October Solar Challenge

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Post by EGRAY_OBSERVATORY »

The second "173809" image is actually quite a cracking image Ivan - showing the differing colours of the Sun-set and the Volga reflecting such...

Thanks for sharing.

Rainer's capture is quite interesting and Chris has certainly proven how the filtering-effects of a little haze/cloud can save a few bucks..

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Good morning everyone,
The first light from Nicosia at 06:26 l.t.

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Hi Ivan,

Great shots.


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Hi,

Last day and No green flash but a nice Sun vase and redder then red

Taken with a 500 mm f/4.0


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Wow!! what a beautiful place :hamster:

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Montana wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 4:16 pm :lol: That is a really cracking image Rusted, much better than mine. I think you have a better camera and telephoto :bow you want me to post mine here now :)

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ImageSunrise Lyme Regis 9-10-2021 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
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I see you are still using that old tobacco filter, eh? ;)
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Lovely sunsets.


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Pre-sunset photo on the topic of heliocentrism :)

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WOW!!! I love it!!

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rsfoto wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:20 am Hi Ivan,

Great shots.
Thanks Rainer, Your photos are very beautiful and delicate colors, there is so much peace and tranquility in them.

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Hi,

Last time lapse of the Sun Set over the Pacific Ocean.

Until today I was able to process this images correctly.

Taken with a 500 mm f/4.0 lens with an image very two seconds and shrank it to about 60 frames per second.


https://rainerehlert.com/00_SCHForum/Su ... _SR_Sh.mp4


Back in real life again ...


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Wow! it drops like a stone, no angle at all. That is absolutely amazing Rainer and no clouds either! Have you checked for any green flash? you may have been slightly over exposed to get it though ;)

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Hello everyone,
Your photos are really very well done.
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Hi,

Thanks everybody and to make it clear, Colours were not touched by me in any way. I am a purist. Just a bit of Histogram adjustment and a bit of sharpening. That is it.

Again thanks ...


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The last sunrise for me and then back to miserable reality :(

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On another note, I noticed that the Sun rose in a very different place to 9 days ago. It has moved significantly further south before rising as noted by the position of the pine tree.
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Beautiful photos, sunset colors always hypnotize me.
You have made an interesting observation, we are witnessing the opposite process.

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It's not all miserable Alexandra, as of course night-sky observations/imaging is now blossoming.

I guess the only to gain the best of both worlds (or should I say skies) is to move every six-months or so to the other-side of the equator/-52-degs S..

Excellent comparisons of your images.

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Thanks guys :)

Ivan, what opposite process are you witnessing?
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Alexandra, I mistakenly thought that your last photos were sunset photos :)

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Hi everyone...

I have not had many clear sunrise/sunset opportunities this month, but after downloading some pictures from my DSLR tonight I found a few that I shot back on Oct 2nd. If I remember the conditions there was a partially clear band near the horizon that the sun appeared through as it set.
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Hello all.
Not a technical gem (iPhone) but my first fishing adventure with my son. We caught nothing, a few bites, but lots of early morning fun!
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Hello everyone,
This is filmed about a week ago, on different days at sunset.

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What a beautiful collection :hamster:

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Fantastic images everyone, so beautiful! I feel inspired to catch sunsets now to see what I can get. I don't get a good view of sunrise since it happens behind a mountain, so sunset it is, lol.


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Well, clouds have not been cooperating, but was able to see a bit of the sun as it neared the horizon, before disappearing completely behind the clouds.

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That's a beauty :hamster: is that the sea or wispy clouds?

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Wow, lovely shot.

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Hi James,

That is an excellent image. The clouds make it a lot more dramatic ...


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A late arrival? ;)

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Beautiful :bow

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I am checking out a possible new site for solar imaging on the 22nd floor of a public housing flats. Here is the view of the rising sun at 7am:

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Wow!! I bet the seeing is probably better at that height too. Seems to be a consistent finding that folks who image from a balcony get amazing seeing.

