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So You Think You're a Solar Imager???

Last post by Tillibobs « Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:10 pm
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by Lowjiber » Sat Dec 28, 2019 2:44 pm

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Please bear with me, I'm going somewhere with this...

Good, Better, Best...
Never let it rest...
Until the Good is Better...
And the Better is...

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Don't forget Randy Shivak, a great imager and and even better outreach person! And finally John a good teacher who helped me with imaging over the...

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Last post by Tillibobs
Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:10 pm
Solar Imaging... Pre-shot routines

Last post by Altocumulus « Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:26 am
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by Lowjiber » Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:30 pm

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When I began solar imaging a few years back, I “paid my dues” by going through the learning process by shooting at every opportunity. That’s a...

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I like it you bring out the big guns for the frilly bits :D

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Last post by Altocumulus
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:26 am
Solar Imaging... Beating the Heat

Last post by Lowjiber « Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:13 am
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by Lowjiber » Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:27 pm

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We're in our hottest time of the year here in the Mojave Desert... Daytime temps are regularly 113 -115 degrees (F). It gets even hotter inside the...

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Follow up...

It was 114 degrees here when I started captures. That sucker worked like a champ. :)

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Last post by Lowjiber
Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:13 am
SUN 30/7/2020

Last post by p1taylor « Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:45 pm

by p1taylor » Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:45 pm

Hi All, At last more than a very little spot hope it carries on, turbel was Sun to barite my camera speed only goes down to 1/1000 second in Maxim 5...

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Last post by p1taylor
Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:45 pm
Solar Processing... Over-Sharpening

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:52 pm
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by Lowjiber » Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:48 pm

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Quoting NASA...

Our Sun is surrounded by a jacket of gases called an atmosphere. The corona is the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere. The...

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Thanks for a very nice discussion of the perils of over processing. However there is one statement that is astrophysical problematic.

When we...

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Last post by notFritzArgelander
Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:52 pm
Rare ghostly particles produced inside the sun just detected under a mountain in Italy

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:21 pm
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by smp » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:36 pm

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From Space.com:
For the first time ever, physicists have spotted rare, ghostly particles produced by a weird kind of fusion inside the sun.

The...

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So has it always been known that there are neutrinos at differing energy levels or is this the gist of the new discovery?

Regards

Graeme

It's...

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Last post by notFritzArgelander
Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:21 pm
Imaging AR2767... Woops!

Last post by Lowjiber « Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:28 am
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by Lowjiber » Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:32 am

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When it comes to capturing a solar image, this ain't my first rodeo. However, today things went slightly awry.

Let me set the scene starting around...

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Update... The next day. :Astronomer1:

After the stupid mistake yesterday, I was a man-on-a-mission the next day. It literally took me less than...

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Last post by Lowjiber
Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:28 am
First light with a Coronado 70mm Solarmax III double stacked

Last post by Solsearcher « Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:15 pm
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by Caddman » Fri Jul 24, 2020 12:57 am

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The Coronado Solarmax III were on sale. I purchased the double stacked version with a 15mm blocking filter.
I broke it out for the first time today....

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Congratulations on your new scope !! Take Keith's advise and leave the second etalon in place . For tuning tips start out with the external etalon...

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Last post by Solsearcher
Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:15 pm
White Light Filters

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:43 am
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by LDW47 » Wed Jun 17, 2020 4:02 pm

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Does any one have or use an Alpine Astronomical 80-100mm Baader Astro White Light Solar Filter on their refractors ? If so how do they perform ? What...

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Enjoy the views :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:43 am
ESA solar orbitor, first images to be released soon.

Last post by Solsearcher « Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:09 pm
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by KingClinton » Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:34 am

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The first images from ESA’s new Sun-observing spacecraft Solar Orbiter will be released to the public on 16 July 2020.

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I will be looking forward to seeing these images , thanks for the post .

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Last post by Solsearcher
Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:09 pm
New entry level scope from Lunt

Last post by Tillibobs « Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:15 am
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by NGC 1365 » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:41 am

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Last post by Tillibobs
Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:15 am
Eye Candy from about 5 years ago

Last post by yobbo89 « Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:10 am
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by Tillibobs » Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:39 pm

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These keep popping up on Facebook as memories. I think it would be about the time when some of us were bitten by the bug and were trying different...

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Alot of solar activity!

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Last post by yobbo89
Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:10 am
Uploading images on an android phone.

