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Still following AR 3576 which has been of great interest to us images over the last 10 days or so. Tomorrow it will be right on the suns limb for us here in Australia. Probably cloudy no doubt. This is an animation of 2 hours and 42 minutes this morning. 2223 UTC until 0105 UTC Conditions were reaso...

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Cloud hampered an early start. Managed a few images in between the gaps. Sky appeared quiet clear but with very high humidity it forms cloud extremely quickly. This was no exception when I thought I would start my animation. It only affected the first bit and remained clear for 2 hours. Main target ...

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One comment I’ll add to the file size for animations. I’m not sure how everyone colorizes their animations but when I rarely do, I simply use an Adjustment Layer and colorize using levels and then simply export the GIF from Photoshop and for some reason the file actually comes out just a little sma...

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I had a bad start cloud wise this morning. Managed some images in between cloud cover. Pretty average conditions but usable. It appeared that I might get away with an Animation so started and only go 40 minutes until mother nature stepped in. It again cleared enough to get an hour or so about 35 min...

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Not a great animation but has some movement in the Proms at least. The other images are centred around AR 3576. Also a full disc. https://astrob.in/ol971n/0/ https://cdn.astrobin.com/images/3448/2024/7fc8dd99-6d84-4ace-a7b3-6ca9c28af7c4.gif Full Disc.png Full Disc copy.png AR 3576 F35 No2.png AR 357...

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I should have had this processed before now but have been a bit busy. The major eruption from AR 3575 which was already behind the western limb on the 9th Feb was quiet spectacular but unfortunately I missed it, However I was luckily enough to catch an hour and 15 minutes of the post magnet loops. T...

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AR 3576 has been pretty active and I had a good day so started capturing at 2140 UTC and finished at 0425 UTC on the 10th Feb. 6 hours and 45minutes. Just wanted to see if I could do it. Did but caused some issues. The file size is to big to begin with. Anyway I managed to reduce the size to 209MB. ...

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Super job Peter, a lot of action in a short time.

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DeepSolar64 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:21 am
arnedanielsen wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:40 pm Beautiful images Ralph! Looking forward to the movie!
Me too!

The imaged prom is from the X class flare on the SW limb, right?

Yes from AR 3575

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AR 3576 This is one frame of a 6Hour and 45 minute animation, being processed now, in excellent seeing. 1000 frames and 10% stacked. Also a capture of the magnet loops from large eruption from AR 3575 behind the western limb on the 9 th Feb. AR 3576 BW.png imppg copy 2.png Prom Loops c.png Prom Loop...

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Nice work John. They are really good white light images and clearly shows just how big it really is. As James said it does not look to have changed a lot in the HA image.

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This is a baby animation of AR 3576. Only 20 minutes because of cloud. It was around 2300 UTC. Plus a couple of other images from that session, as its rained all day, that were captured in between clouds. Lunt 100 DS with ZWO 432mm at F35. https://astrob.in/ku1vhm/0/ https://cdn.astrobin.com/images/...

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On that thick trunked prom it was a Baobab tree that first came to my mind as well. The second is one of those powerful thick funneled tornadoes that do so much damage. I wonder if this prominence is spinning!? Beautiful captures Ralph!! James Hi James, Yes I think it is spinning. This one is an ho...

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First real chance in the last few days of cloud and rain. 5 inches off the remains of the Cyclone. I managed to get a 1 hour animation this afternoon of AR 3576 and the Prominences on the limb. Hopefully tomorrow will be clear. Single captures of AR 3576 the prom activity on both East and West limbs...

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LLichter wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:47 am Thinking about joining to.
Just one semi stupid question.
1800Z is 1800GMT so 1900MET?

GMT

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Way to go Warren, looks like that will make something.

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Way to go Warren, looks like that will make something.

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Awesome animation and images, Ralph. You have buckets of patience my friend….. five and a half hours at the scope is a heck of a commitment, but the results are well worth the effort. Stu. Thanks Stu, Was not too bad as I am well polar alined so I mowed all the lawns and the one next door. Just kep...

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An Animation of AR 3571 and AR 3576 which was still behind the east limb. Just on 5 and a half hours. Start at 2156 until 0327 UTC. A bit of high cloud hampered things from time to time. Could fix it with PixInsight but will have to buy it first. The animation is cropped down as it was way too big f...

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Thought I might look at the out going prominence on the SW limb this morning. It has been very stable all week and today was no exception. It may even come around again. These types are very hard to process as the are quiet wispy, seem to lack good structure and very dormant. This is 2 of the 3 hour...

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Again a look at the main active areas on the sun today. The animation is 3 hours but no major happenings. Lot of subtle changes throughout. Captured from 2140 UTC till 0040 UTC. Hi Res of the AR 3565 complex and a look at the two major prominences. Lunt 100 DS with ZWO 432mm at F28 for the animation...

