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Great chat folks.
And fantastic to see all the developments in Kosovo!

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Fabulous capture.
Right place, right time!

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Wishing you good health Eric.
Fabolous composition of images! Superb!

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First stab at processing a HDR image of totality V2-final.png Michael, I'm struggling to find words to describe my reaction to this image because I found it strangely moving. It's truly spectacular! I've shared a link to it on my instagram stories because my friends NEED to see it! I'm Annie Maunde...

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If you zoom in on the image on the LHS, you’ll see a double star. They are Zeta Piscium A & B. They are magnitude +5.2 and +6.4 respectively.

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Processing these images will be both fun and head wrecking for the next couple of weeks!

Every time I’ll look at it, I’ll see room for improvement.

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First stab at processing a HDR image of totality

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Delighted you all got to see it Brian.
It really is a wonderful to share with others.

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After a long drove from Dallas this morning (and back this evening), we made it to Mena, Arkansas for totality and avoided the clouds. Below are two images. Both are unprocessed. One is of the corona during totality. The other is the diamond ring at 3rd contact. I will post more details tomorrow whe...

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After a long drove from Dallas this morning (and back this evening), we made it to Mena, Arkansas for totality and avoided the clouds. Below are two images. Both are unprocessed. One is of the corona during totality. The other is the diamond ring at 3rd contact. I will post more details tomorrow whe...

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Forecast changing all the time, improving over Texas.

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Thanks for the info Rainer. We are just north of the city of Mazatlan, roughly 20 miles north of the centre line but the difference will be minimal. Michael, we are currently staying in Toronto (Monday night) and have a direct flight to Mazatlan or Tuesday morning. Travelling with two long time ast...

astroshot · Re: March 31 2024 Observations That's just stunning!!

That's just stunning!!

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What day are you flying south Brian?
Hope the weather plays ball for all of us!
I'm arrive in to Dallas on Thur 4th.
Driving to Houston for 2 nights, and then back to Dallas on Sat 6th.

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Yup, it has shades of Europe 1999 all over it.
Looks like most of Mexico and US will be cloudy, except for perhaps NE US / E Canada.

Disappointing to say the least!

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Interesting setup and first light!
Looking forward to seeing more.

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600mm is a good focal length for a full frame camera.

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Good stuff Brian. Looks good. One item that's on my mind is that from Dallas, totality will occur just past the meridian. Az = 185deg at start of totality. I think this may require a meridian flip of an equatorial mount. So, I might just go with an alt-az setup. Also, the Sun/Moon altitude is 64deg,...

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Good work on the upgrade Nic!

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Good work on the upgrade Nic!

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Optical quality looks very good. Very little CA.

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Fabulous result Shaun.

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Excellent!!
Did you check FlightRadar to see what flight it was, by any chance?
Michael.

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Good chat folks.
Wish you all safe travels for the eclipse next month.

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That's very good Alex.
How are you getting such a smooth edge to your Sol'ex solar disc?

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That's interesting. Must try stacking my Sol'ex images - if the Sun ever appears! ;-)

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I use Set'n'c with my Canon DSLR.
https://robertnufer.ch/06_computing/set ... c_page.htm
Worked great on my last eclipse trip.
Regards,
Michael.

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Nice work Nic.
Out of curiosity, what was your imaging setup for these images?
Michael.

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Fab images!

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A few images from today with the Solex. Very mixed conditions leaving me to try grab some captures between haze or thick cloud. My focus is slightly off (although it's very difficult to tell when capturing the image) and the atmospheric turbulence is causing the rough edges to the disc. Some haze dr...

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Wow! That's amazing!
For those in Europe, wouldn't it be cool to head there some time for a meetup?

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No words required...

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Fab hi-res work!

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Amazing work!

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Who's your glazing company?
Perhaps they could start making apos! ;-)

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Thanks folks.
I need a lot more practice as I'm getting those tagged edges along the edge of the solar disc, even though I used a very slow slew speed.

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Earlier this week, the ASI178mm camera arrived and I only got a few minutes to try imaging the Sun with my Sol'ex before clouds rolled in. Below are my first images. I've a learning curve ahead of me. 09_56_30_20240119_card_0_00.png 09_56_30_20240119_negative_0_00.png 09_56_30_20240119_mix_0_00.png ...

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nicspenceryork wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:28 am I think to myself no I’m Nic the Dog Walker and sing ‘Mr Cellophane’ from the musical Chicago as I walk away and it makes me laugh!
With affection,
Just Spencer aka Nic Spencer

you mean 'Canine Mobility Specialist', yea?

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First sighting of that strange yellow thing in 2024!

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I purchased the Alpine Bino Bandit XL at Christmas and today was the first (partially) sunny day since then. I normally solar observe with a double-sided cloth over my head - black on inside and white on outside. However this clever thing does away with all that. Fits nicely on the eyepiece binoview...

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Good chat. Thanks folks.

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Fabulous images Brian.

Our weather was quite poor in 2023.
2024 has started with a cool spell, bouncing a few degrees either side of 0C.
No snow, just plenty cloud and quite damp, making it feel cold.

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Lovely work Martin!

On a side note, I hope you weren't too badly affected by the recent floods.
(My brother lives in Doolandella).

Michael

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Pedro,
Fab work as always.
Out of curiosity, what would happen if you tried this on the Moon?
Just a blank grey disc?

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Crikey. Not good. What's the warrarty period? It's a pity that this Joyride has come to an end. With that setup, you really had The Look , especially that image above which really does Look Sharp . Sometimes you just have to Listen to Your Heart and get it repaired. Have a Nice Day, Michael. P.S. Ap...

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My Zwo focusers arrrived, so I have my Sol’ex assembled now. Still waiting on my 178mm mono camera, so just playing around today with my 120mc colour cam while the Sun tries to burn through the fog. Image below shows the Sodium doublet. Focusing is a bit tricky. Nice to see the spectrum in colour to...

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Agree 100% Mark.
Good explanation.

A little over sampling is a good thing, as you said, to capture the data during those moments of good seeing.

The only downside of excessive over sampling is the large data files, as the camera is recording data it can never use.

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But in all seriousness, one of those UK shows might be a good spot to have an informal meet up as a few of ye are from up that way. https://www.ukastroshow.com/ Sat 14th Sept near Coventry https://practicalastroshow.com/ Sat 23rd March near Coventry Both are approx 30mins from Birmingham Airport by ...

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I think we’ll have to create our own rival event:
The National Impractical Astrological Show.
I’ll get my coat..

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Thanks Pedro.
Yes, despite less than ideal conditions, ~90 positive observations have been reported, which is excellent! Probably one of the most successful occultation observations ever.

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