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- Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 29 March 2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14
29 March 2024
Today started clear but soon was destroyed by cloud from an animation point of view. I had three attempts at an animation and wound up deleting all of them. Seeing was consistently bad all day between clouds and I stopped at 4.30pm. All I could manage is a few captures in some reasonable gaps. I all...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 28 March 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 161
28 March 2024
The monster active area 3614 is nearing the western limb now. I am hoping for some clear sky in the morning for a farewell look. In the meantime this is some of what I saw this morning. The animation (1 Hr and 55min )is from the day before and the images from today covering AR 3614, 3615 and 3619. A...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:34 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 25 March 2024
- Replies: 8
- Views: 142
25 March 2024
Thought I would look at AR3614 this morning after a few days of cloud. It has been quiet active but seemed a little passive while I was imaging today. Never the less here is 2 hours and 5 minutes of it's daily routine. From 2227 UTC until 0032 UTC. I also looked at AR3615 and a couple of prominences...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:28 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: A few prominence animations.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 280
Re: A few prominence animations.
Thanks everyone! I tried the image align in ImPPG but unfortunately my tracking was a bit too wayward and the program didn't do it for me. I ended up manually aligning in Registax 5, doing a batch process in Photoshop to blacken the disc and then finishing up with PIPP for the final animation. The ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:52 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 19 March 2024 Mono Version
- Replies: 5
- Views: 170
19 March 2024 Mono Version
This is the same data as the colour but shows more finer details I think.
https://astrob.in/9ld3ng/B/
https://astrob.in/9ld3ng/B/
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: A few prominence animations.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 280
Re: A few prominence animations.
You have some nice details in there Brian. Flats will help a lot with the uneven illumination.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 19 March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 240
19 March 2024
I saddled up for the Prominences again today. Condition were reasonable for a 3 Hour animation of the departing SW prom complex The GiF was far to big, so again it is presented as a MPEG4 video. Capture was from 2224UT until 0127 UTC Lunt 100 DS with a ZWO 432 mm at F35. Static images are firstly of...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:01 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 18 March 2024
- Replies: 13
- Views: 265
18 March 2024
After a few days of rain and cloud I got about an hour and a half of imaging this morning. Wanted to look at some prominences both DS and SS. Also managed 50 minute animation of the departing SW fila-prom. First image is Double Stack, second on of the same area is Single Stack. Third image is SS and...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:09 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 14 March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 225
Re: 14 March 2024
Hi Mark,
Why can't I link the image address with MPEG4 the same way we link the GIF files?
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:41 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: System outage March 28th at 0600GMT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 790
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.
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.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:15 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 14 March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 225
14 March 2024
A farewell look at AR3599 on the western limb. This is 2hours and 47 minutes of it daily routine. 2237 to 1024 UTC. Again a very large file, so presented as a MPEG4 Video. The presentation is rotated 90Deg CCW for easier viewing Lunt 100 DS with a ZWO432mm camera at F35. Animation at - https://astro...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:56 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 13 March 2024 Inverted
- Replies: 6
- Views: 191
13 March 2024 Inverted
Seeing was awful as you can see in the video. I new at the time but did the capture anyway as I wanted to try different delay time and a different way of processing. I was going to delete it but thought I would try inverting it for different approach. Rather than try and post a 200MB+ GIF, Arne Dani...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: April 2024 Eclipse Round-up After Party on Zoom April 14th 1800GMT
- Replies: 4
- Views: 847
Re: April 2024 Eclipse Round-up After Party on Zoom April 14th 1800GMT
Yes Rich,
Right in the centre line, probably be raining.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:29 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: April 2024 Eclipse Round-up After Party on Zoom April 14th 1800GMT
- Replies: 4
- Views: 847
Re: April 2024 Eclipse Round-up After Party on Zoom April 14th 1800GMT
I will set my alarm this time.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:34 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 2 hours 39 minutes timelapse of AR13599, 13600 and 13605 in H-Alpha 8th of March 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 378
Re: 2 hours 39 minutes timelapse of AR13599, 13600 and 13605 in H-Alpha 8th of March 2024
Thank you very much for taking the time to look and comment everyone! Much appreciated! Ralph: The resulting GIF-animation from PIPP ended up at 639MB so this time I generated and uploaded a MPEG-4 encoded AVI file instead (also in PIPP). Using maximum quality this file ended up with a filesize of ...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:03 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 2 hours 39 minutes timelapse of AR13599, 13600 and 13605 in H-Alpha 8th of March 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 378
Re: 2 hours 39 minutes timelapse of AR13599, 13600 and 13605 in H-Alpha 8th of March 2024
Excellent Arne, really smooth and excellent detail throughout.
That amount of data tends to put me off. However the results speak for them selves.
What was the upload file size on AstroBin?
That amount of data tends to put me off. However the results speak for them selves.
What was the upload file size on AstroBin?