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Same conditions as yesterday. Lots of low level Cumulus cloud and high humidity. Anyway got what could in the gaps available. I guess average conditions. A good look at the incoming activity of AR 3565 /67 The two major Filaments and a reasonable Prominence. Image time was around 2200 UTC until 2300...

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Montana wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:06 am The first couple of images are amazing, are you sure you weren't flying over the surface?

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No Alexandra, but the seeing went off a bit after the first captures.

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Not really Warren, but thanks.
My short session this morning caught the remains only.

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Thank you, I will be there.

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Today's look at the NE Limb. Still showing some promise though. Conditions were a bit average and cloud soon ended the session. The big filament is closing on the NW limb and the other in the south will be on the limb very soon. Cloud stopped me short on this one. The prom is the left over from the ...

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Some promising activity on the NE limb. This is a 4hours and 11minutes of it progress. Captured from 2201 UT till 0212 UT. Lunt 100 DS with ZWO 432mm at F35. A full disc, some new activity on the NE limb. 2 of the major Filaments inverted for detail and a couple of prominences, the last from yesterd...

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The animation is on the 24 January for an Hour and eleven minutes. 2206 UT till 2317 UT. Next are images of AR3559 on the 24th, 25th and the 26th of January. There are firstly B/W then Colour for each day. After that a nice Filament and finally a couple of Prominences. https://astrob.in/4fmkk3/0/ ht...

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Great quality in this Peter.
Brightness control is spot on.
No idea why I only just saw this now.

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I’m sure you will get great results when seeing improves and you get your head around it.

solar · Re: AR3559 AR3561 H alpha 24-01-2024 Not too bad at all Martin

Not too bad at all Martin

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Great imaging Peter, looks like it was well worth the effort. A host of activity to watch with major changes to some of the filaments.
Congratulations on SPOD too.

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Sun action this morning with average seeing. 2 Hour animation of AR3559 complex. I changed the ROI and forget to retake the flat so Dust bunny's included. A look at the large filament in the southern hemisphere and a couple of nice proms. https://astrob.in/fcvlov/0/ https://cdn.astrobin.com/images/3...

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Decided to try an inverted animation as there was not much happening. Animation is AR 3549 and the prom on the limb. Pretty stable really but like Peter Marples post yesterday it shows lots of fine details. The rest are of course areas of interest on the disc. Time was from 2300 UT until 0120 UT. Us...

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Very quiet prom on the NE limb. Seeing improved towards the end then cloud. 2221 UT until 2345UT. Lunt 100 DS with a ZWO 432 mm at F 35. The dust bunny got passed me. https://astrob.in/wlsdie/0/ https://cdn.astrobin.com/images/3448/2024/dae44341-9fc6-4d1c-bdf4-bbc7316efc3f.gif Regi copy.png ar 3556 ...

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Conditions a little better today. Managed an animation after the cloud cleared about 10.15 local time. 2 Hours of AR 3555 and the prom on the SW limb. Start 2323 until 0145 UT. Lunt 100 DS with ZWO 432 running at F28. The rest a look at some AR's and the prominence with one lone signal from the Suns...

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After 4 days of cloud and a little rain, things cleared away late this afternoon. Seeing was a bit off and the southerly turbulence with the heat build up made for a hard time to get really good data. What you see is what I could manage. A nice Prominence and AR3555 Lunt 100 DS with ZWO 432mm @F35 P...

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A couple of active areas from yesterdays session in better conditions
AR 3545 and AR 3548
Lunt 100 DS with ZWO 432mm @F35.
https://astrob.in/3qh8h8/0/

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The first image is the best I think James.

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Hi Warren, now all you need is a glass ceiling.

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Those white light images are exceptionally good Michael.
I think your Ha images are a bit off band.

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Perfect timing Martin.
Looks great and you caught the whole show.
Top shelf.

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Nice work Mark.
I must get my Lunt K Cal module out for a run.

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One of the 2 major prominences today.
Again through high cloud with my Vixen ss 130mm with ZWO 432mm @ F41
This is an hour only as cloud got too thick again.
https://astrob.in/lnl2a8/0/

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Was revisiting my Coronado 90mm on my Vixen 130ss as there was considerable high level cloud all over. Had been meaning to compare single stack to double stack for a while. This just occurred as I was watching the monitor, no time to take flats or proper setting up. Where it was set is what we see d...

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Absolutely Perfect catch. What a great animation, you need to be proud of that. 10/10

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Absolutely Perfect catch. What a great animation, you need to be proud of that. 10/10

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Nice session Pedro. Clouds can be rather annoying at times.

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Very nice images. Your Quark is a good one by the looks of those.

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Cloud still persisted today. A huge eruptive prom again but only lasted a short while. To much cloud for an animation, I tried but cloud were to thick. So I imaged in between the gaps this session. Sort of a full disc with the Prom that I managed before it disappeared. The rest are of the active are...

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