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Safe Solar Viewing / Imaging.

Last post by Gordon « Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:17 pm

by Gordon » Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:17 pm

We can't stress enough that viewing and imaging the sun can be very dangerous!!

Using the best equipment to safely view / image the sun is always...

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Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:17 pm
Making your own solar filter film mounting

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:33 am
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by OzEclipse » Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:28 am

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Twenty years ago I was observing a total solar eclipse in Zambia. During the partial phases, the wind came up while I was looking through my camera,...

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I had a sheet of Baader film laying around and made a lense cap filter. Tried it yesterday and the sun was so bright you had to use other eyepiece...

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Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:33 am
Solar film, does size make a difference?

Last post by jrkirkham « Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:55 pm

by jrkirkham » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:55 pm

I usually take sunspot pictures with a glass solar filter on my ED 80. There is only just so much one can see with a white filter. If I made a filter...

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Last post by jrkirkham
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:55 pm
First light Meade Herschel Wedge, April 21, 2024

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:48 pm
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by Bigzmey » Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:21 pm

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I was always curios about Herschel wedges. Saw used one on sale for a good price and could not resist. The 2” Meade Herschel wedge I got looks like a...

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Any of you have tried Baader continuum filter with your wedge for visual?

I have used it many times, it really makes surface granulation and...

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:48 pm
Happy Birthday Annie Russell Maunder

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:39 pm

by Graeme1858 » Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:39 pm

From an X post by the Royal Society:

Astronomer, astrophotographer and writer Annie Russell Maunder, born #OnThisDay in 1868, battled misogyny to...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:39 pm
Solar activity likely to peak next year

Last post by Altocumulus « Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:25 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:05 pm

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Researchers at the Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India at IISER Kolkata have discovered a new relationship between the Sun’s magnetic field...

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Ah - that'll likely coincide with an increase in cloudiness.....

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Last post by Altocumulus
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:25 am
Lunt 50mm HA Solar scope first light

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:31 am
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by Bigzmey » Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:26 pm

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04/14/2024

My new Lunt 50mm HA Solar scope has arrived last week and I was impatiently waiting for a chance to take it for a spin. The forecast for...

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Thanks Mike and Mark! What you are saying makes perfect sense. I will add 12mm to my list.

Was not sure how much we would like HA solar, but since...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:31 am
My new toy

Last post by Thefatkitty « Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:22 pm
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by Bigzmey » Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:05 pm

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Monday's eclipse rekindled my interest in solar. I have started contemplating/reading what kind of equipment would get me to the next level of solar...

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Congratulations Andrey; you're going to love it! I am so happy with my HA scope, which, BTW, was built by Mike ( Solsearcher ). He is so...

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:22 pm
Solar visual report September 7 2021

Last post by pakarinen « Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:40 pm
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by Bigzmey » Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:16 pm

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I was unfortunate to get interested in solar during the minimum, so there were weeks without a single spot and my interest dwindled away.

However...

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One of the astro magazines had a DIY article for a rear-projection screen using some kind of fabric in a embroidery hoop (?). Not as cool, but...

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Last post by pakarinen
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:40 pm
Canadian eclipse stamps

Last post by Thefatkitty « Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:29 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:42 pm

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Hey all,

Well, here I sit in the hospital waiting room waiting for two things: The clouds to clear and my wife to have her surgery done. My Ca-K...

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Hopefully the clouds will clear for you and all the best with the surgery!

The link works here.

Thanks Gabrielle, good to know and we're home...

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Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:29 pm
SpaceWeather.com today (4/1/2024)

Last post by AstroBee « Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:54 pm
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by AstroBee » Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:12 pm

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They released an image from the Mars rover Perseverance that looks at the Sun every day to determine the amount of dust in the atmosphere. AR3615 and...

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Today's (April 3,2024) SpaceWeather.com image shows a medium sized spot just on the eastern limb getting ready to make an appearance. I'm guessing it...

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Last post by AstroBee
Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:54 pm
Solar Ha viewing today (Mar. 28, 2024)

Last post by AstroBee « Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:08 am
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by AstroBee » Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:25 pm

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I have most of my gear set up in my living room as I sort through and test everything for the eclipse trip next week. But I stepped outside this...

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Thanks Mark. Mellow? Nope, I'm a ball of ADHD with a slight case of OCD mixed in there.
Glad the camera is running normal for you again.