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:49 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: I am afraid it's a goner
- Replies: 14
- Views: 349
Re: I am afraid it's a goner
Send it back to ZWO and they will fix it Rich.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:46 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Another Day, another shot...through clouds 3/11/2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 208
Re: Another Day, another shot...through clouds 3/11/2024
Looks like you have that little contraption sorted out Warren. Pity it doesn’t dissipate clouds.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:47 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 12 March 2024
- Replies: 8
- Views: 187
12 March 2024
This is all I could manage today. The AR 3599 complex is nearing the SW Western limb.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:56 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 11 March 2024
- Replies: 8
- Views: 144
11 March 2024
Had a look with my 90mm SS Coronado and the Quark today. The main image is of the big SW limb prominence with my 130mm Vixen and the Coronado at F30, and a ZWO 174mm. Conditions were not great but consistent. The first two are of AR 3599 one with the Coronado and one with the Quark. Same with the Pr...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:05 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 10 March 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 205
10 March 2024
Reasonable seeing to day. This is a look at AR 3599 and the SW limb prominences. Just as I was setting up for an animation a huge prominence lifted of the Suns surface. I caught what I could. Ten minutes earlier would have been nice. Hopefully someone has captured more than me. https://astrob.in/vze...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 9 March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 255
9 March 2024
Reasonable conditions for todays look at our Sun. Seeing steady most of the time and l there was no wind here but the QLD guys had a hard time. This is 3 Hours of the activity in the AR 3599 and AR 3600 complex. Both producing minor flare activity during the capture. There is also a host of other ac...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:31 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 8 March 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 297
8 March 2024
Condition were a little better today. Started a bit cloudy but cleared away. I managed an animation of the AR 3599 and AR 3600 region. Starting at 0001 UTC until 0221UTC. Seeing was pretty reasonable throughout with only odd times that were iffy. I have added 2 static images as well, one is Double S...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:13 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 6 March 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 279
6 March 2024
A revisit to 3 March 2024. Some nice prominences coloured and masked in Photoshop. Animation with Lunt 100 DS with a ZWO 432mm at F35. Plus a nice prom from 6 March. Taken using a Vixen 130mm and a Quark with a ZWO 174mm camera. https://astrob.in/x1tg3r/0/ https://cdn.astrobin.com/images/3448/2024/c...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:57 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 5 March 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 214
5 March 2024
Not really great seeing this morning. Started testing my Quark on the 130mm Vixen with ZWO 174mm camera. Both prominences were captured with it. The rest were with my Lunt 100 DS and a ZWO 432mm at F35. There was a couple of nice Fila-proms, one on the east and one on the west side today. Fila-prom ...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:55 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 3rd March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 259
3rd March 2024
After two days of cloud and rain, today started the same. After mid morning some breaks and cleared for an hour and a half for a prom animation. Had a look at AR 3595 and a nice filament. There is some nice activity coming around the SE limb. I managed the animation from 0032 until 0204 UTC. Lunt 10...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:00 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Topaz Photo AI - opinions...? (+my latest image)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 761
Re: Topaz Photo AI - opinions...? (+my latest image)
Hal as a fairly reasonable Solar imager, what ever process you used on the first image, I would not change as it on the money. Everything can of course can be tweaked, nothing wrong with that. Topaz AI, I think, has no place in Solar processing. Same goes for planetary. It certainly has a place but ...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:16 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR3590 55 minute animation Up n Over Down Under
- Replies: 9
- Views: 286
Re: AR3590 55 minute animation Up n Over Down Under
Excellent work here Peter. There is really good resolution throughout and shows the activity on the southern side of the Umbra perfectly.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:08 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR3590-Still a Treat
- Replies: 12
- Views: 356
Re: AR3590-Still a Treat
Lovely work Paul. I like the slightly off band image in this case. It show some detail that would other wise be lost.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:00 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Seestar AR3590 on February 26, 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 340
Re: Seestar AR3590 on February 26, 2024
Really nice Franco. What a great asset to any office.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:56 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 540nm Continuum. Feb 29 2024.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 230
Re: 540nm Continuum. Feb 29 2024.
