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TSS Astrophotography Contest Information

Last post by Gordon « Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:55 pm

by Gordon » Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:55 pm

We have updated our AP contest entry requirements!

Please be sure to read the following: viewtopic.php?f=93&t=1426

We are looking forward to...

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Ah yes, yet another Mercury Transit

Last post by Lowjiber « Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:55 pm
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by XCalRocketMan » Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:05 am

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Finally got around to processing my capture of the transit:

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Very nice presentation. I really liked the Final Contact sequence.

(I have a final contact AVI in the can, but haven't even looked at it. You just...

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Last post by Lowjiber
Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:55 pm
Mercury Transit UK

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:54 am
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:58 pm

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Here's mine. I set up with the Canon 600D and missed the beginning of the transit because the point of contact was out of the frame! Once centered I...

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Got to go and play with the fits and sers now!

This is about the best I can get:

Mercury Transit - 02.PNG

This is where the transit...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:54 am
Mercury Transit from Las Vegas, NV

Last post by Juno16 « Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:06 am
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by AstroBee » Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:27 pm

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The gear used for this timelapse was as follows.
Lunt 80mm Ha scope (single-stack)
iOptron ZEQ25 mount
ZWO ASI1600mm camera
SharpCap Pro software for...

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Great work AstroBee!

Thanks,
Jim

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Last post by Juno16
Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:06 am
Mercury Transit GIF

Last post by bladekeeper « Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:07 am
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by Lowjiber » Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:40 pm

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ADMINISTRATORS... PLEASE PUT THIS WHERE IT BELONGS, AS I HAVE NO IDEA. :Think:

I've done a few animated GIFs before, but a duck flying across the...

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Pretty darn cool, John!

You'll only be 85 in 2032. You got this. You'll probably be meaner than a rattlesnake by then. Just let me know if you need...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:07 am
Yet Another Mercury Transit image.

Last post by Arsene37 « Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:29 pm
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by Dyno05 » Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:29 pm

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Here’s my version of the Transit of Mercury.

The planets path is an arc because I was using an ALT/AZ mount.

Captured via a Nexstar 8se and Canon...

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Very fine ! thank you for sharing !
Arsène

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Last post by Arsene37
Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:29 pm
Mercury Transit Sequence

Last post by Aratus « Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:18 pm
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by Aratus » Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:03 pm

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Ten images taken 2 minutes apart between 1410 and 1430 UT.

Plenty of cloud before hand and then a power cut brought the session to the end. One of...

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I did also got this close up sequence during a small break in the clouds just after the transit began. The images were taken between 1339 and 1344.

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Last post by Aratus
Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Some pics of Mercury transit

Last post by Arsene37 « Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:37 am
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by Arsene37 » Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:43 pm

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Hello !
Very good weather : clouds or cloudy sun and rain !
Manage to take some pics, not the best ones !
Perl 130/720 on iOptron CEM25P, Nikon...

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Hello !
Thanks for you all !
I add two pictures to compare sizes of Venus and Mercury, during a transit :

Mercure2019.jpg

Vénus2004B.jpg...

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Last post by Arsene37
Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:37 am
Solar Prom on NE Limb 11/11/2019

Last post by bladekeeper « Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:54 am
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by Lowjiber » Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:53 pm

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I never shoot the sun when it's below 30 degrees above the horizon. So, yesterday I was waiting for the sun to get high enough to shoot the transit...

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Very good to see a new solar image from you, John! :)

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Last post by bladekeeper
Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:54 am
Mercury Transit 09.57.45hrs UT-8

Last post by Bigzmey « Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:24 pm
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by Lowjiber » Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:34 pm

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SkyWatcher 80, f/7.5 with Quark

Lots of fun shooting the transit. I'm working on an animation.

Thanks for the peek.

Clear Skies

(Left-click the...

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Great shot John!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:24 pm
11/11/19 Solar Transit

Last post by Thefatkitty « Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:31 pm
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by OhNo » Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:42 pm

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Taken with a Canon 1100D in a C8 A 0918hrs. First day the temp was sub -30C. As per usual the colder it is the more apt you're to have issues. Today...

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Nicely done Brent, enjoy your warmth!

All the best,

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:31 pm
Mercury transit

Last post by Lowjiber « Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:04 pm
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by bobharmony » Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:59 pm

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I caught this at 9:38 local time (1438 GMT) through high clouds. It doesn't look like anything better will come along, so here you go.

Bob

Mercury...

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Good work, Bob! Thanks for the share.

Clear Skies

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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:04 pm
Mercury Transit

Last post by Lowjiber « Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:02 pm
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by KathyNS » Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:56 pm

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Transit of Mercury. I was shooting through cirro-stratus. Focusing the C-90 is a challenge at the best of times, and the conditions did not make for...

