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by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 28 March 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 203

Re: 28 March 2024

Well done Ralph... :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 28 2024 Observations.
Replies: 4
Views: 88

Re: March 28 2024 Observations.

Good read of your session James :bow

I had clear skies yesterday but no time to get out to the scope.

Brian
by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disk and Animation of AR3615 3/28/2024
Replies: 11
Views: 138

Re: Full Disk and Animation of AR3615 3/28/2024

Nice work Warren... :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 29 March 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 129

Re: 29 March 2024

Superb images and animation Ralph...excellent work :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 28-03-2024
Replies: 10
Views: 171

Re: Full Disc 28-03-2024

These are excellent FD images Rainer...well done :bow

Glad to hear the camera is working as you expect again too !

Brian
by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: Reprocessed Monday Morning Disc
Replies: 10
Views: 65

Re: Reprocessed Monday Morning Disc

An awesome FD image Paul...well done :bow

Congrats on it being highlighted as the SPoD!!!

Brian
by MapleRidge
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:07 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 24th - Ha Session
Replies: 11
Views: 183

Re: March 24th - Ha Session

Geoff...

Regarding the glare, I'm not sure of the cause this time.

I will have to take it all apart and check for sources. I though I had a bit of a light leak but once fixed it still had a lot of glare, so back to the drawing board.

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:55 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 24th - Ha Session
Replies: 11
Views: 183

Re: March 24th - Ha Session

Eric, Wayne, Kevin, Maurits, and Mark...

Thanks all fro your comments and feedback...greatly appreciated as always :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:53 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 23rd Set
Replies: 10
Views: 194

Re: March 23rd Set

Thanks Maurits :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 24th - Ha Session
Replies: 11
Views: 183

Re: March 24th - Ha Session

Geoff and Warren, thanks for your comments and feedback on the images...always appreciated :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR3615 - X-flare on 23Apr & M-flare on 24 Apr (Singapore) [New Images Added]
Replies: 36
Views: 707

Re: AR3615 - X-flare on 23Apr and M-flare on 24 Apr (Singapore)

Really sharp images Alfred and the second shows so much detail :bow

It will be good to see how the setup works with more tuning adjustments!

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 24.03.24 big prom& spot
Replies: 12
Views: 241

Re: 24.03.24 big prom& spot

Excellent shots :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Back home and out, cold or no cold! 3/24/2024
Replies: 25
Views: 391

Re: Back home and out, cold or no cold! 3/24/2024

Great images Warren...well done :bow

Hope you get over the cold ASP too!

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 23rd Set
Replies: 10
Views: 194

Re: March 23rd Set

Thanks to everyone who posted and commented on the session...always very much appreciated :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 24th - Ha Session
Replies: 11
Views: 183

March 24th - Ha Session

Good day everyone... Sunday offered another clear day to explore the great activity on the sun and I wasn't going to let it pass by ;) I only worked with the Ha filters as I lost a lot of time trying to get rid of glare and tuning issues, so by the time I was ready to image it was getting into the l...
by MapleRidge
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 23rd Set
Replies: 10
Views: 194

March 23rd Set

Good day everyone... This weekend has been clear and glad for it since there is such good activity to image on our star! I ran a series of FD images with all the filters with the ASI1600MM camera for all. Images through WL, G-Band and CaK filters were imaged through the Orion EON130 OTA. The WL used...
by MapleRidge
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:07 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sunday Sun 24th March 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 363

Re: Sunday Sun 24th March 2024

These are fabulous Stuart...nicely done :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:00 am
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: Frustrating Day......
Replies: 18
Views: 174

Re: Frustrating Day......

