Sunday 9th December 2018

this is the main message area for anything solar :)
Post Reply
User avatar
Montana
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 34559
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:25 pm
Location: Cheshire, UK
Has thanked: 17666 times
Been thanked: 8787 times

Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by Montana »

Sunday was forecast for a completely sunny morning but I quickly found this not to be the case as the special 'solar cloud' was making a frustrating appearance. No matter how clear blue the sky can be a line of horizontal cloud was permanently moving over the Sun. So I spent 1 and half hours waiting for 10-30 second gaps to grab a quick solar disc with the PSTs from the bedroom window around midday. The Sun is only 12 degrees above the horizon at midday now. It was interesting to watch the surging from the active region on the limb in the west over time. It was most enjoyable and the first time I have had Sun at the weekend and been able to image since 28th October.
All were taken with H alpha and CaK PSTs and DMK41 camera.

Image2018-12-09 12-09-34 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr

Image2018-12-09 12-20-50 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr

Image2018-12-09 13-06-54 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr

Image2018-12-09 12-42-11 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr

Image2018-12-09 12-27-25 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr

Alexandra


User avatar
krakatoa1883
Almost There...
Almost There...
Posts: 1041
Joined: Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:41 am
Location: Mediolanum
Has thanked: 153 times
Been thanked: 496 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by krakatoa1883 »

Very, very beautiful discs Alexandra. I understand that you images are with N up and E left ?


Raf
My solar images and reports with articles on solar equipment
User avatar
FMEnage
Ohhhhhh My!
Ohhhhhh My!
Posts: 92
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:18 pm

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by FMEnage »

Great set ! Alexandra


-Mike
User avatar
Montana
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 34559
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:25 pm
Location: Cheshire, UK
Has thanked: 17666 times
Been thanked: 8787 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by Montana »

Thanks guys :)

Raf, yes

Alexandra


User avatar
ffellah
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 11170
Joined: Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:46 pm
Location: Westport, CT USA
Has thanked: 9144 times
Been thanked: 6025 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by ffellah »

Very nicely done, Alexandra. Your patience paid in the end. Very beautiful images.

Franco :D


User avatar
pedro
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 12256
Joined: Sun May 01, 2016 8:26 pm
Location: Portugal
Has thanked: 14 times
Been thanked: 6575 times
Contact:

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by pedro »

Great images Alexandra, I guess the sun was very low. I sometimes have horizontal clouds moving very slowly as well, it can be very frustrating...


User avatar
MalVeauX
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 1858
Joined: Tue May 09, 2017 7:58 pm
Location: Florida
Has thanked: 1171 times
Been thanked: 1360 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by MalVeauX »

Lovely discs!

Very best,


User avatar
MAURITS
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 8507
Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:37 pm
Location: Belgium
Has thanked: 2412 times
Been thanked: 4786 times
Contact:

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by MAURITS »

Very nice images and beautiful tiny and crisp proms ...


Regards,
Maurits

Vista del Cielo Observatory

www.vistadelcielo.be
User avatar
Carbon60
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 14204
Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:33 pm
Location: Lancashire, UK
Has thanked: 8415 times
Been thanked: 8161 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by Carbon60 »

Nice images, Alexandra. That same ‘solar cloud’ persisted from my vantage point; no breaks. Most of the remaining sky was clear, except for the heavy haze over and around the Sun. No chance of imaging. So frustrating.

Stu.


H-alpha, WL and Ca II K imaging kit for various image scales.
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
More images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarcarbon60/
User avatar
marktownley
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 42269
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:27 pm
Location: Brierley Hills, UK
Has thanked: 20424 times
Been thanked: 10243 times
Contact:

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by marktownley »

They turned out well Alexandra, just cloud for me on Sunday.


Image
http://brierleyhillsolar.blogspot.co.uk/
Solar images, a collection of all the most up to date live solar data on the web, imaging & processing tutorials - please take a look!
User avatar
MapleRidge
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 10199
Joined: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:58 pm
Location: Cambray, ON Canada
Has thanked: 64 times
Been thanked: 4340 times
Contact:

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by MapleRidge »

Excellent images Alexandra :bow

You get some great images out of the PST scopes!!!

Brian


Brian Colville

Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada

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
User avatar
Montana
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 34559
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:25 pm
Location: Cheshire, UK
Has thanked: 17666 times
Been thanked: 8787 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by Montana »

Thanks everyone :)

Alexandra


User avatar
eroel
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 9408
Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:45 pm
Location: México D.F.
Been thanked: 4904 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by eroel »

Alexandra:
I had also a solar cloud that lasted all Sunday. :(
Very nice images in spite of the weather conditions. :D
Best regards,
Eric.


User avatar
yltansg
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 2798
Joined: Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:33 am
Location: Singapore (1.3N, 103.7E)
Has thanked: 1446 times
Been thanked: 1423 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by yltansg »

Dear Alexandra,

Nice set of FDs. It is raining or cloudy most of the time over here. Wish to have some clear moments.

Alfred


User avatar
robert
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 3069
Joined: Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:49 pm
Location: N.W.Scotland
Has thanked: 4 times
Been thanked: 1274 times
Contact:

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by robert »

Beautiful images, nice session. Winter!
Robert


images and animations http://tinyurl.com/h5bgoso
2024 images https://www.flickr.com/photos/69734017@ ... 0313830045
2023 images https://www.flickr.com/photos/69734017@ ... 0304905278
ED80. ED100. Celestron-150mm-PST mod. C8 edge. ES127
LS60PT-LS60F-B1200. B600-Cak. PGR-Ch3-IMX265
User avatar
Montana
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 34559
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:25 pm
Location: Cheshire, UK
Has thanked: 17666 times
Been thanked: 8787 times

Re: Sunday 9th December 2018

Post by Montana »

Thanks guys :) nothing but rain all weekend so no chance to see the comet either :(

Alexandra


Post Reply