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Nice work, Kathy. I like the masked version better.

Thanks for the share(s).

Clear Skies

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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:02 pm
Mercury Transit cameo

Last post by Lowjiber « Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:55 pm
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by Lokifish » Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:44 am

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I had to grab it from one of only three frames of my live stream. However, I think the cameo makes up for it's low quality. It's a shame it didn't...

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Two for the price of one... Nice catch.

Clear Skies

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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:55 pm
Mercury Transit

Last post by Lowjiber « Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:53 pm
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by jerrysykes » Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:34 pm

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My attempt at the transit in between clouds.

This is a single frame using my 120mm fefractor, canon t5i and solar filter....

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Nice catch, Jerry.

Thanks for the share.

Clear Skies

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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:53 pm
Mercury transit inbetween clouds

Last post by Lowjiber « Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:51 pm
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by andrewsscope » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:27 pm

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Hi all this is my image from this afternoon and I used my gpcam 290c,skywatcher ed80.I had to keep dodging the clouds as they kept going over the...

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Well done, Andy. Shooting thru clouds is tough, but you did it well.

Thanks for sharing your work.

Clear Skies

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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:51 pm
Mercury eclipsing the sun MrShorty

Last post by Lowjiber « Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:46 pm
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by MrShorty » Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:04 am

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Had clear skies (occasional high clouds) as the sun rose with the transit already in progress. Just above the mountains, seeing was very wobbly, but...

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Nice shot, MS. :Clap:

Those shots just above the horizon are tough. You caught it nicely.

Thanks much and Clear Skies

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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:46 pm
Mercury Transit - 11/11/2019

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:23 pm
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by localhost » Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:41 pm

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Celetron Nexstar 5se
ZWO ASI 120MC-S
White Mylar Filter
Processed terribly in Registax 6 :dance:

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Nice shots!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:23 pm
AR2751... ??

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:34 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:58 pm

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Afternoon (for me) all, hope your day is going well.

Today is Sunday and I didn't go to see Sunny, my canine charge today; her owners have gone to...

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We might have to target ol' Sol with a 50 megaton nuclear device in order to jump start sunspots again! Nuke it from orbit … just to be sure! (from...

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:34 pm
Pre-solar minimum

Last post by yobbo89 « Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:51 am
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by Lowjiber » Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:42 pm

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Newcomers to solar imaging can be disappointed by the lack of action during our current solar-minimum cycle. Not-to-worry... It gets better. Right...

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Right now, solar imaging is akin to fishing in a bathtub.

nice image

that's why all the solar heads are hibernating!!!

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Last post by yobbo89
Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:51 am
Up close is fun too...

Last post by Lowjiber « Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:54 pm
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by Lowjiber » Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:01 pm

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I like zoomed shots when the limb is active.

(Left-click for better view.)
SCREEN SHOT up close.jpg

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ohh a quark endorsed astrophotographer :P :sprefac:

My Lunt hasn't been out of its case in over two years. :sprefac:

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Last post by Lowjiber
Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:54 pm
Solar Surface with Revolution Imager

Last post by gcisko « Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:22 am

by gcisko » Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:22 am

Here is an image I took today made from a 10 second AVI. It was taken with a Revolution Imager R2 through my Coronado Solar Max II...

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Last post by gcisko
Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:22 am
First Solar Image

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Aug 28, 2019 4:57 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:40 pm

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Ok, so it's a crap photo but it marks a significant milestone in that it is my first ever solar image!

I looked all over for sun spots and...

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Cheers for that.

Don't think I'll be getting an Ha filter any time soon.

I'll read the solarnutcase stuff, thanks.

Here's another go with the...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Wed Aug 28, 2019 4:57 pm
Sometimes this game is fun...

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:20 pm
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by Lowjiber » Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:53 pm

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This prom image was almost disrespected on another forum , and I never could understand why. I use it for my computer background. It was a lucky...

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Overly tired when I replied last night and did not mention that the right side of the prom reminded me of the Jaguar hood ornament (leaping cat) :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:20 pm
Solar Spicules Galore

Last post by Lowjiber « Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:32 pm

by Lowjiber » Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:32 pm

I've been chatting with a member who is thinking about a Quark. He asked if a Quark could capture spicules... Answer: Yes, if seeing is good.

Here's...

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Last post by Lowjiber
Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:32 pm
7-10-2019 Eastern edge

Last post by bladekeeper « Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:15 am
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by Gordon » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:12 pm

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Here's todays capture.

Best 100 frames from 2000.

Solar Equipment:
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80CF
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-g
Camera: ZWO...

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Nice Loop Prom and a Baobab Tree Prom! :D

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Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:15 am

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