September 2023 Solar Chat.
- Gordon
- Site Admin
- Articles: 1051
- Posts: 8479
- Joined: Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:52 pm
- 5
- Location: Cottonwood, AZ
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
I Broke The Forum.
TSS EAA Messier awards
September 2023 Solar Chat.
Things will be cooling and maybe our Arizona monsoons will stop. I haven't had any solar time at all lately, hopefully, someone else is having better luck!!
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED80CF, Skywatcher 200 Quattro Imaging Newt, SeeStar S50 for EAA.
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-g mount & Skywatcher EQ5 Pro.
ZWO mini guider.
Image cameras: ZWO ASI1600 MM Cool, ZWO ASI533mc-Pro, ZWO ASI174mm-C (for use with my Quark chromosphere), ZWO ASI120MC
Filters: LRGB, Ha 7nm, O-III 7nm, S-II 7nm
Eyepieces: a few.
Primary software: Cartes du Ciel, N.I.N.A, StarTools V1.4.
- StarHugger Online
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 1062
- Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:46 pm
- Location: Wisconsin USA
- Status:
Online
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
I was able yesterday to capture my first solar disk through it though the data unuseable due to thermal activity.
Hopeful things will turn for the better weatherwise, and the earth facing sunspot count begins trending upwards again.
Was able to observe in
Small Bore Multiple Wavelength Experimental Solar Imaging, Filtering, SEAA & Visual Observation
- Solsearcher
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 810
- Joined: Mon May 20, 2019 12:24 am
- 5
- Location: Ontario Canada
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Aaron @StarHugger I didn't include these in my last post , here are some of the proms you were looking at yesterday .
W/L scope Williams Optic Megrez 110mm / Lunt herschel wedge .
Night scope Celestron 9.25 XLT
Mounts HEQ6 , HEQ5 , Losmandy G8
- messier 111
- Moderator
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 9887
- Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:49 am
- 3
- Location: Canada's capital region .
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
REFRACTOR , TS-Optics Doublet SD-APO 125 mm f/7.8 . Lunt 80mm MT Ha Doublet Refractor .
EYEPIECES, Delos , Delite and 26mm Nagler t5 , 2 zoom Svbony 7-21 , Orion Premium Linear BinoViewer .
FILTER , Nebustar 2 tele vue . Apm solar wedge . contrast booster 2 inches .
Mounts , cg-4 motorized , eq6 pro belt drive .
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
― Isaac Asimov
Jean-Yves
- Altocumulus Online
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 638
- Joined: Fri May 10, 2019 1:23 pm
- 5
- Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Status:
Online
-
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Despite promises today would be sunny, it's a mite overly cloudy!
Overall it's been a dire season here in the NE of Scotland.
I do what I do because I can, and because I want to.
It doesn't mean I know what I'm doing
- OzEclipse
- Moderator
- Articles: 2
- Posts: 2443
- Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 8:11 am
- 5
- Location: Young, NSW, Australia, 34S, 148E
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Joe
Amateur astronomer since 1978...................Web site : http://joe-cali.com/
Scopes: ATM 18" Dob, Vixen VC200L, ATM 6"f7, Stellarvue 102ED, Saxon ED80, WO M70 ED, Orion 102 Maksutov, ST80.
Mounts: Takahashi EM-200, iOptron iEQ45, Push dobsonian with Nexus DSC, three homemade EQ's.
Eyepieces: TV Naglers 31, 17, 12, 7; Denkmeier D21 & D14; Pentax XW10, XW5, Unitron 40mm Kellner, Meade Or 25,12
Cameras : Pentax K1, K5, K01, K10D / VIDEO CAMS : TacosBD, Lihmsec.
Cam/guider/controllers: Lacerta MGEN 3, SW Synguider, Simulation Curriculum SkyFi 3+Sky safari
Memberships Astronomical Association of Queensland; RASNZ Occultations Section; Single Exposure Milky Way Facebook Group (Moderator) (12k members), The Sky Searchers (moderator)
- messier 111
- Moderator
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 9887
- Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:49 am
- 3
- Location: Canada's capital region .
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
REFRACTOR , TS-Optics Doublet SD-APO 125 mm f/7.8 . Lunt 80mm MT Ha Doublet Refractor .
EYEPIECES, Delos , Delite and 26mm Nagler t5 , 2 zoom Svbony 7-21 , Orion Premium Linear BinoViewer .
FILTER , Nebustar 2 tele vue . Apm solar wedge . contrast booster 2 inches .
Mounts , cg-4 motorized , eq6 pro belt drive .
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
― Isaac Asimov
Jean-Yves
- Thefatkitty
- Co-Administrator
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 4432
- Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 4:20 pm
- 5
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
TSS Awards Badges
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
My last day of work was August 25th, and I went back today. So sad that.... However, it was a nice week! I decided to see what it was like to not check email, my phone, or even here(!!) for an entire 10 days. Bills were paid, work doesn't need me, and everyone I know knew I was off. So what did I do? Pretty much what I wanted. I did drive my daughter Sarah and her best friend Victoria to Stratford, Ontario on Monday morning and picked them up Wednesday morning. A 5 hour round trip each day, but I wanted to do it. I drive a lot for work, but this was different. The girls had a great time as well. And on Friday night they went downtown to see the Arctic Monkeys at Budweiser Stage. Not a band I know overly, but they're big fans and it was their first concert for both of them. They had a really good time with lots of video!
Saturday night Sarah and I went to see the Smashing Pumpkins at the same venue; it was great! You know, I've seen a lot of concerts, but this was the first where I was older than all the band members! Billy Corgan is not far behind me though at 56...
It was a great father/daughter outing. My wife stayed home; not her type of music. I still remember when Sarah was 13; I was in the basement and playing some tunes, and 1979 by the Pumpkins came on. Not far into it she comes racing downstairs; "Dad, who is that??!!"
We have a lot in common, we're also going to see Aerosmith in a few days
This is yours truly and her, and a shot from the show:
I also managed some solar; guess that why I'm posting this I have a window in the morning from 9-11 and in the afternoon from about 2-5 at the moment. I managed to get some
Thursday the 31st was really clear as well both day and night, so I took some white light pics with my C80-HD and some pics of that nights waning 99% "Supermoon". I used a Baader 7.5nm Solar Continuum and UV/IR cut filters with both. The Sun was at ISO 800 and 1/2000th sec exp with my EOS 550D and a 3.8 ID filter, and the Moon was at ISO 800 at 1/125th sec exp with obviously no front filter:
Last night I "rejoined" the digital world; that took a bit! And today was the first day back at work. Yay...??? Still, I got in at 2:30ish and managed some shots again. The best 500 frames of 3000 in AS3:
No planets to scale or colouring; I probably have no time. As I'm typing this, I'm waiting for the girls to get in. My wife's first day back at work as a teacher, and my daughters first day of University.
I expect the front door will explode with those two coming in soon enough!!
Have a good day/night all!
"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D.
Member of the RASC
- Solsearcher
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 810
- Joined: Mon May 20, 2019 12:24 am
- 5
- Location: Ontario Canada
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
W/L scope Williams Optic Megrez 110mm / Lunt herschel wedge .
Night scope Celestron 9.25 XLT
Mounts HEQ6 , HEQ5 , Losmandy G8
- messier 111
- Moderator
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 9887
- Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:49 am
- 3
- Location: Canada's capital region .
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
definitely well deserved.
nice set of photos, thx.
REFRACTOR , TS-Optics Doublet SD-APO 125 mm f/7.8 . Lunt 80mm MT Ha Doublet Refractor .
EYEPIECES, Delos , Delite and 26mm Nagler t5 , 2 zoom Svbony 7-21 , Orion Premium Linear BinoViewer .
FILTER , Nebustar 2 tele vue . Apm solar wedge . contrast booster 2 inches .
Mounts , cg-4 motorized , eq6 pro belt drive .
