Jan 23rd Session
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Jan 23rd Session
Hi everyone...
High pressure returned on Sunday, bringing clear skies and an opportunity to observe once the clouds cleared off in late morning. The air temperature slowly dropped as the day went on...started my solar work at about -12C and when I finished my deep sky work at midnight it was down to -23C.
The Ha images were taken through the LS80T/LS75FHa/B1800Ha solar scope. The full disk images were captured with the an ASI1600MM camera and 1.6x barlow: It was great to have a nice offering of detail and no time constraints to image I changed the camera over to the ASI2902MM and 3x focal extender to image the activity in greater detail. The first mosaic covers the SE quadrant where AR2934 was located: The second stretches form the NE limb across the disk to AR2932 which was approaching the western limb: The final AR was 2933 which as barely visible on the SW limb: There was also a long filament across the southern disk: There were three larger proms as well, and they are shown below: For the last few months the Lunt solar scope has been riding piggy back on my C14 as the new observatory construction required me to disconnect power, ethernet, and partially dismantle the support structure of the old dome. As of now, the new observatory building is complete (save for some spring paint and touch-ups that the winter doesn't allow), but the new dome is delayed until March or so. With that in mind, I decided to take the C14 off the mount in the big observatory and install the Orion Eon 130ED OTA in its place. The next few months will be focused on solar and deep sky imaging, and I can piggy back the Lunt LS80T for my full disk solar and get back to using the Orion scope for WL/CaK and Ha with the modded double stack system. The Lunt scope can be swapped out easily at night to install an Lunt 80mm ED or William Optics 72mm scope for wider field deep sky imaging or act as a guide scope for the larger refractor.
After about 3 hours of dismantling, re-mounting, and re-configuring all the wiring I had the system up and running late in the afternoon. I had enough time to grab a few shots of AR2934 through the Larger scope. The first is with a Lunt Solar Wedge/Baader Continuum filter with the 3x focal extender and ASI290MM camera: The last image was through the Lunt B1800 CaK module at prime focus: The sun set behind the observatory walls as I finished up the CaK capture...but looking forward to using this scope more in the coming months. Once the new dome actually arrives and is installed the Orion OTA, LS80T, and the smaller ED refactors will be relocated into the new dome and the C14 can go back to its old home
Brian
High pressure returned on Sunday, bringing clear skies and an opportunity to observe once the clouds cleared off in late morning. The air temperature slowly dropped as the day went on...started my solar work at about -12C and when I finished my deep sky work at midnight it was down to -23C.
The Ha images were taken through the LS80T/LS75FHa/B1800Ha solar scope. The full disk images were captured with the an ASI1600MM camera and 1.6x barlow: It was great to have a nice offering of detail and no time constraints to image I changed the camera over to the ASI2902MM and 3x focal extender to image the activity in greater detail. The first mosaic covers the SE quadrant where AR2934 was located: The second stretches form the NE limb across the disk to AR2932 which was approaching the western limb: The final AR was 2933 which as barely visible on the SW limb: There was also a long filament across the southern disk: There were three larger proms as well, and they are shown below: For the last few months the Lunt solar scope has been riding piggy back on my C14 as the new observatory construction required me to disconnect power, ethernet, and partially dismantle the support structure of the old dome. As of now, the new observatory building is complete (save for some spring paint and touch-ups that the winter doesn't allow), but the new dome is delayed until March or so. With that in mind, I decided to take the C14 off the mount in the big observatory and install the Orion Eon 130ED OTA in its place. The next few months will be focused on solar and deep sky imaging, and I can piggy back the Lunt LS80T for my full disk solar and get back to using the Orion scope for WL/CaK and Ha with the modded double stack system. The Lunt scope can be swapped out easily at night to install an Lunt 80mm ED or William Optics 72mm scope for wider field deep sky imaging or act as a guide scope for the larger refractor.
After about 3 hours of dismantling, re-mounting, and re-configuring all the wiring I had the system up and running late in the afternoon. I had enough time to grab a few shots of AR2934 through the Larger scope. The first is with a Lunt Solar Wedge/Baader Continuum filter with the 3x focal extender and ASI290MM camera: The last image was through the Lunt B1800 CaK module at prime focus: The sun set behind the observatory walls as I finished up the CaK capture...but looking forward to using this scope more in the coming months. Once the new dome actually arrives and is installed the Orion OTA, LS80T, and the smaller ED refactors will be relocated into the new dome and the C14 can go back to its old home
Brian
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Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
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Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
Nice set of images, Brian. Especially those proms.
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
Hi Brian,
Well done
Well done
regards Rainer
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
Great shots Brian!
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
Very nice images Brian. I especially notice the triangular prom with the big void under it. My iPad image got the void and the general shape of the prom but of course lacks the finer detail your image has.
You'll get there with your observatories. By summer all will be settled in and fine. How good is that Orion EON 130? A friend of mine almost bought a smaller version but could find few reviews on them.
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You'll get there with your observatories. By summer all will be settled in and fine. How good is that Orion EON 130? A friend of mine almost bought a smaller version but could find few reviews on them.
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
Lovely shots taken in the cold winter sunshine there Brian!
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
Great pictures Brian, wow, and even in this cold. We have -15C and it's hard for me to imagine shooting in such conditions.
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
A beautiful set showing very fine detail, Brian. The prom close ups are super.
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Thanks to everyone for your positive comments and feedback on the images form the last session...always appreciated
James, the EON scope is pretty good in my opinion. My budget for high end APO's is limited and this one fit my purposes when I saw it come up for sale used. I didn't see a lot of reviews posted either, most had to do with the lack of warranty when compared to other brands. Other than that, it is working for me.
Ivan, the next month is typically the coldest part of the winter here as we have lost the residual heat that has radiated off the the landmass but it takes time to start to warm up as the days get longer. Not unlike the interior of any large continental landmass where you are We get wild swings in temps though as the jetstream will swing north or south and change the airflow we get form the cold arctic high to a southerly flow form the south making it go form -15C one day to +5C the next, then ease back to where we were The Great Lakes surround Southern Ontario and they are warmer with no little ice cover which contributes to some intense lake effect snow at time.
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James, the EON scope is pretty good in my opinion. My budget for high end APO's is limited and this one fit my purposes when I saw it come up for sale used. I didn't see a lot of reviews posted either, most had to do with the lack of warranty when compared to other brands. Other than that, it is working for me.
Ivan, the next month is typically the coldest part of the winter here as we have lost the residual heat that has radiated off the the landmass but it takes time to start to warm up as the days get longer. Not unlike the interior of any large continental landmass where you are We get wild swings in temps though as the jetstream will swing north or south and change the airflow we get form the cold arctic high to a southerly flow form the south making it go form -15C one day to +5C the next, then ease back to where we were The Great Lakes surround Southern Ontario and they are warmer with no little ice cover which contributes to some intense lake effect snow at time.
Brian
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Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
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Cambray, ON Canada
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
Thanks for the detailed answer Brian. We don't have such extreme temperature fluctuations. We are in the temperate continental climate zone. Although in February we have the maximum rainfall.MapleRidge wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:18 pm Thanks to everyone for your positive comments and feedback on the images form the last session...always appreciated
James, the EON scope is pretty good in my opinion. My budget for high end APO's is limited and this one fit my purposes when I saw it come up for sale used. I didn't see a lot of reviews posted either, most had to do with the lack of warranty when compared to other brands. Other than that, it is working for me.
Ivan, the next month is typically the coldest part of the winter here as we have lost the residual heat that has radiated off the the landmass but it takes time to start to warm up as the days get longer. Not unlike the interior of any large continental landmass where you are We get wild swings in temps though as the jetstream will swing north or south and change the airflow we get form the cold arctic high to a southerly flow form the south making it go form -15C one day to +5C the next, then ease back to where we were The Great Lakes surround Southern Ontario and they are warmer with no little ice cover which contributes to some intense lake effect snow at time.
Brian
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Re: Jan 23rd Session
Thanks Ivan and Arne...always appreciate the feedback
Brian
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Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM