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by rsfoto
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 23rd of March 2024.
Replies: 6
Views: 165

Re: Sol from the 23rd of March 2024.

Well done
by rsfoto
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 23-03-2024
Replies: 12
Views: 214

Re: Full Disc 23-03-2024

Excellent images, Rainer, with the big active right in the center ! Terrific detail. What scope do you use for white light ? Franco Hi Franco, For white light I use a Takahashi FS-78 with a Canon 1.4X extender now with my new Player One Saturn-M 533 chip. https://rainerehlert.com/00_SCHForum/2024/N...
by rsfoto
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 23-03-2024
Replies: 12
Views: 214

Full Disc 23-03-2024

Hi,

Again Sunny and no clouds in sight. Spot 3615 is really a hot oven.

Spot 3615 measures about 16 Earth diameters, roughly 196,500 km in length.


Image


Image
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc Morning 03-22-2024
Replies: 8
Views: 190

Re: Full Disc Morning 03-22-2024

Hi Paul,

Very good images except the inverted ones where a lot of details get lost as well as in the coloured ones the details get lost too.

Judging the normal B&W images you are in band IMHO
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 22-03-2024
Replies: 7
Views: 191

Full Disc 22-03-2024

Hi, Sunny again until late midday and here the discs. Now spot 3615 is in flames and in white light one can see the incredible structure or whatever it is called of this spot. I calculated my seeing and it was around 1.25" arcseconds in both cases. https://rainerehlert.com/00_SCHForum/2024/03/F...
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Truss tube ideas
Replies: 43
Views: 6940

Re: Truss tube ideas

FRAZ wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:17 pm
rsfoto wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:11 pm Hi,

Excellent construction. May I ask how much does the whole assembly weigh?
The global Truss runs at 12.5 kg
The plate and objective about 5.5 kg
The focuser assembly and about 4 kg

Total about 22kg

Thanks.
That is reasonable for such a big lens

:bow2
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:11 pm
Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
Topic: Truss tube ideas
Replies: 43
Views: 6940

Re: Truss tube ideas

Hi,

Excellent construction. May I ask how much does the whole assembly weigh?
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:24 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Settling in on Close Ups with the Lunt 130
Replies: 9
Views: 201

Re: Settling in on Close Ups with the Lunt 130

Hi Paul,

Excellent images
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:21 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Second attempt with the SeeStar
Replies: 12
Views: 257

Re: Second attempt with the SeeStar

rigel123 wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:57 am Sorry about that! I actually did put them into one file, and then forgot to Zip them!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by rsfoto
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 21-03-2024
Replies: 9
Views: 368

Full Disc 21-03-2024

Hi, Blue sky in the morning and as usual clouds in the early Midday. Now it is windy as of writing with gusts around 60 km/h. The big bright area is spot 3614 and at the time I imaged a C 5.8 flare was going on. https://rainerehlert.com/00_SCHForum/2024/03/FD_Ha_9Q_20240321.jpg https://rainerehlert....
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Second attempt with the SeeStar
Replies: 12
Views: 257

Re: Second attempt with the SeeStar

They have a digital zoom for the sun, moon and planets, but not for deep sky since the zoom only works on the jpg saved to the phone. If you save raw files of a “zoomed” image on the Sun it is simply a crop at the same resolution as a full disk. I think they picked the FL to include room for many D...
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: Full Disc 18-03-2024
Replies: 6
Views: 129

Re: Full Disc 18-03-2024

Rainer that is an absolutely exquisite image. The profile of the prom at 3 o clock reminds me of a scorpion viewed from the side. Was this with your Solex? Hi, No, that is a 9 image mosaic from my H-alpha set up. The Sol´Ex has been decomissioned. It is just sitting there collecting dust and setrve...
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:46 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Second attempt with the SeeStar
Replies: 12
Views: 257

Re: Second attempt with the SeeStar

They have a digital zoom for the sun, moon and planets, but not for deep sky since the zoom only works on the jpg saved to the phone. If you save raw files of a “zoomed” image on the Sun it is simply a crop at the same resolution as a full disk. I think they picked the FL to include room for many D...
by rsfoto
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Second attempt with the SeeStar
Replies: 12
Views: 257

