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Transit of Mercury in the Spicule Layer. Phil took this great image with his Quantum 6 Scope, Solar Spectrum etalon and PGR Camera.
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May 10th Spots
May 10th Spots
Hi All,
A nice day for solar imaging, only a few clouds and a light breeze. The Quantum Six was the scope of choice today. First off are portraits of the active regions then a group shot. Finally, not to the waste time while the etalon heated up, AR12741 without it's chromosphere cover.
Phil
A nice day for solar imaging, only a few clouds and a light breeze. The Quantum Six was the scope of choice today. First off are portraits of the active regions then a group shot. Finally, not to the waste time while the etalon heated up, AR12741 without it's chromosphere cover.
Phil
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Great shots.
David
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Re: May 10th Spots
Great detail and processing Phil!
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Beautifull images and processing !
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These are INCREDIBLE, Phil ! Perfect conditions, capture and processing...and great gear
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Re: May 10th Spots
Thanks for the nice comments.
Oops, I mislabeled the images. They were taken with a Quantum Six telescope not an Questar. There is no Questar 6.
Phil
Oops, I mislabeled the images. They were taken with a Quantum Six telescope not an Questar. There is no Questar 6.
Phil
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Absolutely superb in every way, very sharp and crisp and yet beautifully smooth

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Thank you Alexandra, I have been trying to follow your suggestions. Now if I could narrow the bandwidth of the filter they would be better.
Phil
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Re: May 10th Spots
I love that scope Phil! Beautiful work.
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Re: May 10th Spots
A very good and detailed session Phil.
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Re: May 10th Spots
An exceptional set of images!
Cheers.
Peter
Cheers.
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Lovely images Phil...well done
Brian

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Top shots! Lots of detail there.

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