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by Alto
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 24th - Ha Session
Replies: 10
Views: 151

Re: March 24th - Ha Session

I'm envious.

What was the source of your glare? It's something I'm plagued with, though with a quark, when looking at proms..

At least I seem to remember so, it's been a terrible week with rain and cloud too frequent to note......
by Alto
Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:44 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar activity 24th March, 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 177

Re: Solar activity 24th March, 2024

Stunning images. Love the Ha colour...
by Alto
Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick closeup in Ca-k from today
Replies: 27
Views: 525

Re: Quick closeup in Ca-k from today

Stunning. Sadly the weather misbehaved today - weather forecasts eh!
by Alto
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:37 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Quick CaK Disks 23rd March
Replies: 27
Views: 562

Re: Quick CaK Disks 23rd March

Never miss an opportunity, you never know!

Mind, nowt but cloud and showers and wind here these past few days. Hope for some windows tomorrow.
by Alto
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: flare on AR3614
Replies: 16
Views: 276

Re: flare on AR3614

Whoah!
by Alto
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full disk set up
Replies: 8
Views: 187

Re: Full disk set up

There's nothing wrong with your set up. You're now on the slippery slope, wallet warning.... Full discs are easily obtained (!), by creating mosaics. Sharpcap has a useful mosaic tool for both the moon and the sun - it took me 18 frames on my setup ( mind it didn't stitch properly, but others have s...
by Alto
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full disk set up
Replies: 8
Views: 187

Re: Full disk set up

Welcome.

Pop into AstronomyTools website - https://astronomy.tools/calculators/field_of_view/ - imaging mode, that'll help (probably).
by Alto
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 18 Mar '24 Ha Disks
Replies: 10
Views: 184

Re: 18 Mar '24 Ha Disks

Great discs - you did better than I managed this morning.
by Alto
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Spots from 2/21 - 3/16/2024
Replies: 14
Views: 282

Re: Spots from 2/21 - 3/16/2024

That was certainly a major spot as it migrated across the disc. Well represented.
by Alto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar details H-a 13.03.
Replies: 11
Views: 245

Re: Solar details H-a 13.03.

Wonderful shots.

An open air scope - love it!
by Alto
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 8th and 9th of March 2024.
Replies: 16
Views: 242

Re: Sol from the 8th and 9th of March 2024.

Crackingly good images.
by Alto
Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sunspot progression 2/25 - 3/5/2024
Replies: 11
Views: 239

Re: Sunspot progression 2/25 - 3/5/2024

Well crafted.
by Alto
Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 4/3/24 average seeing conditions
Replies: 6
Views: 152

Re: 4/3/24 average seeing conditions

Nice images, especially the anim.
by Alto
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Today's M3.69 - 24th Feb 2024 FD Solar Ha - my first M Flare :D
Replies: 23
Views: 438

Re: Today's M3.69 - 24th Feb 2024 FD Solar Ha - my first M Flare :D

Lovely.
How do you get that colour scheme? Blue sky, white proms and golden disc.
by Alto
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: 16 Feb '24 Ha
Replies: 9
Views: 183

Re: 16 Feb '24 Ha

A cracking set.
by Alto
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 16 Feb '24 Ha
Replies: 13
Views: 305

Re: 16 Feb '24 Ha

A cracking set.
by Alto
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Monday Sun 12th Feb 2024
Replies: 19
Views: 466

Re: Monday Sun 12th Feb 2024

One prom, two or three!

All good.
by Alto
Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 27 January Full disk mosaic and coronal rain
Replies: 11
Views: 455

Re: 27 January Full disk mosaic and coronal rain

Thank you all 🙂 I have a Lunt 40mm on a Solarquest mount (hence the corrected field rotation visible in the second GIF), a 2x Barlow, a 5x Barlow and a ZWO ASI174MM. I would suggest 2 barlows and a diagonal are your culprits- you may need to examine each to see if the light path is true for each se...
by Alto
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun images 28 Jan 2023
Replies: 15
Views: 490

Re: Sun images 28 Jan 2023

That colour is good, with just the right amount of form to indicate a sphere is being viewed.
by Alto
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 27 January Full disk mosaic and coronal rain
Replies: 11
Views: 455

Re: 27 January Full disk mosaic and coronal rain

Nice FD and animations, Jan. Not sure what kit you’re using, but it is critical that all elements along the light train are optimally aligned and perpendicular to the optical axis. Any gravity induced droop will cause the image to be partly off band. This applies both to the etalons and blocking fi...
by Alto
Sat Dec 23, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Saturday Session 23-12-2023
Replies: 10
Views: 695

Re: Saturday Session 23-12-2023

Nice bit of engineering, yielding cracking images.

