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by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum March 14th 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 190

Re: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum March 14th 2024

Wonderful discs Arne, there are some nice proms about and interesting hot spot on the SW limb :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum March 14th 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 289

Re: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum March 14th 2024

Wonderful discs Arne, there are some nice proms about and interesting hot spot on the SW limb :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 12 Full disk Set
Replies: 14
Views: 398

Re: March 12 Full disk Set

These are beautiful Brian, such lovely details :bow :hamster: keep up the good work :)

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Saturday Catch Up 9th March
Replies: 20
Views: 466

Re: Saturday Catch Up 9th March

Magnificent as always :bow :hamster: I'm glad you saw the Sun :) when we drove past you on Saturday it was beautiful and bright, back home was grim and miserable and then past Bristol was too, you were in the best place!

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Animation of the SE limb Up & Over Down Under
Replies: 18
Views: 357

Re: Animation of the SE limb Up & Over Down Under

The animation makes me think of boiling chocolate and all the motions of bubbling hot deliciousness :) :bow :movie

The sunrise is amazing, what a sky! I am by the sea at the moment but it is grey, wet, cold and blowing a gale. Still lovely though :)

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 13 2024. White Light Observations.
Replies: 4
Views: 178

Re: March 13 2024. White Light Observations.

Thanks James :hamster:

Been a very cloudy week this week unfortunately (probably because I have the SeeStar set up and waiting). Bit wet today as well :(

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar details H-a 13.03.
Replies: 11
Views: 246

Re: Solar details H-a 13.03.

Superb images as always, and lovely to see the collection :)
:bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 03/13/2024🌤🌤🌤
Replies: 7
Views: 186

Re: Sun 03/13/2024

Some interesting prominences, especially the filaprom :bow :hamster: nice to see them in the calcium too!

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Ice clouds on 13-03-2024
Replies: 2
Views: 84

Re: Ice clouds on 13-03-2024

Did they produce any rain?

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

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Seestar S50 | Moon (20240313) | Pedro RE'
Replies: 2
Views: 83

Re: Seestar S50 | Moon (20240313) | Pedro RE'

These are beautiful, picture number 3 is best though :bow :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: SEESTAR S50 PixInsigth - M42 45 Min
Replies: 4
Views: 132

Re: SEESTAR S50 PixInsigth - M42 45 Min

Wow!! :bow :bow :bow

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: Seestar S50 | Scenery Mode | Pedro RE'
Replies: 4
Views: 113

Re: Seestar S50 | Scenery Mode | Pedro RE'

Stunning images!!! are these a Yellow-legged gull or Herring Gull as I can't quite tell.
:bow

Alexandra
by Montana
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 31
Views: 589

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

These are fantastic!! :bow :bow :hamster:

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

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Close-up of the solar plasma prominence I recorded on the 11th
Replies: 5
Views: 183

Re: Close-up of the solar plasma prominence I recorded on the 11th

There is certainly a lot going on in the window at the bottom of the prom :)

:bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: simple Ha SHG
Replies: 2
Views: 103

Re: simple Ha SHG

Beautiful clear images :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: i drank the kool-aid from the Seestar cup
Replies: 31
Views: 589

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

Wow!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:38 pm
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: earthshine with old scope
Replies: 3
Views: 81

Re: earthshine with old scope

Very nice indeed :bow :bow

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: prominence and the lift-off of a plasma filament from AR-3599
Replies: 7
Views: 163

Re: prominence and the lift-off of a plasma filament from AR-3599

That was a lovely wave, almost like surf on a beach, produced by that filament. That was an excellent catch :bow :hamster: :movie

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:00 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum March 12th 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 187

Re: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum March 12th 2024

Wow! they do look good at full size :bow :hamster: :bow

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:58 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 12-03-2024
Replies: 16
Views: 277

Re: Full Disc 12-03-2024

I see the donkey too :bow :hamster: however I am surprised James didn't say it looked more like a cat :lol:
You are right, the H alpha is a very fine disc of activity :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 12 2024 Imaging Session.
Replies: 14
Views: 270

Re: March 12 2024 Imaging Session.

James! you have cats on the brain again :lol: :lol: :lol:

A great imaging session and a lovely collection of images :bow :hamster:
How are you getting on with finding a new job?

Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun WL realtime video 12.03.24
Replies: 10
Views: 213

Re: Sun WL realtime video 12.03.24

It always takes me ages to work out how to embed Youtube videos here ;) When the video is playing, right click on the video and click 'copy video URL' Then, back in the Full editor and preview part of the message box you will see a title bar across the top, click on the YouTube button. Wherever your...
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:45 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun WL realtime video 12.03.24
Replies: 10
Views: 213

Re: Sun WL realtime video 12.03.24

A very warm and sunny welcome :hamster: :hamster: :hamster:

What a wonderful glide past all the active regions :bow



Alexandra
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 6Mar - 3D Skybender First Light in Singapore
Replies: 33
Views: 665

Re: 6Mar - 3D Skybender First Light in Singapore

Wow!! Alfred, if I had video like that I would be saying I had fantastic seeing, this stability happens maybe once per year here. I guess this is why the UK folk try and try and never get great results. Your classification of poor seeing truly is fabulous seeing to us :( The Skybender worked very we...
by Montana
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: mosaic partial disk 12/3/24
Replies: 10
Views: 220

Re: mosaic partial disk 12/3/24

That is a really stunning half disc :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 6Mar - 3D Skybender First Light in Singapore
Replies: 33
Views: 665

Re: 9Mar - 3D Skybender First Light in Singapore

Wow!! I would be over the moon with any of these images :bow :hamster: :bow

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Ha Sun on 11 March
Replies: 13
Views: 282

Re: Ha Sun on 11 March

:lol: :lol:

Great images Brian and keep up the good work, we all depend on you for our breakfasts :)

With regards DSO, do you have any recommendations for a beginner of what is good to look at :)

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Solar Software
Topic: Aligning an image sequence in ImPPG v1.9
Replies: 4
Views: 232

Re: Aligning an image sequence in ImPPG v1.9

Thanks Dominik, I think you may be right as I have 3 very large sunspots and they are not badly off to start with, after ImPPG they are all over the place. I tried both ways and both are just as bad. There isn't much else to change unfortunately. I have heard of others use Photoshop to align but not...
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: Solar Software
Topic: Aligning an image sequence in ImPPG v1.9
Replies: 4
Views: 232

Aligning an image sequence in ImPPG v1.9

Hi everyone, I have an image sequence I would like to align in ImPPG but sadly it makes the alignment much worse rather than aligning. When I have had these problems in the past I used to do a first pass in Registax and finish in ImPPG, but I can no longer get Registax to work since changing to Win1...
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: M7.4 flare on Sunday 10th March 2024
Replies: 9
Views: 215

Re: M7.4 flare on Sunday 10th March 2024

That was a lucky pop!!! welcome back to the light :)
:bow :hamster: :movie

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: M7.4 flare on Sunday 10th March 2024
Replies: 9
Views: 103

Re: M7.4 flare on Sunday 10th March 2024

That was a lucky pop!!! welcome back to the light :)
:bow :hamster: :movie

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Another Day, another shot...through clouds 3/11/2024
Replies: 11
Views: 208

Re: Another Day, another shot...through clouds 3/11/2024

Fabulous Warren :bow :hamster: :bow

Where are you writing the comets name and what is it called?

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 12 March 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 186

Re: 12 March 2024

That's nice collection of fluffy worms :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 2024-03-09 Timelapses and Closeups
Replies: 17
Views: 374

Re: Sun 2024-03-09 Timelapses and Closeups

Don't worry so much :) it all looks fab :bow go with what looks lovely but also what looks like the Sun!

