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Hi all ,

I decided this morning to take out my solar telescope.
a bright but cold day { 0 celcieus } .
after letting my telescope cool down, around 45 minutes.

I went out to see, a little windy but nothing too unpleasant.
I started with the Orion zoom, very nice views overall.
I also tried the 10mm and 17mm delos.
the 17th was the most suitable for this morning.
I returned after dinner, the sky was calmer and more translucent.
I went back with the Orion zoom because I found that the surface of the sun was sharper.
Sunspot 3615 was in all its splendor,the penumbra was clearly visible with bridges of light cutting through it.
the magnification was 80 times.
several filaproms were visible with very good resolution.
a double arched protuberance suddenly appeared when I decided to screw the etalon a little tighter .
WOW , the internal structure was absolutely beautiful, several filaments moved along with the magnetic field.
It was at this moment that I decided to use my binoviewer.
my binoviewer is a linear orion.
I let them cool down a bit.
I had to familiarize myself with this type of instrument, but it's quite simple after all.
I must say that the view is really not the same in binos.
the 3d effect is very easy to detect and clearly different from what I saw with a simple eyepiece.
earlier I was talking about the filaproms, here in binos it was in 3d as if the filaproms were now hovering over the surface of the sun.
It was truly magical.
the double arch was also in 3d against a black sky background.

I am really happy with these binos.
It was a very beautiful day under radiant sunshine.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
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Very nice and inspiring report Jean-Yves!
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Detailed report, I like your take on using binoviewers and the 3d like views one can achieve.

Cool you are getting some Sun...
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Excellent report Jean Yves !!

I can vividly picture everything you have described and enjoy reading how much you are enjoying your new adventure , Don't be afraid to add a barlow to the mix , your 80 mil aperture will bring you some beautifully resolved close up views of all the action .
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Nice report and the recipient of today's VROD Jean-Yves for your detailed account of your solar observations.

Congrats.
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Congratulations on the very well deserved VROD Jean Yves!!
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Thanks for sharing!
I have to admit I’ve never gotten a really good look at the sun thru a scope but it sounds fascinating !
Gee if I had known there was so much to see I would have started decades ago ! :Astronomer1:

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Great solar report and well deserved VROD Jean-Yves! Looks like you are getting money-worth out of your new Lunt.
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Merci pour ca Jean-Yves; une très bonne lire! And a well deserved VROD too!!

There is something about the Sun in H/A that is truly magical, and now you've inspired me to look into some bino-viewers...;)

Glad you braved the cold and saw all that!


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Very nice and comprehensive observations.
Thanks,
Congratulations on the VROD!
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Ylem wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:59 am Very nice and inspiring report Jean-Yves!
thx Jeff
StarHugger wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:20 am Detailed report, I like your take on using binoviewers and the 3d like views one can achieve.

Cool you are getting some Sun...
thx Aaron
Solsearcher wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:19 am Excellent report Jean Yves !!

I can vividly picture everything you have described and enjoy reading how much you are enjoying your new adventure , Don't be afraid to add a barlow to the mix , your 80 mil aperture will bring you some beautifully resolved close up views of all the action .
thx my friend
helicon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:12 pm Nice report and the recipient of today's VROD Jean-Yves for your detailed account of your solar observations.

Congrats.
thx for the vrod .
Ylem wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:21 pm Congratulations on the very well deserved VROD Jean Yves!!
thx again
Frankskywatcher wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:45 pm Thanks for sharing!
I have to admit I’ve never gotten a really good look at the sun thru a scope but it sounds fascinating !
thx
Bigzmey wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:48 pm Great solar report and well deserved VROD Jean-Yves! Looks like you are getting money-worth out of your new Lunt.
thx
Thefatkitty wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:03 pm Merci pour ca Jean-Yves; une très bonne lire! And a well deserved VROD too!!

There is something about the Sun in H/A that is truly magical, and now you've inspired me to look into some bino-viewers...;)

Glad you braved the cold and saw all that!


Tous mes meilleurs, mon ami :D
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John Baars wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:57 pm Very nice and comprehensive observations.
Thanks,
Congratulations on the VROD!
thx John .
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FILTER , Nebustar 2 tele vue . Apm solar wedge . contrast booster 2 inches .

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Very nice solar session Jean-Yves. While I am not much of a solar observer, I know it can provide some very interesting and intriguing views. A richly deserved VROD mon ami!
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kt4hx wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:23 am Very nice solar session Jean-Yves. While I am not much of a solar observer, I know it can provide some very interesting and intriguing views. A richly deserved VROD mon ami!
merci mon Alan .
I LOVE REFRACTORS , :Astronomer1: :sprefac:

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 .

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