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- Wed May 31, 2023 5:37 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: animation of the mega Prom's
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2301
Re: animation of the mega Prom's
Wow. That is one of the most dramatic animations Ive seen posted. Very nice
- Wed May 24, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sol 20-5-23 Ha
- Replies: 7
- Views: 321
Re: Sol 20-5-23 Ha
Nice disks!
- Wed May 24, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: WL shots with the LS6 5/23/2023
- Replies: 9
- Views: 373
Re: WL shots with the LS6 5/23/2023
These are really nice! You need to use that scope more often.
- Wed May 24, 2023 10:43 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 2023 May 21 - Spot the Difference
- Replies: 17
- Views: 654
Re: 2023 May 21 - Spot the Difference
These are all great. I am always partial to HR photosphere images but the 4th tilt shifted image is visually stunning.
- Wed May 24, 2023 10:41 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Ar13310 Ha 152mm f24 - 21st May
- Replies: 13
- Views: 544
Re: Ar13310 Ha 152mm f24 - 21st May
That is a fantastic image and appears to be a nice set up. What brand of scope and focuser?
- Tue May 23, 2023 9:21 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 5-21-23 Cak images
- Replies: 15
- Views: 632
- Tue May 23, 2023 9:18 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 5-21-23 Cak images
- Replies: 15
- Views: 632
Re: 5-21-23 Cak images
These are excellent Alan! How long have you been using this CaK filter setup? About 6 months. The weather last winter really delayed testing. I tested it with a few options for blocking filters and Cak filters. It took time to find a workflow for capturing proms and adjusting the tilt in the skyben...
- Mon May 22, 2023 9:59 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Cak Proms and surface
- Replies: 11
- Views: 592
Re: Cak Proms and surface
I have a Chroma .1 + Alluxa .1 filter in a sky bender. I purchased Apollos old set up so he could fund other projectsmarktownley wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 6:53 pm These really are excellent Alan. I found no real improvement triple or quad stacking in CAK, just exposure time got a lot larger!
Tell us more about the CaK stack
- Mon May 22, 2023 3:08 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Catch up, good news, bad news
- Replies: 6
- Views: 365
Re: Catch up, good news, bad news
For reference, it took about 6 months when I returned my Daystar Quantum for repair before it was returned. Granted it needed new etalon which may have caused the delay.
- Mon May 22, 2023 3:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Beautiful development of loop prom at AR3305 Animation 5/21/2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 557
Re: Beautiful development of loop prom at AR3305 Animation 5/21/2023
Fantastic animation.
- Mon May 22, 2023 3:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 5-21-23 Cak images
- Replies: 15
- Views: 632
- Mon May 22, 2023 10:30 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 5-21-23 Cak images
- Replies: 15
- Views: 632
Re: 5-21-23 Cak images
I tried a few barlows and the Celestron Luminos 2.5x appears to have decent correction in Cak. I used it for the first image.
- Mon May 22, 2023 10:27 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 5-21-23 Cak images
- Replies: 15
- Views: 632
Re: 5-21-23 Cak images
These are superb, Alan ! My favorites are the first and third, but they are all very good. What filter are you using for this ? Franco :bow I used Chroma .1 + Alluxa .1 and EO 394/10 for the blocker. I tried a few filters for the blocker but this appears to be the best for proms. I have other block...
- Mon May 22, 2023 10:14 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 5-21-23 Cak images
- Replies: 15
- Views: 632
Re: 5-21-23 Cak images
Thanks. The loops were very faint and I almost missed them while scanning the disc. I had to adjust the tilt to see them better. Hopefully conditions will be better this week so I can do more testing.
I tried a few barlows and the Celestron Luminos 2.5x appears to have decent correction in Cak.
I tried a few barlows and the Celestron Luminos 2.5x appears to have decent correction in Cak.
- Sun May 21, 2023 8:39 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 5-21-23 Cak images
- Replies: 15
- Views: 632
5-21-23 Cak images
Conditions were not any better. Lots of clouds. I used a better corrected scope (102 F 11 achro masked to 80). Some really nice activity today. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52915404230_8919971076_b.jpg 2023-05-21-1618_2-A-Calcium-Sun_Gain=130_Exposure=7.6ms_Gamma=80(off)_pipp_lapl3_ap2477i by...
- Sun May 21, 2023 7:04 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Cak Proms and surface
- Replies: 11
- Views: 592
Re: Cak Proms and surface
Thanks to everyone.
- Sun May 21, 2023 7:03 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Calcium animation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 326
Re: Calcium animation
Thanks
- Sun May 21, 2023 12:38 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Calcium animation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 326
Calcium animation
Animation was 15 minutes. The high smoke and then a big cloud parked over the sun. Processed in IMPPG and PI (linear fit). I was able to find better settings this afternoon Still frame https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52913226060_ffd675f00a_o.jpg 2023-05-20-2258_6-A-Calcium-Sun_Gain=14_Exposure=7...
- Sun May 21, 2023 12:31 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Cak Proms and surface
- Replies: 11
- Views: 592
Re: Cak Proms and surface
Thanks. Conditions were questionable. I got a brief animation but the high smoke really caused havoc
- Sat May 20, 2023 7:48 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Cak Proms and surface
- Replies: 11
- Views: 592
Cak Proms and surface
Very challenging session. I used my Celestron 150 masked (not my best Cak scope) and had haze from the Canadian wildfires. It was a test session for my new EO 394/10 Celestron CR 150/1200 masked to 60 ZWO 290 Cak module: Chroma .1 + Alluxa .1 blocking Chroma (surface) or EO 394/10 (proms) I tried to...
- Fri May 05, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: PST issues
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1625
Re: PST issues
What type of person would sell a solar telescope that doesn’t have an ITF and not disclose it?
- Fri May 05, 2023 9:36 am
- Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
- Topic: Lunt 40
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2546
Re: Lunt 40
40mm works well for me. I added the feather touch focuser, and B1200. I'm using an ASI174 mini for imaging. With a 2x Barlow, I need 2 frames to get the entire solar disk. 18-20mm eyepiece is good, maybe push it to 12-13mm. At 9mm the image is getting dim. I use it on an old Vixen GP mount, or in t...
- Thu May 04, 2023 11:59 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Best Visual Scope?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1051
Re: Best Visual Scope?
If your location didn't support the frequent use of a Lunt 150 then a C8 will be even worse. If you want to try a C8 then you could get appropriate solar film for photosphere viewing. It is cheap and if you cant use it frequently then it would save you the expense of trying to get a set Ha set up fo...
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:41 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Playing with Topaz on a cloudy day
- Replies: 10
- Views: 544
Re: Playing with Topaz on a cloudy day
I tried topaz and never got satisfactory results. I couldn’t match my ImPPG/pixinsight sharpening technique. You did a much better job but I still like your first image better
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: Travel to US for Annular Eclipse 2023
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1791
Re: Travel to US for Annular Eclipse 2023
I’m going to drive down from Arkansas. I’ll probably take a tent so I can quickly adjust my location based on predicted weather but who wouldn’t want to go to Roswell for a solar eclipse
That’s a great site you linked.
That’s a great site you linked.
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: Annular Solar Eclipse October 14 2023
- Topic: Travel to US for Annular Eclipse 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3498
Re: Travel to US for Annular Eclipse 2023
I’m going to drive down from Arkansas. I’ll probably take a tent so I can quickly adjust my location based on predicted weather but who wouldn’t want to go to Roswell for a solar eclipse
That’s a great site you linked.
That’s a great site you linked.
- Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:13 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: One Ha Image October 16th
- Replies: 13
- Views: 444
Re: One Ha Image October 16th
Wonderful disks
- Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:12 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Disks, and the SW limb prior to the liftoff 10/16/2022
- Replies: 13
- Views: 353
- Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:31 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Great morning under the sun! 10/14/2022
- Replies: 22
- Views: 557
Re: Great morning under the sun! 10/14/2022
Nice disk and animations
- Thu Oct 13, 2022 12:17 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: October 12, 22
- Replies: 10
- Views: 363
Re: October 12, 22
very nice images despite the difficulties.
- Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:38 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum 11th of October 2022
- Replies: 6
- Views: 259
Re: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum 11th of October 2022
Awesome set of images. I really like the processing (especially in Ha)
- Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:35 am
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: Sun October 12, 2022
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1142
Re: Sun October 12, 2022
Nice CaH!
- Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:35 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun October 12, 2022
- Replies: 28
- Views: 912
Re: Sun October 12, 2022
Nice CaH!
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:34 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: October 11 2022 Observations
- Replies: 9
- Views: 298
Re: October 11 2022 Observations
Well rounded report James, learning so much about the Sun and Solar terminology from reading your summeries...Thanks Again... Thank You!! That makes me posting these more worthwhile. Sometimes I wonder how my observational posts are seen in the midst of all the fantastic images many post here. It's...
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:31 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: M3.98 class flare 2022-10-11
- Replies: 22
- Views: 564
Re: M3.98 class flare 2022-10-11
Awesome sketch and image. Thanks for sharing.
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:10 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Mom, look! It's a 45 frames FullDisk mosaic with my 150mm
- Replies: 16
- Views: 579
Re: Mom, look! It's a 45 frames FullDisk mosaic with my 150mm
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Every single software I tried fail. So I align the frames manually
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Every single software I tried fail. So I align the frames manually
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- Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:14 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: October 10 2022. 430nm and 540nm photosphere imaging
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1160
Re: October 10 2022. 430nm and 540nm photosphere imaging
Nice images. The 430 nm is just a bit sharper and the faculae was better defined.
- Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:08 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Mom, look! It's a 45 frames FullDisk mosaic with my 150mm
- Replies: 16
- Views: 579
Re: Mom, look! It's a 45 frames FullDisk mosaic with my 150mm
that's dedication! Nice job. What software did you use to align and merge the panels?
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:27 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 09/10/22 Region 13112 and big prom
- Replies: 13
- Views: 468
Re: 09/10/22 Region 13112 and big prom
Wonderful! thanks for sharing.
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:27 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Calcium Sun Saturday 8th October
- Replies: 13
- Views: 411
Re: Calcium Sun Saturday 8th October
Love me a good calcium image that includes proms!
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:48 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 2022 10 09 - Full Disc Mosaic with the 204mm
- Replies: 16
- Views: 624
Re: 2022 10 09 - Full Disc Mosaic with the 204mm
30 panel mosaic! Impressive results.
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:44 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 10-8 Continuum and Ha
- Replies: 10
- Views: 486
Re: 10-8 Continuum and Ha
Thanks everyone.
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: October 8 2022 Observations and Weekly GONG rotation ani.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 275
Re: October 8 2022 Observations and Weekly GONG rotation ani.
Nice report. I like the table top manual alt az mounts
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 3:04 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Saturday Sun Ha_AR13112 8th October 2022
- Replies: 16
- Views: 492
Re: Saturday Sun Ha_AR13112 8th October 2022
Excellent processing and images.
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 2:54 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 10-8 Continuum and Ha
- Replies: 10
- Views: 486
Re: 10-8 Continuum and Ha
ThanksStarHugger wrote: ↑Sun Oct 09, 2022 2:48 pm Really nice, I shot this yesterday...some kid of formation below the large spot in 3112 had me curious. I also entirely agree with Valery!
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 2:53 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 10-8 Continuum and Ha
- Replies: 10
- Views: 486
Re: 10-8 Continuum and Ha
Very nice images, Alan. Your Quantum is really great. Valery Thanks. It was a long process. My first (.4A) had to be replaced then the current one had to go back for adjustment to heater. That said, I am happy with it. The uniform field makes it a little easier to DS with the PST. The double limb i...
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 2:48 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 10-8 Continuum and Ha
- Replies: 10
- Views: 486
Re: 10-8 Continuum and Ha
Thanks
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:29 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum 8th of October 2022
- Replies: 9
- Views: 386
Re: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum 8th of October 2022
Nice set. I liked the full resolution views
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:25 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Today's SUN (20221008) | GOOD seeing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 530
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 10:55 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: SOLAR300 Continuum - HR Intergranular filigree animation around AR13112
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1627
Re: SOLAR300 Continuum - HR Intergranular filigree animation around AR13112
Unbelievable HR images. Very informative.