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Full Disc 11-03-2024
Replies: 12
Views: 265

Re: Full Disc 11-03-2024

Your images always make me smile, I love that Halpha disc :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: telescope progress 234 years
Replies: 6
Views: 184

Re: telescope progress 234 years

:lol: you were sucked in just like me :)

Lovely image and especially the pic of old and new :)

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum March 11th 2024
Replies: 16
Views: 376

Re: Sun FD in H-Alpha, CaK and Continuum March 1th 2024

Wow!! a stunning set of three Arne :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: First attempt at deep sky with the SeeStar
Replies: 4
Views: 132

First attempt at deep sky with the SeeStar

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53582825316_7628108cc0_o.jpg 2024-03-11 Orion nebula M42 by Alexandra Hart , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53582825326_ebb13e26fa_o.jpg 2024-03-11 Bode's galaxy M81 by Alexandra Hart , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53583047738_a82f...
by Montana
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: Sunlit Earth
Topic: SEESTAR S50 SUN & DEEP-SKY (20240311)
Replies: 2
Views: 79

Re: SEESTAR S50 SUN & DEEP-SKY (20240311)

Oh :shock:

:bow :bow :bow
Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun in the H-Alpha line. Coronado SolarMax II 60. 10.03.2024
Replies: 11
Views: 300

Re: Sun in the H-Alpha line. Coronado SolarMax II 60. 10.03.2024

Lovely images Alexander :bow :hamster: you do still have a lot of snow, where do you live?

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 2024-03-09 Timelapses and Closeups
Replies: 17
Views: 374

Re: Sun 2024-03-09 Timelapses and Closeups

Yes, there is an arc going from left to right in what seems to be mid air. This will be a loop and as the coronal rain hits it, they drop on it and down.

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 11 2023 Observations. Ha and WL.
Replies: 6
Views: 156

Re: March 11 2023 Observations. Ha and WL.

Great to hear about the outreach James, I hope you reminded him of the up coming eclipse :) Just cloudy here, I had hoped to test my new SeeStar and learn how to view DSOs here on holiday as it is a lovely dark sky site. It was clear most nights for the last two weeks when I was really busy and it i...
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: The flight of Icarus
Replies: 12
Views: 309

Re: The flight of Icarus

I love this :bow :hamster: there are so many beautiful solar transits at the moment, I think we need to showcase them all :)

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 2024-03-09 Timelapses and Closeups
Replies: 17
Views: 374

Re: Sun 2024-03-09 Timelapses and Closeups

I do like the animation of the prom, it looks like there is a stable magnetic loop and all the coronal rain is dropping on to it and being channelled along it.
:bow :hamster: :movie

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 11 March 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 144

Re: 11 March 2024

Superb images Ralph :bow :hamster: I too like the bright underbelly of that prom. Sorry we missed you on the chat.

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: March 4th & 10th, 2024 More 850nm IR Fun
Replies: 19
Views: 591

Re: March 4th & 10th, 2024 More 850nm IR Fun

All the granules seem to be aligned in chains from top left to bottom right, it is odd.

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Solar Newton N180/F7 test 11.03.
Replies: 17
Views: 417

Re: Solar Newton N180/F7 test 11.03.

Wow!! some real stunners there :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: 11 March 2024 Full Disk White Light
Replies: 4
Views: 114

Re: 11 March 2024 Full Disk White Light

Interesting theory Robert, I must look that up. A great shot! :bow :hamster:

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: WL AR3590 w/ Buddhist temple + birds, Sri Lanka
Replies: 2
Views: 58

Re: WL AR3590 w/ Buddhist temple + birds, Sri Lanka

These are absolutely wonderful :bow :hamster: :bow

Alexandra
by Montana
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: WL AR3590 w/ Buddhist temple + birds, Sri Lanka
Replies: 11
Views: 215

Re: WL AR3590 w/ Buddhist temple + birds, Sri Lanka

These are absolutely wonderful :bow :hamster: :bow

Alexandra