Glad to see you persisted Stuart, the final images look fabulous :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick CaK Disks 23rd March
Replies: 27
Views: 577

Re: Quick CaK Disks 23rd March

Great to see these images Mark...well done :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:56 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: X1.1 flare, post-flare loops and prominences - it's all happening
Replies: 17
Views: 358

Re: X1.1 flare, post-flare loops and prominences - it's all happening

Superb image set David...well done :bow

I think D is very interesting with the cross axis filaments...looks like skeletal ribs and spine of a enormous whale ;)

Brian
by MapleRidge
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Vernal Equinox
Replies: 6
Views: 189

Re: Vernal Equinox

I has been a return to winter weather the past few days, March weather seems to be running in reverse :lol: Screenshot 2024-03-23 at 19-10-38 Ecowitt Weather.png More snow visited last night, and this was the views this morning: Snow_west.jpg Snow_obs.jpg At least the sun put on a good show today ;)...
by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 31
Views: 600

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

These new images look great :bow

The M17 shot is particularly good.

Brian
by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun:Cak-White light-H-alpha:from Oleg in UKRAINE
Replies: 390
Views: 56901

Re: Sun:Cak-White light-H-alpha:from Oleg in UKRAINE

Excellent image sets that you have recently posted Oleg :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Day 2 with the Lunt 130MT
Replies: 10
Views: 326

Re: Day 2 with the Lunt 130MT

Great work Paul, and nice to see some results from this scope :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Betelgeuse animation
Replies: 7
Views: 259

Re: Betelgeuse animation

Very interesting model of the giant star.

Brian
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 20/3/24 Mosaic and a leason learned
Replies: 11
Views: 257

Re: 20/3/24 Mosaic and a leason learned

Superb FD image Rich...well done :bow

The nose-piece length is the key...I used the same Baader unto for my FD solar and planetary work where i have it set of 1.6x as a result of it mounted closer to the chip.

Brian
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:56 am
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Adapting 2 lunt 80/100 internal double stack module on other refractors?
Replies: 11
Views: 2094

Re: Adapting 2 lunt 80/100 internal double stack module on other refractors?

Hi Alexander... I have attached a pic of the DSII pair on the Orion EON 130 OTA. The tube was not shortened as it reaches focus in its native length but hasn't got much in focus travel left. You will have to do some tests to see if you need to modify the OTA that you have. I had this mounted on a Ce...
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Vernal Equinox
Replies: 6
Views: 189

Re: Vernal Equinox

Have you had above average temps and below average precipitation the past year or so? I am afraid that we could be in for a bad wildfire season if we don't get rain/snow melt to green things up. 2023 was bad out west, but even northern Ontario and Quebec had fires that filled the air with smoke. Fin...
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 12 Full disk Set
Replies: 14
Views: 423

Re: March 12 Full disk Set

Thanks Stuart, much appreciated :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:29 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Vernal Equinox
Replies: 6
Views: 189

Vernal Equinox

Hi all... Well, today is the Vernal Equinox and first day of spring in the northern hemisphere...the pics below were taken after work today but look much the dame as to what I woke to this morning. Mar19_Snow.jpg Mar19-B_Snow.jpg I think mother nature missed the memo about spring :lol: Winter has ma...
by MapleRidge
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: And baby makes five ...
Replies: 4
Views: 158

Re: And baby makes five ...

Nice catch!!!

Brian
by MapleRidge
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:44 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: First attempt at deep sky with the SeeStar
Replies: 4
Views: 133

Re: First attempt at deep sky with the SeeStar

Hi Alexandra...

Your deep sky first light images with the Seestar look good :bow

Lots of good suggestions from those using the scope, so I'm sure that with some guidance and more practice your will be posting more in the near future.

