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by dccole9
Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:20 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Zoom Meeting
Replies: 92
Views: 3198

Re: Zoom Meeting

I'll be there too!

Chris
by dccole9
Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:26 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Flare Fishing 26 Dec. 2021
Replies: 10
Views: 411

Re: Flare Fishing 26 Dec. 2021

All,

Thank you very much for the references and encouragement. My goal right now is to make the images more presentable which means more processing practice.

Of course, the biggest prize is to capture an X-flare.

Thanks Again,

Chris
by dccole9
Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:43 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Flare Fishing 26 Dec. 2021
Replies: 10
Views: 411

Flare Fishing 26 Dec. 2021

I went "flare fishing" again on the 26th of December in an attempt to capture a flare after 3hr+ of recording. I'm fairly certain I got one near Active Region 2920 at about 20:30UT so I thought this was worth posting. Is there anywhere I can look to confirm this? https://youtu.be/COoSTMrOY...
by dccole9
Sat Nov 27, 2021 7:17 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Activity 26Nov.2021
Replies: 10
Views: 477

Re: Solar Activity 26Nov.2021

Warren,

For me, Ha tuning has always been hard to get consistent results. On this particular day, no matter how far in or out I adjusted the knob nothing really "popped" both visually or while recording. Could I be missing something?

Chris
by dccole9
Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:44 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Activity 26Nov.2021
Replies: 10
Views: 477

Re: Solar Activity 26Nov.2021

James,

I don't have the FireCapture files in front of me, but I would say somewhere in the 11am hour, EST. Visually, white light was the most interesting.

Chris
by dccole9
Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:15 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Activity 26Nov.2021
Replies: 10
Views: 477

Solar Activity 26Nov.2021

Seeing was horrendous today. I took everyone's advice about moving the Ha around on the ASI183mm's chip to get a more illuminated field. It went a little better this time but, I guess the seeing combined with my processing skills could only yield but so much: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5170...
by dccole9
Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:20 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Activity 14Nov.2021
Replies: 11
Views: 456

Re: Solar Activity 14Nov.2021

Thanks for the suggestions. It hadn't hit me to move the disk around on the sensor for even illumination considering I do that already for CaK

Thanks again
Chris
by dccole9
Mon Nov 15, 2021 5:59 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Activity 14Nov.2021
Replies: 11
Views: 456

Re: Solar Activity 14Nov.2021

All, I was afraid some of you would say to try a double stack. I hope to get an extra element in the future, but not until I've reached the limits of what the current setup can do. Below was probably the last decent capture of h-alpha I've had in awhile. This was back in September: https://live.stat...
by dccole9
Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:32 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Activity 14Nov.2021
Replies: 11
Views: 456

Solar Activity 14Nov.2021

It looks like CaK and White Light are showing signs of a new spot near the limb at about the 8 o'clock position. The seeing was horrendous here. I've also been having trouble getting decent contrast when dialing in the H-alpha pressure tuner. Any recommendations? Thanks, Chris https://live.staticfli...
by dccole9
Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:31 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Calcium K Time Lapses?
Replies: 5
Views: 323

Re: Calcium K Time Lapses?

Thanks guys.

I just finished putting together a setup that would allow me to finally record the three most common wavelengths simultaneously. Of course, now that everything is in order, the forecast is calling for rain throughout the weekend. :mad:

Chris
by dccole9
Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Calcium K Time Lapses?
Replies: 5
Views: 323

Calcium K Time Lapses?

All,

Something I have yet to find are time lapses of Calcium K line images. I'm sure examples are buried somewhere on here. Is a time lapse of Calcium K even worthwhile?

