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- Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun and WL on 17 February
- Replies: 11
- Views: 268
Re: halpha sun and WL on 17 February
good morning, thank you for your comments :) It is quite green there. I think you are starting to enjoy spring. In fact, it wasn't really winter at all! Mostly rain, clouds and quite a bit of mildness. (like, I suppose, most of Europe). Indeed, the winter seedlings are well and truly green, and the ...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun and WL on 17 February
- Replies: 11
- Views: 268
halpha sun and WL on 17 February
Hello everyone, my monthly miracle happened today: I saw the sun! :) S20240217-matos.jpg At fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 10h45 UT S20240217-10h41UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20240217-10h43UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg with TS helioscope ...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:05 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 20 January
- Replies: 7
- Views: 334
halpha sun on 20 January
Hello everyone, The blue skies have returned to my house (at least for today) and I've been able to boost my vitamin D levels a little! :) At the fs60 with my sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 13h40 UT S20240120-13h41UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20240120-13h42UT...
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 5:11 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 27 December
- Replies: 3
- Views: 278
halpha sun on 27 December
Hello everyone, The skies over my house were quite hazy today, but at least the sun was showing through a little.... Although it was very turbulent, it was still a nice change from the usual grey and rainy skies! S20231227-matos.jpg It still allowed us to observe a very filamentous sun with a nice p...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:47 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 16 December
- Replies: 13
- Views: 966
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:42 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 17 December
- Replies: 5
- Views: 449
halpha sun on 17 December
Hello everyone, Once the fog of the night (which aborted my deep sky session :( ) had dissipated, I was able to re-observe the sun for the second time in a row! :) On fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 09h55 UT S20231217-10h55UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:56 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 16 December
- Replies: 13
- Views: 966
halpha sun on 16 December
good evening to you all, As the countryside cleared, a beautiful blue sky lit up my home. It was an opportunity to see the sun for the first time this December. S20231216-matos.jpg At the fs60 with my sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 09.50am UT S20231216-09h49UT-sm40DS-fs6...
- Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun and WL on 25 November
- Replies: 7
- Views: 482
halpha sun and WL on 25 November
Hello everyone, I haven't had a chance to see the sun since October 8th, it's good to see it again :) On fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 10h50 UT S20231125-10h45UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20231125-10h46UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg with T...
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:11 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 8 October
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1430
halpha sun on 8 October
Hello everyone, A very sunny day, but the sky was rather white: S20231008-matos.jpg On fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 2pm UT S20231008-13h54UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20231008-13h56UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg sincerely stéphane
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:07 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun and WL on 1st October
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1186
halpha sun and WL on 1st October
Hello everyone, The sun was out today and it was unseasonably warm. At the fs60 equipped with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 10:05 UT S20231001-10h05UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20231001-10h06UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg and with the fs60 equip...
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 2:15 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun and WL on 24 September
- Replies: 2
- Views: 661
halpha sun and WL on 24 September
Hello everyone, a nice flare was present this lunchtime on our star, located on AR3445.... on the prominences side, however, it's quite quiet. At the fs60 with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 10:05 UT S20230924-10h06UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230924-10...
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sunday 10th September 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2049
Re: Sunday 10th September 2023
a nice French sun!
(it's hot, isn't it! )
sincerely
stéphane
(it's hot, isn't it! )
sincerely
stéphane
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 2:14 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 10 September
- Replies: 4
- Views: 262
halpha sun on 10 September
Hello everyone,
morning sun when it was still a bit cool
At the fs60 with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 08h30 UT
sincerely
stéphane
morning sun when it was still a bit cool
At the fs60 with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 08h30 UT
sincerely
stéphane
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:13 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Halpha sun on 9 September
- Replies: 9
- Views: 547
Halpha sun on 9 September
Hello everyone, a quick sunshine this morning before it gets unbearable outside (I'm in the hottest zone in France at the moment). A rather nice sun with nice protuberances and a nice big filament :) At the fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 09h20 HL S20230909-09h1...