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:07 pm
Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
Topic: Eclipse Kit
Replies: 4
Views: 177

Re: Eclipse Kit

Thanks Michael and best of luck with your eclipse expedition :bow

Where we are the eclipse starts mid morning, so don't think the meridian flip will be an issue but I'll have to watch where the tripos legs are setup to avoid the camera hitting one :shock:

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 18-03-2024
Replies: 11
Views: 236

Re: Full Disc 18-03-2024

Beautiful images Rainer and congrats on the SPoD too :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 17-03-2024
Replies: 9
Views: 233

Re: Full Disc 17-03-2024

Superb FD images Rainer...well done :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:02 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Early Saturday Calcium 16th March
Replies: 23
Views: 540

Re: Early Saturday Calcium 16th March

Fabulous images Mark...well done :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: G Band better with the right kit!
Replies: 44
Views: 937

Re: G Band better with the right kit!

An excellent set of G-band images Nic...well done :bow

Good to read all the posts on the setups used with the filter to get the correct brightness.

Brian
by MapleRidge
Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:12 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 12 Full disk Set
Replies: 14
Views: 423

Re: March 12 Full disk Set

Mark, Franco, and Warren...

Thanks for your feedback guys, always appreciated :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:04 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 31
Views: 600

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

Excellent images from the Seestar :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 12 Full disk Set
Replies: 14
Views: 423

Re: March 12 Full disk Set

Rainer, Alexandra, Arne, Kevin, Maurits, and Rich...

Thank you for your comments and feedback on Tuesdays session...always appreciated :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 12 Full disk Set
Replies: 14
Views: 423

March 12 Full disk Set

Good day everyone... I had clear skies most of Tuesday, so I started to do some imaging and made it through the full disk shots before the cloud rolled in. It only lasted 15-20 mins but I was pressed for time so I shut down the scope. All FD images were taken with the ASI1600MM camera. The fist imag...
by MapleRidge
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:29 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha Sun on 11 March
Replies: 13
Views: 288

Re: Ha Sun on 11 March

James...

Oak sap/syrup would have to pass the squirrel test to see if it was palatable :lol:

Brian
by MapleRidge
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:47 pm
Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
Topic: Eclipse Kit
Replies: 4
Views: 177

Re: Eclipse Kit

Hi Rainer... Thanks for the suggestion that there could be power at the resort...will keep an eye out for sources. We will do a reconnaissance on the first day to find the best spots to setup...open area without interfering trees during the eclipse, preferably on grass, and if power is available tha...
by MapleRidge
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
Topic: Eclipse Kit
Replies: 4
Views: 177

Eclipse Kit

Good day everyone... I wanted to share my plans for the equipment I plan to take to Mexico for the Total Eclipse...25 days away and counting ;) I am going to primarily focus on using the DSLR (Ha modded 60D) and using my new Sigma 150-600mm zoom lens to record the event. I have a 130mm Baader film f...
by MapleRidge
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha Sun on 11 March
Replies: 13
Views: 288

Re: Ha Sun on 11 March

Rich, James, Stuart...

Thank you all for your comments on the session...always appreciated :bow

Brian
by MapleRidge
Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:50 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha Sun on 11 March
Replies: 13
Views: 288

Re: Ha Sun on 11 March

Pupak, Alexandra, Arne and Mark...

Thank you all for you feedback n the session...very much appreciated :bow
we all depend on you for our breakfasts
Now the weight of the world is on my shoulders Alexandra ;)

Brian
by MapleRidge
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha Sun on 11 March
Replies: 13
Views: 288

Re: Ha Sun on 11 March

Thanks Warren :bow

I like the cartoon too :lol:

Brian
by MapleRidge
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha Sun on 11 March
Replies: 13
Views: 288

Ha Sun on 11 March

Good day everyone... Clear skies returned on Monday and with it more seasonable weather (and more sap to boil), and I was able to do some solar imaging over lunch and some deep sky after dark too. The disk offered many features which included many filaments and proms to go along with the big cluster...
by MapleRidge
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:08 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: I am afraid it's a goner
Replies: 14
Views: 350

Re: I am afraid it's a goner

Too bad to see the condition of the camera Rich.

Reach out to ZWO...they are usually good about repairs but may vary depending on the age of the camera. Worth a try, and if you get another camera you might have a backup if they help you out.

Brian