Thanks,
Chris
by dccole9
Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:44 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Wildest event(s) you have captured on the sun
Replies: 21
Views: 912

Re: Wildest event(s) you have captured on the sun

My "wildest event" is when I came close to capturing a complete rotation back in 2016: https://youtu.be/eQfDEoXPseg Here, I tried to image the Sun everyday at lunchtime in the Hydrogen-alpha wavelength. The goal was to capture 27 consecutive days of images which is the approximate amount o...
by dccole9
Mon Nov 01, 2021 6:27 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Activity 31Oct.2021
Replies: 6
Views: 320

Re: Solar Activity 31Oct.2021

Thank you all. My local astronomy club suggested to me that a "Solar Wavelength Table" would help new members who wish to understand "sunlight". So, I made a PhotoShop Action that sets up the table automatically and then I just drop in the images.

Chris
by dccole9
Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:19 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Activity 31Oct.2021
Replies: 6
Views: 320

Solar Activity 31Oct.2021

All, Here's a look at today's solar activity. I'm always struggling to get the Ha to look as "contrasty" as I have seen in other images on here: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51645678571_f1edef468a_k.jpg Solar Activity 31Oct2021 by Chris Cole , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com...
by dccole9
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:21 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sunshine 30th October 2021
Replies: 11
Views: 332

Re: Sunshine 30th October 2021

Beautiful as always Alexandra! I hope to be on here more often now that our star is becoming more photogenic.

Chris
by dccole9
Mon Dec 21, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Jupiter and Saturn during the day
Replies: 2
Views: 530

Jupiter and Saturn during the day

All, One of the things I do for outreach when we want to look at other objects other than the Sun, is observing the planets during the day. It’s one thing to see them visually at night but having good enough optics to see them during the day is something else entirely. Here’s a video I took exactly ...
by dccole9
Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:36 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full disk Sun 04-01-2018
Replies: 9
Views: 1861

Re: Full disk Sun 04-01-2018

Nice Image. I'd echo Alexandra's post. It still looks photogenic.

Chris
by dccole9
Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: December 31st
Replies: 14
Views: 1825

Re: December 31st

Brian, Nice images. I have about the same Lunt telescope as you. Down here in the states I'm going through a record cold snap with mostly clear skies. Do you have any tips as far as pressure tuning the telescope in the cold? I noticed it was really tough getting any kind of tuning from my scope last...
by dccole9
Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:52 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: New Year Sun by the Hubby
Replies: 10
Views: 1590

Re: New Year Sun by the Hubby

Nice going. The CaK prominences are my favorite.
by dccole9
Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:28 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Today's SUN (20171217) BIG PROM
Replies: 12
Views: 1875

Re: Today's SUN (20171217) BIG PROM

So jealous! Sunday was the first day in awhile where we didn't have clear skies. I would have loved to have seen that beast. Nice work.

Chris
by dccole9
Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:08 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: SOLAR & LUNAR JET TRANSITS (2011/2017)
Replies: 7
Views: 1625

Re: SOLAR & LUNAR JET TRANSITS (2011/2017)

Chris-1 Pedro-30; no contest! Nice montage. I assume your holy grail would be an ISS transit?

Chris
by dccole9
Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sunday Sun 29-10-2017
Replies: 15
Views: 2157

Re: Sunday Sun 29-10-2017

Always a treat to see you're images. However, your sarcastic first statement in this post was wonderful!

Chris
by dccole9
Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:18 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: My first successful CaK filtered image
Replies: 6
Views: 1181

My first successful CaK filtered image

It took me weeks to get something worthwhile to post. I've read a lot on this forum and all that reading and research has paid off. I've quickly learned that seeing has to be decent for CaK images: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4448/37151072884_395721bf9e_b.jpg Calcium K Line Solar First Success by...
by dccole9
Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:04 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: Lunt CaK wedge aperture precaution
Replies: 1
Views: 2929

Lunt CaK wedge aperture precaution

So now I have a Lunt CaK wedge. Lunt recommends you to not use it on anything larger than 100mm aperture. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but is using an 80mm scope with an aperture mask overkill?

Chris
by dccole9
Sat Oct 07, 2017 3:00 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Grab and Go H-alpha Solar Scope
Replies: 17
Views: 2432

Re: Grab and Go H-alpha Solar Scope

Looks great. I tend to be a bit nostalgic sometimes, but I really like that wood Celestron tripod. Don't get me wrong, a Takahashi scope would be great to have someday not to mention all your solar toys!

