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by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Calcium prom attempts!
Replies: 9
Views: 108

Re: Calcium prom attempts!

These are excellent Nic! If you want to draw the proms out more try a second iteration of shadows and highlight, somewhere along lines of tone 10-15% radius 10-15 after the first iteration. You could try tilting the filter in the Lunt, I think an easier route is stopping down the scope. You're CaK f...
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Couple of animations from 4/18/2024
Replies: 2
Views: 22

Re: Couple of animations from 4/18/2024

Nice cinema there Warren!
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: animation 19 april
Replies: 3
Views: 49

Re: animation 19 april

Always nice to see your work Paul!
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sunday Sunshine 14th April
Replies: 12
Views: 244

Re: Sunday Sunshine 14th April

You're being harsh on yourself Nic, thanks for your kind words though!
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 18 Apr 2024 Full Disk White Light
Replies: 2
Views: 41

Re: 18 Apr 2024 Full Disk White Light

Good disk thanks Robert!
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 19 April 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 108

Re: 19 April 2024

These look good Ralph!
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: AR3643 AR3645 AR3647 & AR3637
Replies: 5
Views: 119

Re: AR3643 AR3645 AR3647 & AR3637

These turned out well Richard!
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril
Replies: 12
Views: 212

Re: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril

I’m not sure how much further tweaking you could do, but I’m sure you’ll eventually squeeze out every last drop of capability from your setup. :D Be interesting to see what the solar spectrum CAK etalons show. Till then I keep fiddling, I can't help myself :D It certainly will be interesting. Keep ...
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:18 am
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: PST tuning ring issue
Replies: 3
Views: 114

Re: PST tuning ring issue

Welcome to the forum, will the screw thread back in? If not, just use a larger screw that will thread back in. It just needs to locate in one of the holes in the black ring you can see. When you have done this you can tune the scope, when it comes on band, all good, if it won't come on band locate t...
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:13 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: April 17 2024. WLC through milky clouds.
Replies: 8
Views: 161

Re: April 17 2024. WLC through milky clouds.

DeepSolar64 wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:35 am Thanks Mark. My weekend looks a bit cloudy. Good luck.
Hope you get some sunocular gaps, we're forecast sunshine saturday morning so I will be up early tomorrow to capitalise on it.
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:10 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Off Topic - just sharing
Replies: 6
Views: 144

Re: Off Topic - just sharing

Way cool!
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:07 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Large solar prominence
Replies: 7
Views: 156

Re: Large solar prominence

Lovely disks thanks Richard!
by marktownley
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:07 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Images from 15th April 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 160

Re: Solar Images from 15th April 2024

Very nice CaK there Ella! Which Bresser scope are you using here? Hi Mark, just the cheapie bresser achromatic 100mm f10 stopped down to 80mm. For full disks and proms try stopping down to 60mm, you're not going to lose any resolution but you will get a bit more contrast, especially with the proms.
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Images from today 18th April 2024
Replies: 14
Views: 193

Re: Solar Images from today 18th April 2024

Super images Ella, glad you have been getting some sun in!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Images from 15th April 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 160

Re: Solar Images from 15th April 2024

Very nice CaK there Ella! Which Bresser scope are you using here?
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril
Replies: 12
Views: 212

Re: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril

Thanks everyone for your kind comments!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril
Replies: 12
Views: 212

Re: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril

Soendergaard wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:22 pm these are very good! what do you think about zwo183mm for solar imaging? I do like the high resolution :)

all the best
Steen
Hi Steen!

I love the 183mm for full disks, it is perfect up to around 800mm focal length.
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:15 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril
Replies: 12
Views: 212

Re: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril

I’m not sure how much further tweaking you could do, but I’m sure you’ll eventually squeeze out every last drop of capability from your setup. :D Thanks Stu, it's an iterative (obsessive?) approach. I have 6 different individual CaK filters, so, it has been some time to find the right combination a...
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: April 18 2024 White Light Observations.
Replies: 5
Views: 104

Re: April 18 2024 White Light Observations.