Last post by Tillibobs « Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:26 pm
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by Tillibobs » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:06 pm

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Hi guys. I've been spending a lot of time in hospitals lately and, many thanks to Gordon, I've been pointed to the SW link so here I am, 79 years...

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:lol: Unfortunately not, looks like I'll be going into next year but I have a positive attitude. The mind is willing etc

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Last post by Tillibobs
Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:26 pm
Annular Solar Ring

Last post by helicon « Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:20 pm

by helicon » Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:20 pm

Many parts of the Mideast and Africa will witness an annular ring today with the moon blocking out the sun.

Curious to see if any of our members...

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Last post by helicon
Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:20 pm
12mm CEMAX

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:54 pm
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by LDW47 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:10 pm

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How does the 12mm Coronado CEMAX perform in a Coronado PST or any other solar scope ? The 18mm that came with my new PST works great and I am...

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Try a regular Plossl first, the CEMAX are more gimmick than actually being different.
There have been many reviews of these over the years.

I did...

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Last post by notFritzArgelander
Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:54 pm
How is your Sky ?

Last post by Solsearcher « Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:43 pm
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by Solsearcher » Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:20 pm

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I had a PM discussion about this with Gordon yesterday and he did not object to me posting about this topic . In my discussion with Gordon I tried to...

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My skies seen to have had constant high thins or just haze even, for about the past three years os so. 2016 was the last year I remember a fair...

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Last post by Solsearcher
Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:43 pm
European Solar orbitor, first close pass.

Last post by KingClinton « Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:41 am

by KingClinton » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:41 am

Europe's Solar Orbiter (SolO) probe makes its first close pass of the Sun on Monday, tracking by at a distance of just over 77 million km.

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Last post by KingClinton
Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:41 am
Coronado PST

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Jun 15, 2020 2:39 am
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by LDW47 » Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:14 pm
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I have been looking at solar viewing for a while now, I finally bought a Coronado PST last week ! So now are there any helpful tips, pointers if you...

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There are various peep sights you can make to align your telescope as well but the shadow method is quick and works well.
One thing I do while...
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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Jun 15, 2020 2:39 am
SUN 9/6/2020

Last post by helicon « Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:43 pm
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by p1taylor » Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:57 pm

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Hi All, Just managed to get a bit of sun thru clouds.

peter

SUN-11-30-9-6-001-4.jpg

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Nice image Peter.

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Last post by helicon
Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:43 pm
What's the current status of sunspots?

Last post by Unitron48 « Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:07 pm
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by jrkirkham » Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:14 pm

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I haven't looked at the sun for a long time. I thought I would get out my filter and watch some sunspots, IF I could find any. I assume that we are...

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Yes, a little activity:

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:07 pm
Solar eclipse 21 June 2020.

Last post by KingClinton « Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:01 am

by KingClinton » Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:01 am

The path of annularity is about 60 km wide and starts from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, passing across Central African Republic, South...

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Last post by KingClinton
Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:01 am
Astro Engineering’s PST mod kit

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:56 am
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by wannabeastronomer » Tue May 05, 2020 10:58 am

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Hi, after an 8 year break from using my astronomy kit I’ve now got the time to dust it off and I’m in the process of re-learning how to put it all...

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Thank you for the extra input Mike, greatly appreciated.

This thread is going to be closed now.
If you do not fully understand how to do a...

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:56 am
Help needed! Trying to show off the sun via Zoom

Last post by Thefatkitty « Sat May 30, 2020 6:33 pm
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by avid.astronomer » Sat May 30, 2020 4:44 pm

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A girl scout troop is wanting me to give them a talk on an astronomy topic of my choice in an online teleconference for their next meeting. My...

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Hi Tom, not sure if this would work or not (it's cloudy here), but maybe if you have a polarizing filter from a 35mm camera you could somehow hold it...

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Sat May 30, 2020 6:33 pm
Single Frame From AVI???

Last post by Altocumulus « Fri May 22, 2020 2:55 pm
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by Lowjiber » Fri May 22, 2020 2:36 pm

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The other day I got a PM from a budding solar imager who asked what the proms look like before processing. I happened to have some AVIs hanging...

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Curtains.

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Last post by Altocumulus
Fri May 22, 2020 2:55 pm
Make your own portable sundial.

Last post by Michael131313 « Fri May 22, 2020 1:55 am
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by KingClinton » Wed May 20, 2020 1:32 pm

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Easy to do at home and should help alleviate some of the lockdown boredom.

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Thanks. Nice project. Will try it

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Fri May 22, 2020 1:55 am

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