Chris
by dccole9
Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:50 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Animation 9.24
Replies: 9
Views: 1879

Re: Solar Animation 9.24

This is exactly what I have been wanting to strive for. Wonderfully done! Were you able to get the recording to show both the surface detail and the prominences simultaneously or did it require one recording each and assemble the two later?

Chris
by dccole9
Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:24 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: My collection of images from the American solar eclipse
Replies: 18
Views: 18540

Re: My collection of images from the American solar eclipse

Loved the diamond ring video. :hamster: It went from one quarter to four karats in thirty seconds. I was wanting to becoming a jeweler a long time ago.

Chris
by dccole9
Fri Sep 15, 2017 5:54 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR12680 short animation
Replies: 12
Views: 2187

Re: AR12680 short animation

Wow, that long? That's exciting! Maybe I should stop "time lapsing" prominences and give ARs a try.
by dccole9
Fri Sep 15, 2017 5:51 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Replies: 20
Views: 4292

Re: Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Yay!! Scored!
:band

Chris
by dccole9
Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:40 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR12680 short animation
Replies: 12
Views: 2187

Re: AR12680 short animation

That's enough action for me! Well done! About how much time does it represent?

Chris
by dccole9
Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:08 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Help - How do you create these composite eclipse shots?
Replies: 17
Views: 8343

Re: Help - How do you create these composite eclipse shots?

Alexandra, I tried to use the astropix procedure with layers too at first and got a similar result as you. So, to make light of the situation, you're following in my footsteps. The key is the "Apply Image" command which is the tedious part in the whole procedure, having to keep track of ev...
by dccole9
Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:14 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Solar Eclipse Casper Mountain Wyoming.
Replies: 7
Views: 5487

Re: Solar Eclipse Casper Mountain Wyoming.

The look of this reminds me of the famous photographer, Ansel Adams. If he were to photograph an eclipse, it would almost look like this.

Chris
by dccole9
Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:16 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Very high resolution on AR2672 - 300 mm solar solar telescope at 2930 m altitude
Replies: 16
Views: 2001

Re: Very high resolution on AR2672 - 300 mm solar solar telescope at 2930 m altitude

Wow! I don't know how it could get any better than this. With this much detail, the image starts to look like a stone mosaic.

Chris
by dccole9
Mon Aug 28, 2017 11:15 am
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Wyoming Totality
Replies: 8
Views: 4870

Re: Wyoming Totality

Love the collage.

Chris
by dccole9
Sat Aug 26, 2017 11:27 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Replies: 9
Views: 4883

Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>

Sure! From top down: Stellarvue 90mm f7 Canon 600d camera with Magic Lantern software Ap900gto mount The picture was from a HDR composition(sec) 1/4000, 1/1000, 1/250, 1/60, 1/15, 1/4, 1”, 4" exposures although I didn't use the 4" exposure. Magic Lantern is great for bracketing and complet...
by dccole9
Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:52 pm
Forum: Great American Solar Eclipse August 21 2017
Topic: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Replies: 9
Views: 4883

Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>

I had been wanting to do an HDR picture of a solar eclipse ever since I saw what was possible over the years. Well, it finally came to fruition and, after catching up on my day job, here's my first result: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4354/36636994202_b4e1eb472a_h.jpg 21 Aug 2017 HDR Eclipse by Ch...
by dccole9
Fri May 19, 2017 2:41 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Baader Coronagraph is Back! and some Sun
Replies: 16
Views: 2804

Re: Baader Coronagraph is Back! and some Sun

I of course am jealous of the animation. All my solar lately has been outreach on 100% clear days. I'm curious to know what software you use to assemble the timelapse sequence after processing each image. The one I use is very clunky.