I never underestimate the small scope ;)

Nice report thanks James!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Wednesday Morning Ha Roundup 2024-04-17
Replies: 8
Views: 163

Re: Wednesday Morning Ha Roundup 2024-04-17

Nice shots Paul!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 18 April 2024 Flares
Replies: 10
Views: 190

Re: 18 April 2024 Flares

Lovely shots thanks Ralph!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha Sun April 17, 2024
Replies: 9
Views: 181

Re: Ha Sun April 17, 2024

Great disk thanks Pedro!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 17th of April 2024.
Replies: 4
Views: 102

Re: Sol from the 17th of April 2024.

Excellent shots Eric!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: April 17 2024. WLC through milky clouds.
Replies: 8
Views: 161

Re: April 17 2024. WLC through milky clouds.

Glad you got a view in James, thanks for the report! Looking forward to the weekend here.
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disks 17/4/24
Replies: 11
Views: 190

Re: Full Disks 17/4/24

Lovely results Rich!

Long focal ratios at the filter is the way to go in the UV...
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disks 17/4/24
Replies: 11
Views: 190

Re: Full Disks 17/4/24

DeepSolar64 wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:07 pm Thanks Rich. Now to get around to making that mask.
Been saying this for a while James :lol:
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun in Greylight 18th April 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 59

Re: Sun in Greylight 18th April 2024

Nice disk thanks Steve!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: April 16th - Ha
Replies: 6
Views: 131

Re: April 16th - Ha

Great results there Brian!
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar starvation
Replies: 4
Views: 104

Re: Solar starvation

Nice disk Peter! I share your pain with the weather.
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Recent WL AR3615 and 3634 with 150mm and 235mm
Replies: 9
Views: 187

Re: Recent WL AR3615 and 3634 with 150mm and 235mm

Very good David, I missed these.
by marktownley
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:44 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril
Replies: 12
Views: 212

CaK Full Disk 16th Aoril

I was able to bunk off work a bit earlier on Tuesday, and, there was a blue sky (in places!) too, so, with more tweaks on the homebrew CaK filter I went for a full disk. Seeig was barely supporting the 40mm aperture used, but transparency was good, so i;ll take the latter as a bonus. The big proms o...
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun FD and prom 15 April 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 59

Re: Sun FD and prom 15 April 2024

That's a nice disk, it turned out well!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun in Whitelight 17th April 2024.
Replies: 7
Views: 128

Re: Sun in Whitelight 17th April 2024.

Lovely to see your disks again Steve, keep them coming!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar images from the 1st and 14th April
Replies: 12
Views: 170

Re: Solar images from the 1st and 14th April

Lovely disks Ella, thanks for sharing!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Triple Stack
Replies: 15
Views: 338

Re: Triple Stack

That's lovely Ivan, looking forward to seeing more from this setup.
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha and CaK images 17th April 2024
Replies: 19
Views: 389

Re: Ha and CaK images 17th April 2024

Excellent disks thanks Stu! I just missed imaging this evening after work, the clouds returned!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: FD WL with ETX LS6 4/17/2024
Replies: 9
Views: 143

Re: FD WL with ETX LS6 4/17/2024

Love that disk Warren, lots of spots!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 17 April 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 169

Re: 17 April 2024

These are beauties Ralph!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sunday Sunshine 14th April
Replies: 12
Views: 244

Re: Sunday Sunshine 14th April

Thanks everyone, more tweaking of the filter setup tonight in anticipation of good weather this saturday.
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:35 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: April 15th - Ha
Replies: 11
Views: 306

Re: April 16th - Ha

A good set here Brian, thanks!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:34 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: WL Full Disk 16/4/24
Replies: 8
Views: 145

Re: WL Full Disk 16/4/24

A very spotty sun! Nice!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:34 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Mostly cloudy today. 4-16-24. Slooh Ha.
Replies: 7
Views: 165

Re: Mostly cloudy today. 4-16-24. Slooh Ha.

Thanks for the overview and lake view James!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:33 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Monday Sunshine 15th April 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 157

Re: Monday Sunshine 15th April 2024

Good results thanks Petrus!
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:31 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha Solar images 16th April 2024
Replies: 17
Views: 425

Re: Ha Solar images 16th April 2024

Lovely results there Stu! My seeing was awful on wednesday, you did well with the big scope.
by marktownley
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:25 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 14th of april 2024.
Replies: 8
Views: 174

Re: Sol from the 14th of april 2024.

Very nice thanks Eric!