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 5:00 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 3 September
- Replies: 7
- Views: 324
halpha sun on 3 September
Hello everyone, a sun caught in the cirrus clouds and the heat of a late French Sunday afternoon :) A fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm on GP around 15h25 UT S20230903-15h23UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230903-15h24UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg sin...
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:58 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 2 September
- Replies: 4
- Views: 235
halpha sun on 2 September
Hello everyone, The first post-holiday sunshine I caught from home on a sunny Saturday... before the heat became unbearable again. S20230902-matos.jpg A fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm on GP around 14h40 UT S20230902-14h39UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S202309...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 3:07 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 18 August
- Replies: 6
- Views: 260
halpha sun on 18 August
Hello everyone, Slightly cloudy skies over the Plateau d'Albion in France this afternoon, but rising temperatures (30°C) and a fading wind are making it difficult to stay in the sun! I'll be leaving the Sirene observatory tomorrow, so normally this will be my last sun for a while.... At the fs60 wit...
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:19 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 17 August
- Replies: 7
- Views: 297
halpha sun on 17 August
Hello everyone, after the rain and cloudy spells of the night, blue skies have returned over the Plateau d'Albion in south-east France :) S20230817-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm-sirene.jpg At the fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 10h45 UT S20230817-10h45UT-sm40...
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 2:18 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 16 August
- Replies: 8
- Views: 338
halpha sun on 16 August
Hello everyone, still beautiful weather above the Sirene observatory in Provence, the storms are avoiding us! :) At fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 11h40 UT S20230816-11h39UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230816-11h40UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:22 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 15 August
- Replies: 5
- Views: 260
halpha sun on 15 August
Hello everyone, today's sunshine from the Sirene observatory on the Albion plateau, where the weather conditions are always good. At the fs60 with his sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 12h10 UT S20230815-12h08UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230815-12h09UT-sm40DS-...
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:41 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 14 August
- Replies: 5
- Views: 382
halpha sun on 14 August
Hello everyone, the pretty prominences have disappeared today, and the big spot has reached the edge but nothing sensational comes out of it (at least, at my focal length ;) ). At the fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 11h20 UT S20230814-13h19UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gp...
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:31 pm
- Forum: SPoD Archive
- Topic: halpha sun on 13 August
- Replies: 2
- Views: 799
halpha sun on 13 August
Hello everyone, a warming sun in the beautiful blue sky of the Sirene observatory on the Plateau d'Albion in France. At the fs60 with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 12:30 UT S20230813-12h32UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230813-12h33UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx...
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:31 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 13 August
- Replies: 5
- Views: 283
halpha sun on 13 August
Hello everyone, a warming sun in the beautiful blue sky of the Sirene observatory on the Plateau d'Albion in France. At the fs60 with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 12:30 UT S20230813-12h32UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230813-12h33UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx...
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:41 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 11 August
- Replies: 4
- Views: 318
Re: halpha sun on 11 August
thank you
yes, the sky is rather coronal at the moment
sincerely
stéphane
yes, the sky is rather coronal at the moment
sincerely
stéphane
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:52 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 10 August
- Replies: 13
- Views: 632
Re: halpha sun on 10 August
I would be curious how the coronagraph does As far as I know, it's a telescope with a metal cone inside the tube that hides the surface of the sun and a halpha filter. So you can only see the protuberances. The one at the observatory is very heavy, angled to be shorter .... and subject to wind (it ...