Chris
by dccole9
Tue May 09, 2017 4:28 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR2653 animation on "G Band" (29/04/2017)
Replies: 23
Views: 3767

Re: AR2653 animation on "G Band" (29/04/2017)

Wonderful! I love timelapses but never knew anything this dramatic was possible with WL!
by dccole9
Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Spanish Sun 26th April Day 4
Replies: 13
Views: 1922

Re: Spanish Sun 26th April Day 4

Alexandra, I sort of feel your pain. Our lab lost two -80C freezers last month. I'm starting to consider a CaK scope now based on everything I've seen here and I"m glad I read this thread about how AS can limit itself to sections of a recording. It will come in handy for lunar stuff. Nice pic B...
by dccole9
Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:10 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: Quick ZWO sensor question
Replies: 3
Views: 3359

Quick ZWO sensor question

All,

So I have a ZWO asi174mm. I know that there is another brand of camera out there that uses the same sensor. Does anybody know what it is?

Chris
by dccole9
Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:06 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: April 1st Time Lapse
Replies: 8
Views: 1355

Re: April 1st Time Lapse

And I would love to know how to do well-processed surface details like yours, Marks or everyone here for that matter. Credit for the alignment of course is imppg the authors name escapes me but clearly he/she has made it easier on our videos here.
by dccole9
Tue Apr 11, 2017 8:50 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: April 1st Time Lapse
Replies: 8
Views: 1355

April 1st Time Lapse

Sorry, I haven't been around lately. I've been distracted by other areas of astronomy. My in-laws have a pick-your-own strawberry farm in which I come out to do astronomy outreach in the afternoons and weekends. We mostly look at the Sun and then Venus and the Moon when it's out. About ten days ago,...
by dccole9
Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:55 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR 2573-74 Close up 280mm DS 0,2A
Replies: 23
Views: 3473

Re: AR 2573-74 Close up 280mm DS 0,2A

I like these In your face looks of active regions. I haven't looked extensively on this forum, but have you ever done a mosaic with this setup? I can understand a full disk would be tough, but have you stitched a few panels?

Chris
by dccole9
Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:31 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 50-Min Animations of AR2553 on June 16th
Replies: 9
Views: 867

Re: 50-Min Animations of AR2553 on June 16th

Charles, I like to do animations too. But I am a complete rookie in getting even field illumination. What's your secret? Unfortunately, the beauty of your timelapses here may end up making me part with a "little" money to get the autoguider you have. How long can you make your focal length...
by dccole9
Thu Jun 23, 2016 1:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solstice Analemma 2016
Replies: 10
Views: 1264

Re: Solstice Analemma 2016

I would submit this to be an APOD.

Chris
by dccole9
Sun Jun 19, 2016 10:27 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Busy limb and full disk from June 18
Replies: 10
Views: 1252

Re: Busy limb and full disk from June 18

I like the look of this color scheme. How did you do that? I like the way it gives your proms a fluffy look.

Chris
by dccole9
Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:48 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Today's SUN (20160612) LOOP PROMS
Replies: 15
Views: 1342

Re: Today's SUN (20160612) LOOP PROMS

I saw these briefly today. Great capture! Across the pond its clear, but man is it hot at 94F (34C)!

Chris
by dccole9
Fri Jun 10, 2016 4:37 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Today's SUN (2160610) - imaged through high clouds
Replies: 10
Views: 1131

Re: Today's SUN (2160610) - imaged through high clouds

Pedro,

It doesn't look like clouds were an issue in these. You could have fooled me.

Do you change the exposure or gain during a recording when clouds suddenly get in the way? I do this FireCapture but I don't know if I should.

Chris
by dccole9
Thu Jun 09, 2016 12:18 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR 12552 HIGH RES 280mm EXCELLENT SEEING!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 1076

Re: AR 12552 HIGH RES 280mm EXCELLENT SEEING!!!

Valery,

I'm so used to seeing only refractors do H alpha. What does your setup look like? Nice pic by the way.

Chris
by dccole9
Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:33 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Another Mercury time lapse
Replies: 6
Views: 1005

Re: Another Mercury time lapse

Thanks everybody. I shouldn't take all the credit for coming up with how to make the transitions from frame to frame so smooth. Pedro Res solar flat workflow made that possible.

Chris