Good stuff James. That is a particularly nice view of 3590 approaching the limb.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:52 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sunspot Progression with the Seestar 2/25 - 2/26/2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 255
Re: Sunspot Progression with the Seestar 2/25 - 2/26/2024
I’m guessing you have the S50 with you on your trip Warren. Interested in seeing more in the future.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:48 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR3590 Prominence Animation Ha 01-03-2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 288
Re: AR3590 Prominence Animation Ha 01-03-2024
Nice set Martin. I’m glad you got to catch those loops. That SE activity looks promising as well.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 29 February 2024
- Replies: 8
- Views: 228
29 February 2024
Well here is the daily dose of AR 3590 as promised. Had a morning session and afternoon as well. Conditions we on and off a bit but managed to capture some details. The morning session was a bit smaller than the afternoon due to some troublesome cloud. It is fast approaching the western limb so tomo...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:14 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 28 February 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 261
28 February 2024
Here is my daily look at AR3590. I have been very lucky to be able to image this system most all the way across the disc. Think I only missed one day so far. Conditions were terrible early this morning very windy and bad seeing. The first 2.5 hours of data I deleted as unusable. Things picked up aro...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:30 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 27 February 2024
- Replies: 13
- Views: 315
27 February 2024
Tuesday 27th started with full cloud but cleared for a short while and then full cloud again. The clear gap was between 2345 UT and 0133 UTC. AR 3590 still remains active as the animation shows, however there was no major eruptions. I am hoping to get at least this much tomorrow and then it will be ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 26 February 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 190
26 February 2024
Another day with AR 3590 rotation across the Suns disc as we see it. I'm sorry for the difference in brightness during both animations but cloud hampered the session all day. I thought it more important to collect the data rather than try to be perfect. I normally would not image for an animation in...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:51 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 25 February 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 234
Re: 25 February 2024
Yes James I did. If you zoom in it more obviously connected to the flare activityDeepSolar64 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:41 am Notice the small luminous area in the umbra that seems to be associated with the flare.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:00 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 25 February 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 234
25 February 2024
Todays look at AR 3590. Conditions we not as kind as yesterday but passable. It has quietened a bit while I was imaging but still plenty going on. I will continue to image it daily if I can until it passes behind the limb. 2304 until 0200 UTC. Lunt 100DS with a ZWO 432mm at F28 https://astrob.in/l99...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 24 February 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 180
24 February 2024
I kept an eye on AR 3590 yesterday for several hour. There was no major eruptions but a few C and an M Class flares. There are two posts one of morning and one for afternoon ( See AstroBin Link) Start was 2135 UTC and finished at 0332 UTC Lunt 100 DS with a ZWO432mm and operating at F28 https://astr...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
- Replies: 8
- Views: 180
Re: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
Thanks Mark, I have had a good run of late. Winter is approaching so things might slow up a bit. Hope it stays good for bit longer as I think we are at the height of this solar max.marktownley wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:20 am Brilliant! Love all this sun you are getting Ralph, keep em' coming!
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
- Replies: 11
- Views: 241
Re: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
Thanks Mark, I have had a good run of late. Winter is approaching so things might slow up a bit. Hope it stays good for bit longer as I think we are at the height of this solar max.marktownley wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:20 am Brilliant! Love all this sun you are getting Ralph, keep em' coming!
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
- Replies: 8
- Views: 180
Re: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
This animation is superb Ralph. You have caught the excitement of this event that we were both on the phone chatting about this morning. I am just in the process of making my animation which if all goes well will include the M4.85 flare that occurred an hour before the big one. You have also caught...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
- Replies: 11
- Views: 241
Re: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
This animation is superb Ralph. You have caught the excitement of this event that we were both on the phone chatting about this morning. I am just in the process of making my animation which if all goes well will include the M4.85 flare that occurred an hour before the big one. You have also caught...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:40 am
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
- Replies: 8
- Views: 180
23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
AR 3590 continues to erupt. This morning it produced a mighty 6.37 X Class flare. This system is approaching the centre of the suns disc for us and poses are real threat. The effect of this morning eruption will be noticeable in a few days. Timing was from 2216 until 0032 UTC. Lunt 100DS with a ZWO ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:40 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
- Replies: 11
- Views: 241
23 February 2024 6.37 X Class flare
AR 3590 continues to erupt. This morning it produced a mighty 6.37 X Class flare. This system is approaching the centre of the suns disc for us and poses are real threat. The effect of this morning eruption will be noticeable in a few days. Timing was from 2216 until 0032 UTC. Lunt 100DS with a ZWO ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:57 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 22 February 2024 Afternoon flare
- Replies: 8
- Views: 201
22 February 2024 Afternoon flare
AR 3590 continues to flare throughout the day. There is only 5 minutes between this post and the previous one Start was 0051 UTC until 0410 UTC. Both animations for this event covers from 2211 until 0410. 6 hours minus a minute. Some unusual formation on the sunspot very edge. Also a strange prom as...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:51 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 22 February 2024 1.6 X Class flare.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 204
22 February 2024 1.6 X Class flare.
Thursday morning a 1.6 X Class flare.
Seeing reasonable for the capture. Start 2211 to 0045 UTC.
Lunt 100 DS and a ZWO 432mm at F35.
https://astrob.in/ndxx0e/0/
Seeing reasonable for the capture. Start 2211 to 0045 UTC.
Lunt 100 DS and a ZWO 432mm at F35.
https://astrob.in/ndxx0e/0/
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:40 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 20 February 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 216
20 February 2024
Our Sun through high cloud. A mixture but that's all conditions would allow.
https://astrob.in/v5mhr4/0/
https://astrob.in/v5mhr4/0/
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:00 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 19 February 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 341
19 February 2024
A look at the new system on the eastern limb, AR3590. Plenty of cloud today as the rain last night kept the humidity way up. I managed an animation of AR 3590 for 1 hour and 32 minutes. 0030 to 0202 UTC. In the gaps I had a good look at all the activity on the disc and captured some to present here....