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Finally a sunset view for me in October for the solar challenge. Still a lot of cloud around :roll: :roll: although it does help to create mood.

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Great additions Stuart :bow

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:hamster: beautiful :hamster:
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Finally got a cloudless sunset, lol. The third image where I underexposed as much as I could has some slight sunspot detail visible from the 2 main sunspot groups (or I need to clean my lense, one of the two:), and a touch of green on top, though I don't know if that is green flash or just funky dispersion due to being so low on the horizon.

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Oooooooh you definitely got the sunspots and a hint of green too :hamster: :hamster: :hamster: looks like you are going to win those bonus points :)

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Montana wrote: Fri Oct 22, 2021 12:01 pm That's a beauty :hamster: is that the sea or wispy clouds?

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Lower 1/3rd is the sea, and upper 2/3rd's is wispy clouds.

And I'll take any bonus points I can get, lol:)


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AJamesB wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:04 am Finally got a cloudless sunset, lol. The third image where I underexposed as much as I could has some slight sunspot detail visible from the 2 main sunspot groups (or I need to clean my lense, one of the two:), and a touch of green on top, though I don't know if that is green flash or just funky dispersion due to being so low on the horizon.

Great! All in one frame and spots and green, just amazing.

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Superb set of pics as the sun reaches the horizon...beautiful :bow

I may have missed it, but what body of water were you shooting over?

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MapleRidge wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:12 pm Superb set of pics as the sun reaches the horizon...beautiful :bow

I may have missed it, but what body of water were you shooting over?

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Wonderful pictures everyone, I don't have the click I'm not good to this. The weather today is cloudy and raining for solar sketching, so.....just for fun
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That is amazing Marios :hamster: :bow do you have a gallery for all your art (real life or online)?

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marios i. wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 7:37 am Wonderful pictures everyone, I don't have the click I'm not good to this. The weather today is cloudy and raining for solar sketching, so.....just for fun
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Re: October Solar Challenge

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Montana wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 7:44 am That is amazing Marios :hamster: :bow do you have a gallery for all your art (real life or online)?

Alexandra
No I don't ! :lol: just for fun Alexandra and Thank you.
AJamesB wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:31 am
marios i. wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 7:37 am Wonderful pictures everyone, I don't have the click I'm not good to this. The weather today is cloudy and raining for solar sketching, so.....just for fun
Regards

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I think sketching is a legit entry. We can do sketches of what we see in the eyepiece, why not a sketch of what one feels in the soul on a rainy, sunless day. Be it the sun, or the spark of creativity within, both bring a shining light into our lives:) Or something like that, lol.
Nice comment AjamesB and Thank you !


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Re: October Solar Challenge

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Great sketch Marois!!!

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Re: October Solar Challenge

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Hi all...

The weekend forecast is for cloud and rain here, and with a clear sunrise on Thursday (28th), I figured it would be my last opportunity to get a sunrise shot for the Solar Challenge. Much of my eastern horizon has trees in the distance, so a clear sunrise over the horizon doesn't work well without traveling to a better view point.

So, that said, here is my sunrise through the trees, with a little fall colour showing too.
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Re: October Solar Challenge

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Here's my take, sunrise, just after 9am this morning from Reykholt where we are staying in Iceland, it's a zoomed in mobile phone pic so excuse quality. The volcano to the left of the sun is Hekla, one of the most active volcanoes in Iceland, fortunately it didn't erupt (so far!) while we are there. Hoping skies remain clear as this evening there is G3 (KP7) solar storm forecast to hit from the X flare earlier in the week.

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Re: October Solar Challenge

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Great to see the your Iceland sunrise Mark!

I hope that you have clear skies and aurora to photograph too.

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Re: October Solar Challenge

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Fabulous guys :hamster: fingers crossed for the aurora pics tonight, forecast to be clear in the UK :hamster:

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