Meanwhile as you swelter have a heart for us under cloud and snow.
by Alto
Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:36 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Purple Sunshine 16th December
Replies: 24
Views: 1157

Re: Purple Sunshine 16th December

That's an active set of proms for cak!
by Alto
Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:02 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Purple Sunshine 16th December
Replies: 24
Views: 1157

Re: Purple Sunshine 16th December

Good ones.

Crikey I thought I had a dodgy south aspect with a large stone barn immediately on my west side - an annoying heat source - but you're looking across allsorts from what I can see in that first piccy.
by Alto
Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Missed it by thaaat much! 12/14/2023
Replies: 24
Views: 1162

Re: Missed it by thaaat much! 12/14/2023

Great set.

Hope all well with the eye....
by Alto
Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:40 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 16.12.2023 Quark CaH / 80mm F15 Achromat
Replies: 14
Views: 1283

Re: 16.12.2023 Quark CaH / 80mm F15 Achromat

Love the detail.
by Alto
Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:12 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full disks in Ha and CaK November 5th 2023
Replies: 9
Views: 357

Re: Full disks in Ha and CaK November 5th 2023

Superb set of images.
by Alto
Wed Oct 18, 2023 3:24 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun in H-a with AR150/F6 -> F24, DSII 18.10.
Replies: 9
Views: 1774

Re: Sun in H-a with AR150/F6 -> F24, DSII 18.10.

Given that level of detail, what fps were you using on the 178?
My two, one zwo the other altair struggle to get higher than 17fps.
Mind you're at a higher objective than I use.....
by Alto
Sun Oct 08, 2023 10:00 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 08 October 2023 00.30UTC
Replies: 5
Views: 1479

Re: 08 October 2023 00.30UTC

Great captures.

(Thanks for reminding me what the sun looks like.
Non stop rain here than last 3 days - approaching 3 inches of rain.....
Stopping me starting my new obsy!)
by Alto
Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: UNIMAX AR100/F15 on F45 with different cameras 26.09.
Replies: 16
Views: 2312

Re: UNIMAX AR100/F15 on F45 with different cameras 26.09.

That's a monster of a scope, especially straight through and not with a diagonal. Images wonderful!
by Alto
Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:37 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Tuning Quark a little differently.
Replies: 19
Views: 2228

Re: Tuning Quark a little differently.

The images are great!
by Alto
Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:11 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Monday Ha Session 02-10-2023
Replies: 11
Views: 1571

Re: Monday Ha Session 02-10-2023

Seems a little more active than yesterday?

Neat shots.
by Alto
Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Test tuned AR210/F8 02.10.
Replies: 19
Views: 2278

Re: Test tuned AR210/F8 02.10.

What a cracker - optician do good, must be better than 20/20 vision :D
by Alto
Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 90 minute animation AR3445 & AR3435 from yesterday
Replies: 9
Views: 1498

Re: 90 minute animation AR3445 & AR3435 from yesterday

Great indeed - I love the little activity around 3435
by Alto
Wed Sep 27, 2023 3:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Question on capture settings
Replies: 22
Views: 2072

Re: Question on capture settings

An interesting thread, thanks everyone.
by Alto
Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: A few from 25 Sept 2023
Replies: 4
Views: 760

A few from 25 Sept 2023

A morning session in the wind, cloud by late morning, showers PM. HA : Starwave 102 ED f11 , Skywatcher Diag, Baader UV/IR filter, Daystar Quark Chromo, Player One ApolloM-Max - Lakeside Focuser Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro - Backyard AS3, imppg, Affinity Photo2 Wee bittie noisy! 2023-09-25-0942_9_prom1.png ...
by Alto
Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: On the sun on Sept 20
Replies: 6
Views: 495

Re: On the sun on Sept 20

Some nice and sharp proms there.
by Alto
Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:38 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Inverted & colorized CaK images
Replies: 13
Views: 762

Re: Inverted & colorized CaK images

Nice to see. A few proms too.
by Alto
Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:51 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 20.9.23: H-a shot of AR13435
Replies: 8
Views: 362

Re: 20.9.23: H-a shot of AR13435

Nice image!
Was the test successful?
by Alto
Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:50 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 19 Sept 2023 Full Disk White Light
Replies: 3
Views: 201

Re: 19 Sept 2023 Full Disk White Light

Nicely done.
A fair few spots showing...
by Alto
Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 16th and 17th of September 2023.
Replies: 8
Views: 358

Re: Sol from the 16th and 17th of September 2023.

Lively proms. Good to see in both wavelengths.
by Alto
Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Animation AR3435 18 Sept2023
Replies: 7
Views: 326

Re: Animation AR3435 18 Sept2023

Stunning.
by Alto
Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:36 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: The catch up begins Sol 3-9-23 Ha &Cak
Replies: 5
Views: 237

Re: The catch up begins Sol 3-9-23 Ha &Cak

Like the wheel view with the tyre rim .....