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A bright sunny day , snow's gone and a decent sky so it was time to dust off the scopes .
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superb shots , love the definition , thx
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Very nice and very crisp Mike.
The mono shots look like they are clinging on, a great indicator of depth and detail.
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Great shots @Solsearcher !
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Congratulations Mike on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD!!!

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Brilliant choice for photo of the day, a standout example.
Mentored by Keith, Mike, John and Bill. (The old guard) and forever grateful.

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Mike, some great pictures! Glad the snow is gone; it seemed to take forever. The last of ours melted a week ago.
Nice prominences around AR2018/20/21, as well as the ones to the right side. Great detail in both B/W and color. I'm curious, which scope did you use?

All the best and congrats on the APOD; well deserved! :D
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Nice images Mike 👍
And congratulations 🎈🎉
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Than you everyone for the kind comments and thank you Gordon for selecting my image for the AOPD .
I am pretty much just a solar guy and I was waiting all week for my sky to give me the opportunity to grab those last two AR's , there wasn't much to shoot but it got me out for my first round for 2021 ! Thanks again everyone !
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That is Awesome Mike!
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Thefatkitty wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:14 am I'm curious, which scope did you use?
Hi Mark ,
The scope a PST mod built into a Skywatcher 100mm x 900mm Pro ED , It also has a 90mm Coronado external etalon mounted to the dew shield to make it a double stacked scope , this is what is bringing out the surface detail . The shot that was selected was at native F/L , the closer ones I used a 1.6 Antares badlow . This has been my main imaging work horse for about 8 years now , it has Moonlite remote focusing as well as a second Moonlite motor that I have set up for tuning the internai etalon .
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Solar scopes (Coronado Ha) 60mm double stack , 90mm double stack , 150mm single stack .
W/L scope Williams Optic Megrez 110mm / Lunt herschel wedge .
Night scope Celestron 9.25 XLT
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Hello Mike. A superb gallery of your solar imaging work. Very nice details in your captures, and you did a great job with your Skywatcher 100mm x 900mm Pro ED and PST mod. Thanks for sharing the great pictures with us Mike, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award today.
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A wonderful set. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the APOD.
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