm Tal refractor, using the ssm plugin and tens of captures later I managed one that came out ok.
cak-mid-disk-100mm-bw by Mark Townley, on Flickr
cak-mid-disk-100mm-colour by Mark Townley, on Flickr
Nice to get some sun in for a change!
Mark
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Re: Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
Hi, Mark
Your DS50 pulled out some nice details with the new barlow. Seeing must have been good.
Lou
Your DS50 pulled out some nice details with the new barlow. Seeing must have been good.
Lou
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Re: Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
It turned out a productive session in the end, Mark ! Well done...
Franco
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Re: Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
Thanks guys! The seeing wasn't too bad.
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Re: Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
It was great catching up at lunchtime, Mark, for a good natter.
A very fine set of images. Glad you managed a solar session later in the afternoon.
By the time I got home and the clouds finally broke, the Sun was barely above the rooftops.
Stu.
A very fine set of images. Glad you managed a solar session later in the afternoon.
By the time I got home and the clouds finally broke, the Sun was barely above the rooftops.
Stu.
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Re: Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
These are fantastic Mark, I really do like the CaK close up and the CaK proms
We had a lovely sunny Sunday but the hubby wanted a day trip out, hopefully next weekend the Sun will be out. I haven't done any solar for ages and ages!
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We had a lovely sunny Sunday but the hubby wanted a day trip out, hopefully next weekend the Sun will be out. I haven't done any solar for ages and ages!
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Re: Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
Great session Mark, nice images (Ha and Ca-K)
Yesterday I was laky and I did not image the sun, shame on me. The sky was crystal clear
I received the SW SolarQuest mount. I will try it soon
Yesterday I was laky and I did not image the sun, shame on me. The sky was crystal clear
I received the SW SolarQuest mount. I will try it soon
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Re: Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
Great calcium images, Mark! many details on the disc and on the limb too
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Re: Sunday Sunshine - 23rd september
Hi Derek...
Great captures
We were probably our around the same time when you account for the time zone differences
Brian
Great captures
We were probably our around the same time when you account for the time zone differences
Brian
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Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM