Huge filament at solar limb and AR13038 in Ha (RCT)

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Huge filament at solar limb and AR13038 in Ha (RCT)

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I thought I'd give the 250mm RCT a run this morning. As is almost always the case, the seeing conditions were barely good enough. I also imaged using my 150mm refractor. AR13038 was my main target, but I noticed the awesome filament close to the limb, projecting off the limb into the darkness of space (a filaprom) which I imaged on my 150.

Here are the resulting images:

Image20220623_Ha_Prom by Stuart Green, on Flickr

AR13038 (DS 150 mm at f34)

Image20220623_Ha_AR13038 by Stuart Green, on Flickr

AR13038 on the RC 250 mm telescope (single stacked)

Image20220623_RCT_Ha_AR13038 by Stuart Green, on Flickr

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Beautiful captures, Stu. Having breakfast admiring all the images posted…

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Great images


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For some reason the last photo reminds me of a closeup of a hairy spider (tarantula type)!


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Awesome, that 250mm looks like a loot of fun with that ds arrangement.


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Wonderful images Stu.


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Great shots Stu!


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Great images Stu.


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Awesome images, Stu!

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You got some nice views Stu!


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Great work. That filaprom shot is insane.


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Fantastic results Stu.


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Many thanks, everyone. I really appreciate everyone’s kind comments.

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Hi Stu,

Very nice images with your 150mm DS cannon! I believe you already have reached the limits of a 6" aperture. I also believe that this is a good reason to go further with more persistence and use and use and use your main caliber - the 10" RC! Earlier or later you will reach the limit here too. The last photo with the 10" shows that you are very near the goal. The seeing just teasing with you. But you will overcome it!


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Very nice images. Thanks for sharing


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Superb work Stuart!!


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Valery wrote: Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:30 am Hi Stu,

Very nice images with your 150mm DS cannon! I believe you already have reached the limits of a 6" aperture. I also believe that this is a good reason to go further with more persistence and use and use and use your main caliber - the 10" RC! Earlier or later you will reach the limit here too. The last photo with the 10" shows that you are very near the goal. The seeing just teasing with you. But you will overcome it!


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Thanks, Valery. For sure I need more practice with the RCT. As the saying goes, ‘practice makes perfect’. It would be nice if the conditions cooperated to help things along.

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I just picked up on the fact that you imaged with an RC. Maybe you have already posted pics of that setup but I would be curious to see how you have that configured.


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