Re: Second attempt with the SeeStar

Hi, Much much better. I have a question in regards to the SeeStar. The Owl nebula is a real tiny object in the sky. Does the SeeStar have somthing like a digital Zoom? I asl because the focal length is 250mm which in terms of DSO photography is a super wide field. No criticism but the stars all look...
by rsfoto
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Night of the comet 3/14/2024
Replies: 8
Views: 181

Re: Night of the comet 3/14/2024

I finally figured out Pixinsight and then finished off in Photoshop where I felt comfortable combining the images (starless and stars only) and stretched the different histograms separately since many of the subs were taken at sunset so had a huge gradient which you can tell is at the bottom of thi...
by rsfoto
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sunday Sunshine 17th March
Replies: 16
Views: 352

Re: Sunday Sunshine 17th March

Well done
by rsfoto
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:33 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 18th of March 2023
Replies: 10
Views: 238

Re: Sol from the 18th of March 2023

Hola Eric,

Great images
by rsfoto
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: Full Disc 18-03-2024
Replies: 6
Views: 129

Re: Full Disc 18-03-2024

Hi Judges,

Thanks for the SPoD :oops:


:bow2
by rsfoto
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: Full Disc 18-03-2024
Replies: 6
Views: 129

Full Disc 18-03-2024

Hi,

Here the Sun having a quite acceptable blue Sky


Image


Image
by rsfoto
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 18-03-2024
Replies: 11
Views: 233

Full Disc 18-03-2024

Hi,

Here the Sun having a quite acceptable blue Sky


Image


Image
by rsfoto
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol from the 15th and 16th of March 2024.
Replies: 10
Views: 271

Re: Sol from the 15th and 16th of March 2024.

Hola Eric,

Excellent as usual. Well done
by rsfoto
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Night of the comet 3/14/2024
Replies: 8
Views: 181

Re: Night of the comet 3/14/2024

... I need to better learn using Pixinsight for color images as the Seestar images always debayer as very GREEN!! Hi Warren, That is very normal on RGB images. You need to do a White balance. But I have to say that this is interesting as when I do from time to time OSC images I never had this probl...
by rsfoto
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 17-03-2024
Replies: 9
Views: 223

Full Disc 17-03-2024

Hi, Just before the clouds rolled in I had a chance to acquire my videos. It is amazing what can happen in 30 minutes in the Sky. I opened the roof, waited about 30 minutes to get the Sun into position = 56 minutes before Meridian and BANG when I was there, the clouds astarted to form... Lumenera In...
by rsfoto
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 31
Views: 590

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

Hi,

Great image of the Comet.

How high is it in your night Sky? Here in Mexico barely at maybe 15° over horizon if I remember well. No chance to get into the telescope.
by rsfoto
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Early Saturday Calcium 16th March
Replies: 23
Views: 535

Re: Early Saturday Calcium 16th March

Well done
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:39 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 13-03-2024
Replies: 15
Views: 303

Re: Full Disc 13-03-2024

Hi, Adding to this 533 ans False colour mask below is an attempt to achieve what I get with the False colour mask using Photoshop, perhaps my skills are not good enough in Photoshop, on the Saturn-M cameras and personally I just do not like it and if you look at the False colour mask image you will ...
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: I am afraid it's a goner
Replies: 14
Views: 347

Re: I am afraid it's a goner

I suspected the issue was caused by an electrical short, damaging the board and not the sensor.
Overvoltage?
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: I am afraid it's a goner
Replies: 14
Views: 347

Re: I am afraid it's a goner

The camera is pretty old. Reaching out to see what repairs will cost sounds like a smart option. I have nothing to loose at this point. Thanks everyone for the suggestion Hi, I do not think it has somthing to do with the age. I have a lot of cameras which are about 16 years old and they still are p...
by rsfoto
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 14-03-2024
Replies: 11
Views: 270

Re: Full Disc 14-03-2024

rigel123 wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:28 am Great disk Rainer! Your mosaics were always wonderful but assuming this is with the 533, the disks are even better now!

Hi Warren,

Sorry to disappoint you. The H-alpha is still a Mosaic and the White light is the 533. The 533 gives me a higher resolution in White light.

:bow2
by rsfoto
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Ice clouds on 13-03-2024
Replies: 2
Views: 84

Re: Ice clouds on 13-03-2024

Montana wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:40 pm Did they produce any rain?

They are beautiful if they don't obstruct the Sun or rain :) :hamster:

Alexandra
Hi,

Raine? what is Rain? :mrgreen:
by rsfoto
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 13-03-2024
Replies: 15
Views: 303

Re: Full Disc 13-03-2024

It was me Rainer, I have inspected both images and I would say you have finer detail on the disc with the Saturn M, very nice! :bow :hamster: Alexandra Hi Alexandra, I knew it was you who asked that is why I put :mrgreen: but, yes still a big but. Unless I get a software with the False colour mask ...
by rsfoto
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 14-03-2024
Replies: 11
Views: 270

Full Disc 14-03-2024

Hi,

Sun covered by a fine high Cirrus cloud layer


Image


Image
by rsfoto
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 31
Views: 590

Re: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup

Montana wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:30 pm These are fantastic!! :bow :bow :hamster:

What are their names M? and how long have you left it doing the 10second images?

Alexandra

Monkey Head Nebulas is NGC 2174

Crescent Nebula is NGC 6888
by rsfoto
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 13-03-2024
Replies: 15
Views: 303

Re: Full Disc 13-03-2024

Hi,

IMX 533, well, yes and no.

Yes as I get a full disc in one single shot and ...

No as I loose the abilioty to brighten up the black Background for getting in one shot the prominences unless ...

Somebody teaches me to get the same effect using a software process...

Thanks
by rsfoto
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Saturday Catch Up 9th March
Replies: 20
Views: 466

Re: Saturday Catch Up 9th March

Hi Mark,

Well done
by rsfoto
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 12 Full disk Set
Replies: 14
Views: 399

Re: March 12 Full disk Set

Hi Brian,

Excellent images
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:34 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 13-03-2024
Replies: 15
Views: 303

Re: Full Disc 13-03-2024

Brilliant thanks Rainer, I'd go with the Saturn. Been there with the mosaics, a big chip camera is so much easier. Hi Mark, Camera technology has evolved immensely since I started with the Sun and DSO imaging and yes. The Saturn is a nice camera so far but for H-alpha without False Colour Mask feat...
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 13-03-2024
Replies: 15
Views: 303

Re: Full Disc 13-03-2024

Brilliant thanks Rainer, I'd go with the Saturn. Been there with the mosaics, a big chip camera is so much easier. Hi Mark, Camera technology has evolved immensely since I started with the Sun and DSO imaging and yes. The Saturn is a nice camera so far but for H-alpha without False Colour Mask feat...
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Ice clouds on 13-03-2024
Replies: 2
Views: 84

Ice clouds on 13-03-2024

Hi,

After finishing my discs today these Ice clouds started to form

Ice_Clouds_13032024.jpg
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by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 13-03-2024
Replies: 15
Views: 303

Re: Full Disc 13-03-2024

... and for those who like direct comparisons I have to say I like more the Saturn result then my old mosaic technique. I took both images and cut off the limb and reduced the size of the Saturn to be the same as the Lumenera https://rainerehlert.com/00_SCHForum/2024/03/Lumenera_1900.jpg https://rai...
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 13-03-2024
Replies: 15
Views: 303

Full Disc 13-03-2024

Hi, Had some early Sun and here they are. https://rainerehlert.com/00_SCHForum/2024/03/FullDisc_Ha_9Q_20240313.jpg https://rainerehlert.com/00_SCHForum/2024/03/FullDisc_WL_S-M_20240313.jpg and below if I remember well somebody asked how does my Birthday present, a Player-One Saturn-M SQR camera with...
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar details H-a 13.03.
Replies: 11
Views: 246

Re: Solar details H-a 13.03.

Well done
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
Topic: Eclipse Kit
Replies: 4
Views: 174

Re: Eclipse Kit

Hi Brian, In most resorts in Mexico they have power outlets, for the power brick of the Laptop, near the pools or resting areas so at arrival I would recommend to ask them where they are and get an extension cable from the hotel or some employee and reserve your observing spot. Give them a Sun tour ...
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 12-03-2024
Replies: 16
Views: 277

Re: Full Disc 12-03-2024

DeepSolar64 wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:15 pm Rainer,
I see it set to return but I bet they re-number it. We will see.

James

https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Solar/6/1

SunSpot-renumbering.jpg
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by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: mosaic partial disk 12/3/24
Replies: 10
Views: 220

Re: mosaic partial disk 12/3/24

Very well done
by rsfoto
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: simple Ha SHG
Replies: 2
Views: 103

Re: simple Ha SHG

Excellent SHG images