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:44 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 12 August
- Replies: 3
- Views: 213
halpha sun on 12 August
Hello everyone, the good weather continues on the Albion plateau in France, with a little more hairy sunshine than yesterday. At the fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 12pm UT S20230812-11h55UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230812-11h56UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:26 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 10 August
- Replies: 13
- Views: 632
Re: halpha sun on 10 August
thank you :) Your images look nice. Enjoy yourself, Stephane. I wish I had a place like that close to me that I could use. We do have a local observatory ( the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, PARI ) but one has to pay to get in and have to reserve time to do it. They have a nice big observat...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 11 August
- Replies: 4
- Views: 318
halpha sun on 11 August
Hello everyone, big blue sky over the Sirene observatory (France) but a bit more turbulent than yesterday. S20230811-sirene-dalle.jpg At fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 11h45 UT S20230811-11h43UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230811-11h44UT-sm40DS-fs60...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:53 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 10 August
- Replies: 13
- Views: 632
halpha sun on 10 August
Hello everyone, I'm here for a few days at the Sirene observatory (in Provence, France ;) ); good weather is forecast for at least the next 8 days, so I'll be able to send you a daily sun report. (on the other hand, even at 1000 metres, we'll be getting 30°C every day!) S20230810-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gp...
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:01 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 26 July
- Replies: 4
- Views: 283
halpha sun on 26 July
Hello everyone, I've just spent a few days with my family in the Vosges mountains, and I've finally had the chance to see the sun at the end of the day! (spoiler alert: to say that I didn't suffer from the previous heatwave is an understatement :) ). A fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1...
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:00 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 14 July national sun
- Replies: 5
- Views: 448
Re: 14 July national sun
thank you :) I hope it's not too hot where you are. No, for the time being, France has been spared the heatwave affecting southern and eastern Europe (and the south-western United States, if I've followed correctly!). I'm leaving tomorrow for a few days in the east of France, in the Vosges mountains...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:13 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 14 July national sun
- Replies: 5
- Views: 448
14 July national sun
hello, (yes, it's the bank holidays in France today) a lot of wind and turbulence today, but a blue sky between the clouds despite the harvest period in my Beauce region. At the fs60 with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 1pm UT S20230714-12h58UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7...
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 5:04 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on 28 June
- Replies: 3
- Views: 206
halpha sun on 28 June
Hello everyone, a sun made in the smoke of the Canadian fires currently passing over France.... :( At the fs60 with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 2pm UT S20230628-14h01UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230628-14h00UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg Sin...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:01 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: animation prominence on 24 June
- Replies: 7
- Views: 304
animation prominence on 24 June
Good evening everyone, Last Saturday, I had prepared my acquisitions a little better for a big event than on previous occasions: set up the day before to limit field rotation, add a clicklock at the end of the powermate to avoid possible tilt, check the focus more regularly and, above all, .... a pa...
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:15 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on June 24
- Replies: 4
- Views: 264
halpha sun on June 24
Hello everyone, warm sunshine today! :) At the fs60 with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 09h45 UT S20230624-09h46UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230624-09h47UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg to the Mak 102/1325 with its D-ERF , powermate x2.5, quark c...
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:23 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Text book Disparition Brusque (X2!) 6/17/2023
- Replies: 28
- Views: 827
Re: Text book Disparition Brusque (X2!) 6/17/2023
I made the same .... only much worse!
superbe!
Sincerely
stéphane
superbe!
Sincerely
stéphane
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:20 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha animation on June 17
- Replies: 6
- Views: 276
halpha animation on June 17
good evening everyone, despite the clouds, I tried to make a small animation towards the large prominence present around 5 pm .... and I was surprised to see that it disappeared very quickly! Well, it's not great quality because of the clouds (transparency fluctuating or even non-existent ... and th...
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on June 17
- Replies: 7
- Views: 307
halpha sun on June 17
good morning, the sky was far too milky, heavy and hot (31°C in the shade!) to take out the mak .... so a quick sunny shot with the fs60 equipped with its sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and zwo178mm around 2:50 pm UT. S20230617-14h50UT-sm40DS-fs60-bf10-gpx1.7-asi178mm.jpg S20230617-14h52UT-...
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:52 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: animation prominence June 14
- Replies: 7
- Views: 295
Re: animation prominence June 14
thanks to you :) Would be good to see the best still from this animation according to AS!3, it's this one: S20230614-15h55UT-DERF-mak102-powerx2.5-chromo-adc-asi178mm-b2-r85.jpg 3 hours is a little animation? 30min or 3h, it's all the same ... thanks to autoguiding ;) I said "small" becaus...