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
― Isaac Asimov
Jean-Yves
- Tillibobs
- In Memory
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 632
- Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:16 pm
- 5
- Location: West Yorkshire,England
- Status:
Offline
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Keith
- StarHugger Online
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 1062
- Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:46 pm
- Location: Wisconsin USA
- Status:
Online
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Nice imaging Mark, a well derseved respit is always refreshing.
Small Bore Multiple Wavelength Experimental Solar Imaging, Filtering, SEAA & Visual Observation
- Solsearcher
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 810
- Joined: Mon May 20, 2019 12:24 am
- 5
- Location: Ontario Canada
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Keith , I don't think he reads the forum
W/L scope Williams Optic Megrez 110mm / Lunt herschel wedge .
Night scope Celestron 9.25 XLT
Mounts HEQ6 , HEQ5 , Losmandy G8
- Tillibobs
- In Memory
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 632
- Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:16 pm
- 5
- Location: West Yorkshire,England
- Status:
Offline
- Thefatkitty
- Co-Administrator
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 4432
- Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 4:20 pm
- 5
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
TSS Awards Badges
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
@Solsearcher Mike, I didn't even check for comments on my last post on the Sun, that was back in August on the 25th... And I had all that time off and was even within your area I'll send you a PM when I'm more awake.
Thank you also to everyone else for your comments, much appreciated! I did manage to get off a few frames of ol' Sol yesterday as well as today. I'm tired and off to the hospital tomorrow AM. I'll see how that goes and hopefully check in here and get back to a few of you as well
Wednesday Sept 6
Thursday Sept 7
Have a good day/night everyone,
"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D.
Member of the RASC
- StarHugger Online
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 1062
- Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:46 pm
- Location: Wisconsin USA
- Status:
Online
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Early Sept last year I casually said to my wife that I thought I had the minimals to begin and that first couple months I imaged or mostly attempted to image in
Then tonight thinking back, I went back and looked at some of my images from those first sessions and am thinking maybe I should get back at it a bit, again...
A couple from Sept 22nd 2022 with my At80ed, Asi385mc and Quark.
Have an awesome weekend everyone!
Small Bore Multiple Wavelength Experimental Solar Imaging, Filtering, SEAA & Visual Observation
- Solsearcher
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 810
- Joined: Mon May 20, 2019 12:24 am
- 5
- Location: Ontario Canada
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
W/L scope Williams Optic Megrez 110mm / Lunt herschel wedge .
Night scope Celestron 9.25 XLT
Mounts HEQ6 , HEQ5 , Losmandy G8
- StarHugger Online
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 1062
- Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:46 pm
- Location: Wisconsin USA
- Status:
Online
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Thanks Mike,Solsearcher wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:22 pm I agree Aaron , very nice images , plug that Quark in !!!
That slow mo low has likely got my photons in a tizzy for another day, but as soon as I can indeed!
Small Bore Multiple Wavelength Experimental Solar Imaging, Filtering, SEAA & Visual Observation
- Tillibobs
- In Memory
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 632
- Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:16 pm
- 5
- Location: West Yorkshire,England
- Status:
Offline
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
Keith
- messier 111
- Moderator
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 9887
- Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:49 am
- 3
- Location: Canada's capital region .
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: September 2023 Solar Chat.
yesssss
REFRACTOR , TS-Optics Doublet SD-APO 125 mm f/7.8 . Lunt 80mm MT Ha Doublet Refractor .
EYEPIECES, Delos , Delite and 26mm Nagler t5 , 2 zoom Svbony 7-21 , Orion Premium Linear BinoViewer .
FILTER , Nebustar 2 tele vue . Apm solar wedge . contrast booster 2 inches .
Mounts , cg-4 motorized , eq6 pro belt drive .
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
― Isaac Asimov
Jean-Yves
Create an account or sign in to join the discussion
You need to be a member in order to post a reply
Create an account
Not a member? register to join our community
Members can start their own topics & subscribe to topics
It’s free and only takes a minute