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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:58 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: I’ll be at NEAF for the Solar Star Party
- Replies: 5
- Views: 198
Re: I’ll be at NEAF for the Solar Star Party
Lunt will not be there this year
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:03 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: fundraiser tally as of April 16th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 137
fundraiser tally as of April 16th
115 donations so far at an average donation of $113 each. Thank you. We have 14,690 users on our three facebook groups and one Internet forum 21 donations from solarchatforum.com 90 donations from Facebook users 3 donations via mailed check 1 donation via EFT transfer raising money is my least favor...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: April 16th status
- Replies: 0
- Views: 59
April 16th status
Thanks everyone for a great fundraiser so far for our program and the first National Observatory/Science Center in Kosovo! We have 14 days left to raise another $7,255 in order to make our goal. Please make a donation to help these dreams become reality in science education! www.paypal.me/cbsap www....
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:45 am
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: April 2024 Solarchat Zoom meeting with Pranvera Hyseni
- Replies: 4
- Views: 132
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: SUNDAY APRIL 14th 1800GMT Zoom meeting
- Replies: 0
- Views: 136
SUNDAY APRIL 14th 1800GMT Zoom meeting
we will have a special guest at our monthly get together on April 14 at 1800 GMT. Pranvera Hyseni, Doctoral candidate in Planetary Geology at the University of California in San Jose and Director of Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo, the CBSAP affiliate in Kosovo will be joining us to go over the grand o...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Let’s get it going!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 266
Let’s get it going!
11 donations from Solarchat members so far. Alright everybody, let’s get this fundraiser going! Here’s how it works; you give a little bit to the pot and then I manage it in a manner that gets high end equipment and training to people all over this country and 27 others so that they can get young pe...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:18 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: I’ll be at NEAF for the Solar Star Party
- Replies: 5
- Views: 198
I’ll be at NEAF for the Solar Star Party
If anyone else is going to NEAF, come say hi!
we could really use your help with the fundraiser also as I’m trying to work up a starting gift for the observatory in Kosovo while still maintaining all of our other programs around the world and this forum.
www.venmo.com/cbsapse
www.paypal.me/cbsap
we could really use your help with the fundraiser also as I’m trying to work up a starting gift for the observatory in Kosovo while still maintaining all of our other programs around the world and this forum.
www.venmo.com/cbsapse
www.paypal.me/cbsap
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:33 pm
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: New Spectroheliograph construction (based on 102mm refractor)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 222
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:33 pm
- Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
- Topic: New Spectroheliograph construction (based on 102mm refractor)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 720
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Can't install Solar tools in Pixinsight
- Replies: 12
- Views: 251
Re: Can't install Solar tools in Pixinsight
I have owned pix insight since it first came out and have struggled with it many times usually giving up in the end. I see all of those guys teaching classes at NEAF every year And have developed a strong dislike of having to use the program. lol Is there a fee for the Solar toolbox and has anyone a...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: ALMOST HALF WAY THERE
- Replies: 1
- Views: 149
ALMOST HALF WAY THERE
WE ARE SO CLOSE TO PASSING THE HALF WAY MARK! Thank you Robert Arnold, Vineet Bewtra, Kevin Sherwood, and Hilario Alvarez for your generous donations to the Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project/Sunlit Earth Spring fundraiser! Please help us teach more science of the Sun by making a tax deductible d...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:51 pm
- Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
- Topic: 2024 Eclipse Animation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 172
Re: 2024 Eclipse Animation
What’s wrong with it? Looks pretty good to me.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: lucky shot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 146
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
- Topic: lucky shot
- Replies: 11
- Views: 251
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Please support our nonprofit.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 68
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 1/4 there! We need your support SolarChatters!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 155
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:53 pm
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Double stack options with a Quark chromosphere?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 339
Re: Double stack options with a Quark chromosphere?
just an opinion but you’d be way better off dumping the Quark and getting a real solar telescope and then a second etalon. By the time you get done, you will have spent the same money.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Thank you donors! Lets keep it up!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 63
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:02 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER EVER.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 666
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Back in the saddle... animations from Up n Over Down Under
- Replies: 17
- Views: 305
Re: Back in the saddle... animations from Up n Over Down Under
beautiful stuff!
