EXCELLENT SET OF CAPTURES MARK, SHOWING SO MUCH DETAIL TOO.

THE PROM CAPTURES IN CAK WELL SHOW SO MUCH.

THANKS VM
TERRY

THANKS AGAIN MAURITS AND OF COURSE THE Rosé wine, CERTAINLY WENT DOWN OVER THE ROOF WELL - WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT LEFT OVER, CONSUMED WELL AFTERWARDS (NEARLY A YEAR AGO)...!!!

HOW THAT TIME HAS PASSED..

CHEERS
TERRY

THANKS MAURITS AND THERE IS LIKELY TO BE MUCH MORE TREATMENT AND FURTHER SURGERY OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WITH SOME KEEPING ME AWAY FROM ANY AMOUNT OF SOLARCHATTING.

BEST WISHES TO YOU AND MORE CLEAR SKIES TOO..

TERRY

I JUST HAD TO POST A REPLY TO YOUR FANTASTIC CAPTURE ALEX. ABSOLUTELY ONE (IF NOT THE BEST) CAPTURE I HAVE EVER SEEN. WHO HAS SAID THAT NEWTONIANS ARE NOT AS GOOD (OR EVEN SUITABLE) FOR SOLAR IMAGING ??? YOU HAVE PROVEN WHAT CAN BE DONE HERE. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS INTERESTING CAPTURE AND THE MOUNT...

SOUNDS LIKE YOUR OWN SERVER (NET CONNECTION) ALEXANDRA, AS HERE = NO PROBLEM AT ALL

TERRY

SHOULD BE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO OUR JAMES.
THANKT FOR SHARING

TERRY

THANKS SO MUCH ERIC AND WOULD BE SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO JOIN BACK IN WITH YOU (AND OTHERS OF COURSE) IN THE VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD OVER THE PAST + THAT HUMOUR TOO...

REGARDS
TERRY

THANKS VM ERIC FOR YOUR WISHES. THANKS VM PETRUS FOR YOUR WISHES TOO. THANKS galaxie427 ALSO FOR YOUR WISHES AND FOR READING MY POSTS WHILST GAINING WHATEVER INFORMATION HAS BEEN USEFUL TO YOU. THAT IS WHY SOLARCHAT CAN BE SO USEFUL TO SOLARCHATTERS. SHAME I CAN'T CONTINUE THE SAME (AT PRESENT), BUT...

MANY THANKS VALERY AND WELL GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU IN THE VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TIMES.

KEEP SAFE AND WELL WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

REGARDS
TERRY

HI GEOFF, AS THE KETER IS MADE OF WATER-PROOF MATERIAL, THE BENEFITS OVER WOODEN STRUCTURS IS THAT NO MAINTENANCE IS LIKELY REQUIRED AND MINE HAS PEFORMED WELL FROM THAT BENEFIT. OBVIOUSLY THE CUT-OUTS (SHOWN IN MY PHOTOS) HAVE REQIUIRED WEATHER PROTEFCTION, AS WELL AS KEEPING UNWANTED (NON-RENT PAY...

THANKS JAMES AND YES, I STILL KEEP AN EYE ON https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/, https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-synoptic-map, https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-region-summary https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity.html https://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/beacon/beacon_secchi.shtm...

THANKS GEOFF

TERRY

AGAIN MANY THANKS ALSO TO STU, FRANCO AND PEDRO. YOU COULD BE RIGHT STU, BUT TOO EARLY TO SAY AT PRESENT. GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS AND THE HUMOUR AT LEAST IS "FREE OF CHARGE" AND I MISS IT TOOOOO !! THANKS PEDRO AND OF COURSE BOTH YOUR POSTS (ALONG WITH THE OTHERS) ARE GRATFULLY APPRECIA...

MANY THANKS JAMES AND ALEXANDRA FOR YOUR COMMENTS. F16 EH JAMES!! WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THOSE U.S. ONES BASED AT LAKENHEATH AIR-BASE IN THE UK AND HAVE BEEN SEEN ON OCCASIONS BY ME, AS WELL AS ON RADAR. MORE THAN ONE MEDICAL/SURGICAL ISSUE IS AFFECTING ME WITH THE OUTCOME - DOUBTFUL... YES I DO MISS B...

THANKS MARK. IF YOU EITHER WANT TO NOMINATE A DATE/TIME WHEN YOU CAN ANSWER YOUR PHONE, I CAN CALL YOU, OR FREE-CALL ME ANY TIME YOU CAN.

THANKS
TERRY

YES, SORRY TO SAY SORRY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO POSTING MY USUAL-COMMENTS TO THE MANY SOLAR-CHATTERS DURING 2022. ALSO NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE REPORTING THE LATEST SOLAR-REPORTS/FORECAST TOO, BUT EXTREME-DIFFICUTY IN THE NORMALLY SIMPLE TASK OF JUST TYPING ACCURATELY - HAS PROVEN TO BE NEAR IMPOSSI...

THANKS GEOFF/ALTO, FOR YOUR BELATED RESPONSE RE THE MINI OBSERVATORY. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE NEITHER BEEN ABLE TO UTILISE THE MINI OBSY OR THE MUCH LARGER MAIN OBSY - SINCE OCTOBER'21 - DUE INITIALLY TO POOR WEATHER, BUT SINCE JANUARY'22 - DUE TO POOR HEALTH AND ITS' ONGOING MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVEN...

MANY THANKS DAVE FOR THE INTERESTING LINKS

TERRY

THE CONSENSUS ABOVE, AND PARTICULARLY FROM DENNIS, IS RELEVANT.

TERRY

SIMPLY, AS LONG AS THE OBJECTIVE-LENS IS COVERED WITH A SUITABLE FILTER - YES, BUT AS YOU ALREADY HAVE SUITABLE NON-REFLECTOR SCOPES + THEIR RELEVANT FILTERS, SO USE THEM FIRST AND PUBLISH THE REULTS FOR SOLARCHAT TO PERUSE...

TERRY

INDEED NIC, THE BENEFITS OF AN OBSERVATORY OVER THE SETTING-UP AND PACKING AWAY OF THE ASTRO AND PC-GEAR ARE WELL PROVEN, OF WHICH YOU HAVE NOW REALISED WITH YOUR EXCELLENT NUBEY OBSY. YOU COULD SPEED-UP BREW-MAKING BY INSTALLING A KETTLE, AS LONG AS THE ELECTRICITY-SUPPLY CAN THE HANDLE CURRENT... ...

HI NIC, THANKS VM FOR THE VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEO OF YOUR MINI-OBSY CONSTRUCTION.

YOU'VE EVEN GOT THE PUP INVOLVED IN THE DIGGINGS = COOL IDEA..

EXCELLENT RESULT WHICH SHOULD SERVE YOU WELL..

REGARDS
TERRY

WELL ACHIEVED JAMES.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR RESULTS WITH THE NEW GEAR FROM CBSAP IN DUE COURSE.

TERRY

EXCELLENT RESULT NIC

THKS VM

TERRY

HELO-FLIGHT TRAINING IS A TAD EXPENSIVE FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE FOR A LICENCE, BUT CERTAINLY TO ASK FOR A FLIGHT WHEN THE WEATHER IS SUITABLE FOR PHOTOGRAPHING A "GLORY" - WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH-ENOUGH AND THE HEO'S SHADDOW CAN BE SEEN, COULD BE AN ANSWER. LIKELY THAT THE CAPTAIN/PILOT WOULD...