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Last post by AstroBee
Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:08 am
Rockets to be launched during eclipse

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:51 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:51 pm

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NASA is going to be launching rockets during the eclipse!

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Yes it should be interesting !

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:51 am
April 8th Solar Eclipse Livestream

Last post by AstroBee « Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:43 am

by AstroBee » Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:43 am

I'm probably going to be jinxing myself for putting this out there but we are planning on LiveStreaming the eclipse on YouTube if the weather...

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Last post by AstroBee
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:43 am
2017 Total Eclipse video

Last post by messier 111 « Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:28 pm
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by AstroBee » Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:24 am

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Here's a different view of the 2017 total solar eclipse as captured from the parking lot of our Motel 6 in Rigby, ID. This was taken with a 360Fly4K...

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nice vid , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:28 pm
Solar Software question - Helio Viewer?

Last post by AstroBee « Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:33 pm
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by Xio1996 » Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:55 am

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Hi Everybody,

I was reading Mark's post 03/24/24 Sun in CaK and he mentioned the software package LuSol3D. It is an amazing piece of software. I...

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You're right, Pete. He does mention on his page that he is a sketcher, not an imager. So it probably works fantastic for his use case.
I do have a...

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Last post by AstroBee
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:33 pm
Big CME Heading Our Way

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:02 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:13 pm

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From Spaceweather.com:

A BIG CME IS COMING: Yesterday's X1-class solar flare (described below) hurled a bright CME toward Earth. NASA and NOAA...

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Full moon put a dampener on things, in between the clouds.

Same as that! I was out capturing C25 for the Monthly Challenge , it was the first...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:02 am
Eclipse Practice

Last post by Ylem « Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:01 am
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by The Wave Catcher » Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:49 am

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Today after the clouds burned off, I did a practice run for the upcoming April 8th total solar eclipse at my location. The partial eclipse last...

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Going to have to go through my gear to see what I may use.

Hopefully not the umbrella 😬

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Last post by Ylem
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:01 am
Tips for the eclipse

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:27 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:12 pm

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Thought I would share this article.

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Hi Frank,
Thanks for posting this. I realise you are not an experienced eclipse chaser so I want to point out some problems with this video....

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:27 am
20th March Solar Imaging

Last post by Xio1996 « Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:42 pm
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by Xio1996 » Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:25 pm

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Hi Everybody,

I have been wanting to do some Solar EAA for sometime and today I manged to get outside and give it a go. There was a lot of high and...

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Good for you Pete, that was a fun read! I love your setup too. And if that was your first image of the Sun I am impressed; I wish mine back in 2016...

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Last post by Xio1996
Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:42 pm
AR3590 returns!

Last post by AstroBee « Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:06 am
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by AstroBee » Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:21 am

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AR3590, a massive active region on the Sun that was last seen on March 2nd is about to make a reappearance. This was the hugely active region...

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very nice shot , thx .

I guess I should have clarified, but that is not my images. Those are the daily images posted on SpaceWeather.com.
I'll edit...

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Last post by AstroBee
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:06 am
Feb19, 2024 - Another massive Active Region 3590

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:34 am
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by AstroBee » Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:12 pm

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It looks like another massive active region (3590) is just starting to rotate into view on the eastern limb of the Sun.
I wonder if it will be as...

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Another Update :

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Last post by StarHugger
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:34 am
T minus one month to go!

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:28 pm
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by AstroBee » Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:18 pm

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Are you ready???

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I'm more than ready, I'm going to be in Mazatlan, Mexico for the event.

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:28 pm
F-15s chasing the Moon's umbra during a solar eclipse remaining within the shadow for 3 minutes.

Last post by KathyNS « Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:51 pm
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by KingClinton » Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:03 am

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This is way cool!

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I wanted to do that for the 1979 eclipse when I was flying out of Moose Jaw, SK. Unfortunately, the air force sent me to Montreal on a french...

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Last post by KathyNS
Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:51 pm
solar eclipse on april 8, 2024.

Last post by SparWeb « Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:50 am
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by messier 111 » Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:04 am

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good morning, good evening, to you all.

I came across a thread about the eclipse on the internet.
It gave me the idea of this thread.

what are your...

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Point taken. Let's not encourage anyone to get distracted during the brief event.

I do hope to get a glimpse of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury in...

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Last post by SparWeb
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:50 am

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