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER EVER.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 666
THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER EVER.
This is a VERY special fundraiser for the Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project/Sunlit Earth! It the culmination of 15 years of hard work and dedication to teaching the science of the Sun to anyone who would listen and supporting others around the world to bring it into their communities for a more ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:45 pm
- Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
- Topic: Sol’Ex Spectroheliograph - all my videos
- Replies: 4
- Views: 230
Re: Sol’Ex Spectroheliograph - all my videos
wow! this IS THE POST for anyone interested in getting the Sol Ex Spectroheliograph.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun 26th March 2024 VIDEO and Photos
- Replies: 11
- Views: 260
Re: Sun 26th March 2024 VIDEO and Photos
Welcome and thanks for posting!
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:26 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: M class flare March 24th from the marsh
- Replies: 12
- Views: 345
Re: M class flare March 24th from the marsh
i’m always struggling to try and find the correct mix to accurately reflect the color you see in the telescope but still be viewable enough to see details on a computer screen. I have been switching my image formats over to CMYK and using the curves in there to get the red above. Anyone got any good...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:20 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: M class flare March 24th from the marsh
- Replies: 12
- Views: 345
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:54 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: X1.12 Flare and More!. Early AM UTC 3-23-24
- Replies: 10
- Views: 315
Re: X1.12 Flare and More!. Early AM UTC 3-23-24
I just got out of bed and saw that notice. Cool.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Full disk set up
- Replies: 8
- Views: 231
Re: Full disk set up
no. a .5 focal reducer screwed onto the camera nosepiece will give you a lot more, especially if you alter the snout length, but probably not a full disk. The Quark is designed for high focal length use with small field of view. You can however go to your favorite Telescope outlet and purchase a Lun...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: System outage March 28th at 0600GMT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 924
Re: System outage March 21st at 2300GMT
Hey guys, Why can't I upload a MPEG4 File. It is only 52 MB. It does not appear to work the same as the "the copy image address" we use for GIF's. The AstroBin link is fine but is simply tries to insert an image symbol when the address is pasted in. If you want to post some sort of video ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Old subject, new reader, color vs mono camera
- Replies: 5
- Views: 212
Re: Old subject, new reader, color vs mono camera
there is absolutely zero need to do any live stacking. the live preview will be way more than enough especially if the capture software allows for you to use a false color like red instead of the gray to display.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Ran Out of Pixels
- Replies: 14
- Views: 389
Re: Ran Out of Pixels
Don’t worry because the sun is getting smaller and smaller on the sensor as the weeks go by so you will probably have a full disc come the end of May.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:45 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Old subject, new reader, color vs mono camera
- Replies: 5
- Views: 212
Re: Old subject, new reader, color vs mono camera
Like Mark says, this ain’t rocket science :). The Sun is very forgiving and there is so much light to work with, anything that shows a full disk on the chip will be spectacular to watch on a live preview monitor. Have you set up this gear already and made sure that it does indeed show the entire dis...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: ASTRO IIDC User Group
- Topic: @23 I want to donate 2x IIDC camera
- Replies: 1
- Views: 247
Re: @23 I want to donate 2x IIDC camera
Hi, I am the Director of the nonprofit Charlie Bates Solar astronomy project that also owns and runs this forum. We still use Astro IIDC at all of our events and supply various outreach providers with point gray cameras and Astro IIDC through our golden key as well. If you would like to donate your ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:18 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: full disk 3 11
- Replies: 8
- Views: 239
Re: full disk 3 11
100mm doublestack
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:04 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: full disk 3 11
- Replies: 8
- Views: 239
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:11 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
- Replies: 20
- Views: 564
Re: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
all I’m saying is that every filament or prominence that lifts up and leaves the chromosphere does not turn into a coronal mass ejection. so, someone saying that they are imaging a CME when they are actually imaging and ejecting prominence is not accurate. It is pretty common and almost routine for ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
- Replies: 20
- Views: 564
Re: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
barnstorm, I went over and watched the YouTube video you cited where the lady tries to make solar weather look like a news style weather report. I need to point out that nowhere in that video did she say that a filament being released is a CME. Also, all the wavelengths that they are viewing in this...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: System outage March 28th at 0600GMT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 924
