There's usually something to see.
The usual tradeoffs, low stray light, high spectral purity and tunability but lower resolution.
Even when there's little going on....
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Even when there's little going on....
Observing the Sun with complex optical systems since 1966, and still haven't burned, melted or damaged anything.
Not blind yet, either!
Light pollution? I only observe the Sun, magnitude -26.74. Pollute that!
Not blind yet, either!
Light pollution? I only observe the Sun, magnitude -26.74. Pollute that!
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Re: Even when there's little going on....
These are excellent Joe. What bandwidth are you running at here?
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Re: Even when there's little going on....
Excellent SHG images, Joe.
Stu.
Stu.
H-alpha, WL and Ca II K imaging kit for various image scales.
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
More images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarcarbon60/
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
More images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarcarbon60/
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Once again you demonstrate the excellent capabilities of the SHG system. Well done!
"Astronomical Spectroscopy - The Final Frontier" - to boldly go where few amateurs have gone before
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"Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs" and
"Imaging Sunlight - using a digital spectroheliograph" - Springer
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"Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs" and
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Re: Even when there's little going on....
Thanks, guys. I don't get as much time in on this as I used to, another unrelated project is taking up a lot of my time, but for a good cause. The bandwidth is 0.3 Angstroms. Seeing was good yesterday, 2-3 arcsec, and little haze or smoke.
Observing the Sun with complex optical systems since 1966, and still haven't burned, melted or damaged anything.
Not blind yet, either!
Light pollution? I only observe the Sun, magnitude -26.74. Pollute that!
Not blind yet, either!
Light pollution? I only observe the Sun, magnitude -26.74. Pollute that!
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