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 8:53 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: animation prominence June 14
- Replies: 7
- Views: 295
animation prominence June 14
Hello everyone, a little animation of last Wednesday's flying prominence with quite a bit of turbulence and, unfortunately, a still fluctuating focus. :( on Mak 102/1325 with D-ERF, powermate x2.5, quark combo chromo, ADC and zwo178mm binning x2 296 films of 600 frames every 30s between 13h16 and 16...
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:18 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: prominence animation on June 7
- Replies: 7
- Views: 277
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 1:51 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: prominence animation on June 7
- Replies: 7
- Views: 277
prominence animation on June 7
Hello everyone, my last animation in stock until the sun comes back and my schedule allows it (maybe next Wednesday?). A big animation in full sensor (the protuberance was important .... I took the opportunity to scale the earth...if I'm not mistaken :) ) which becomes blurred towards the end becaus...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:37 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: prominences animation on June 4
- Replies: 3
- Views: 163
prominences animation on June 4
Hello everyone, a quick animation on an area that seemed promising because you can see (distinguish rather) a large protuberance in the upper left at the beginning of the anim ... which disappears like a soap bubble quickly :) So an animation just for the pleasure of seeing spicules dance :) on the ...
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:49 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: animation halpha ter on June 3
- Replies: 8
- Views: 313
animation halpha ter on June 3
good evening to all, third and last halpha animation made last saturday from my beauceron garden :) on the Mak 102/1325 equipped with its D-ERF, powermate x2.5, quark combo chromo, ADC and zwo178mm in binning x2 230 films of 600 frames every 30s between 14:30 and 17:03 UT firecapture 2.6 acquisition...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:13 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha animation bis on June 3
- Replies: 10
- Views: 392
Re: halpha animation bis on June 3
thank you
I tried to make version 2 a little softer and, above all, more uniform
sincerely
stéphane
I tried to make version 2 a little softer and, above all, more uniform
sincerely
stéphane
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on June 7
- Replies: 3
- Views: 211
halpha sun on June 7
good evening everyone, some late afternoon images (in France) from the Mak 102/1325 equipped with its D-ERF, powermate x2.5, quark combo chromo, ADC and zwo178mm in binning x2 around 17h UT S20230607-16h52UT-DERF-mak102-powerx2.5-chromo-adc-asi178mm-b2.jpg S20230607-16h54UT-DERF-mak102-powerx2.5-chr...
- Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:58 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha animation bis on June 3
- Replies: 10
- Views: 392
halpha animation bis on June 3
good evening everyone, little by little, I'm fine-tuning my acquisitions and processing with this new equipment. For example, I've just discovered that to avoid brightness fluctuations during animation, I need to do "dark tones / light tones" after alignment and cropping, hence the use of ...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:03 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha animation on June 3
- Replies: 2
- Views: 196
halpha animation on June 3
good evening to all, on saturday, i wanted to try for the first time an animation on a "filaprom" ... i must not have chosen the right one, nothing much happens and the luminosity variations are a bit annoying, but hey ... A fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, x2 barlow lens in ADC, zwo178m...
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:58 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on June 4
- Replies: 4
- Views: 239
halpha sun on June 4
good evening everyone, no time for full disks at the fs60 today, only quark at the Mak :) At the Mak 102/1325 equipped with its D-ERF, powermate x2.5, quark combo chromo, ADC and zwo178mm in binning x2 around 09h20 UT S20230604-09h16UT-DERF-mak102-powerx2.5-chromo-adc-asi178mm-b2.jpg S20230604-09h18...
- Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:32 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun on June 3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 225
halpha sun on June 3
good morning, nearly 6h non stop on the sun today :) the hard disk is full! We're starting with the "still" images, while waiting for the animations that will arrive over the next few days. it was a special filament day today! :) At the fs60 with sm40 double stack, BF10, glasspath x1.7 and...