System outage March 28th at 0600GMT
Our new host dreamhost is going to be updating our servers and there may be a 30-60 minute System outage March 28th at 0600GMT Sorry for the inconvenience but we have almost hit 80 GB in storage and currently have, by far, the largest astronomy forum ever created. Keep it coming as we have plenty mo...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
- Replies: 10
- Views: 218
Re: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
in a manner of speaking I guess you could say those ejected prominences “become” CME’s. I believe it would be more correct to state the active region or magnetic disturbance that caused the ejecting prominence may also cause a part of the corona to be ejected which is what a CME is. If I had a nicke...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
- Replies: 20
- Views: 564
Re: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
in a manner of speaking I guess you could say those ejected prominences “become” CME’s. I believe it would be more correct to state the active region or magnetic disturbance that caused the ejecting prominence may also cause a part of the corona to be ejected which is what a CME is. If I had a nicke...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
- Replies: 10
- Views: 218
Re: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
thanks for posting. Not to be a stickler but this is an animation of an ejecting prominence from the surface of the sun. Coronal mass ejections are not visible in a hydrogen alpha telescope as they are about 100,000 times as dim and diffused as a prominence and occur in the corona whereas the h-alph...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
- Replies: 20
- Views: 564
Re: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from plasma filament, March 11
thanks for posting. Not to be a stickler but this is an animation of an ejecting prominence from the surface of the sun. Coronal mass ejections are not visible in a hydrogen alpha telescope as they are about 100,000 times as dim and diffused as a prominence and occur in the corona whereas the h-alph...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:18 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: April 2024 Eclipse Round-up After Party on Zoom April 14th 1800GMT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1508
April 2024 Eclipse Round-up After Party on Zoom April 14th 1800GMT
Solarchat is inviting you to the 2024 Eclipse round-up Zoom meeting and After-Party
Come share your eclipse pics and experiences!
Sunday, April 14th, 2025 1800GMT
Solarchat Monthly Hangout on Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5813691822
Meeting ID: 581 369 1822
Passcode: 21122112
Come share your eclipse pics and experiences!
Sunday, April 14th, 2025 1800GMT
Solarchat Monthly Hangout on Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5813691822
Meeting ID: 581 369 1822
Passcode: 21122112
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:14 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: March 2024 Solarchat Zoom meeting video
- Replies: 0
- Views: 95
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
- Topic: Solar eclipse glasses
- Replies: 4
- Views: 243
Re: Solar eclipse glasses
good. I’m sure they’re fine. I’m sorry for being out but our sponsors rainbow symphony have had a very difficult time getting more film this year because of all the new people selling solar glasses like Daystar and Lunt. We have been out since October and I have 150 pair in my garage for anything I’...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Hello after a long while!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 277
Re: Hello after a long while!
Welcome back!
You still got it!
You still got it!
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:27 am
- Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
- Topic: Solar eclipse glasses
- Replies: 4
- Views: 243
Re: Solar eclipse glasses
all of our nonprofit glasses come from rainbow symphony. I do not know any safe glasses on Amazon but I’m sure there are some.
I would be happy to send you some except we have been out since October
I would be happy to send you some except we have been out since October
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:52 pm
- Forum: Sunlit Earth
- Topic: Georgia Barred Owl
- Replies: 4
- Views: 186
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:49 pm
- Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
- Topic: Total Solar eclipse 2024 and travel to Mexico
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3584
Re: Total Solar eclipse 2024 and travel to Mexico
lets keep the forum about solar astronomy please.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:50 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: March 10th 1800GMT Solarchat Zoom meeting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 659
March 10th 1800GMT Solarchat Zoom meeting
Solarchat is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Sunday, March 10th, 2025 1800GMT
Solarchat Monthly Hangout on Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5813691822
Meeting ID: 581 369 1822
Passcode: 21122112
Sunday, March 10th, 2025 1800GMT
Solarchat Monthly Hangout on Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5813691822
Meeting ID: 581 369 1822
Passcode: 21122112
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:47 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Full disk - Lunt 40mm BF600 first light! - March 2nd
- Replies: 14
- Views: 393
Re: Full disk - Lunt 40mm BF600 first light! - March 2nd
thanks for posting and welcome to the forum!