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- Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:48 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 23 days left
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1016
Re: 23 days left
I sent a donation a couple days ago...LMK if you haven't seen it
- Mon Sep 05, 2016 4:30 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: High Res 280mm SCT + 0,3A SS VS 0,2A DS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1688
Re: GREAT SEEING Sept 02 2016. High Res 280mm SCT + 0,3A + 0,2A DS
Amazing detail and excellent processing
- Mon Sep 05, 2016 4:23 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: ZWO ASI1600MM Cool on Double-stacked Lunt L60
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1905
Re: ZWO ASI1600MM Cool on Double-stacked Lunt L60
Outstanding disc!!!! Well done sir
- Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:53 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579 Shows How Sunspots Develop!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1835
Re: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579: See How Sunspots Develop!
Excellent animation! Well done :-)
- Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:48 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR2575 &2576 on Aug 13 and excellent seeing with the C8 Edge-HD and Ion 0.3A
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1570
Re: AR2575 &2576 on Aug 13 and excellent seeing with the C8 Edge-HD and Ion 0.3A
Wow Christian...absolutely stunning images!!!
I'm stunned at the detail you have been able to resolve.
I think I feel aperture fever coming on ;-)
I'm stunned at the detail you have been able to resolve.
I think I feel aperture fever coming on ;-)
- Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:21 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: UPLOAD SIZE LIMIT REMOVED BY NETWORK SOLUTIONS!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2195
Re: UPLOAD SIZE LIMIT REMOVED BY NETWORK SOLUTIONS!!
I'm very happy to hear this. Thank you for your perseverance! While I will continue with the upload option I will be adjusting the the compression setting so as to better balance size/quality...based on recent tests the 4K files will be just under half their previous size. ...and as soon as Flikr re...
- Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:14 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: STRONGEST FLARE OF 2016
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5133
Re: STRONGEST FLARE OF 2016
Wow!!!
I'm speechless...thx for sharing!
I'm speechless...thx for sharing!
- Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:22 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: USER POLL CONCERNING NEW HOST.....PLEASE RESPOND!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4055
Re: USER POLL CONCERNING NEW HOST.....PLEASE RESPOND!!!
I vote for upload! When I first started using this forum, it was because of the quality of discussion and shared images...that has not changed, if anything the level of discussion has been elevated and for sure the quality of images just keeps getting better. That's what brought me here and it's wha...
- Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:11 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Finally some Sun
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1155
Re: Finally some Sun
Love the organic transit!
- Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:02 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: STRONGEST FLARE OF 2016
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5133
Re: STRONGEST FLARE OF 2016
Incredible catch and fantastic execution!!!!
That's as good as it gets...well done Peter
FWIW I got everything setup in preparation for any last blast of excitement from AR2565-67....but it looks like I'm in the wrong hemisphere;-)
Thank you for sharing!
That's as good as it gets...well done Peter
FWIW I got everything setup in preparation for any last blast of excitement from AR2565-67....but it looks like I'm in the wrong hemisphere;-)
Thank you for sharing!
- Sun Jul 24, 2016 5:51 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Some Sunday discs & an aircraft
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1555
Re: Some Sunday discs & an aircraft
No show on the limb but what a great transit!
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 5:35 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Large sunspots in H-alpha
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1395
Re: Large sunspots in H-alpha
Excellent close-ups...very nice detail.
Thx for sharing
Thx for sharing
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:58 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Too hot for me.....and the Quark
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5360
Re: Too hot for me.....and the Quark
Outstanding sir! ...and what an excellent transit :-)
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:32 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 19th July Ha disk and flare
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1476
Re: 19th July Ha disk and flare
Excellent! Well done sir!!!
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:29 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Welcome to the new forum host.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2527
Re: Welcome to the new forum host.
Great job Stephen! Thank you so much for making this happen as well as your daily efforts throughout the year. I was aware that I visited the forum frequently however the importance of Solarchat as a place to share our work and knowledge became acutely obvious when it was gone for a couple days...ve...
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:49 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: triple band w/ cak first light 16-07-17
- Replies: 4
- Views: 964
Re: triple band w/ cak first light 16-07-17
Excellent first light!!! ...looks like a productive and successful day ...regarding your granulation question... Which wedge are you using the Lunt or the Baader? ...if you are using the Lunt, you'll want to add a continuum filter...and it's my understanding that the Baader has one already integrate...
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:48 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sunday solar
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2104
Re: Sunday solar
Beautiful images...white light is excellent with lots to examine.
...but the Ha is flat out stunning!!!
Thx for sharing :-)
...but the Ha is flat out stunning!!!
Thx for sharing :-)
- Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:30 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: CaK & Ha Closeups of AR2565 Plus Prom
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1212
Re: CaK & Ha Closeups of AR2565 Plus Prom
Thx guys...I appreciate the comments :-)
- Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:15 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Today's SUN (20160716) with EXCELLENT SEEING
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1620
Re: Today's SUN (20160716) with EXCELLENT SEEING
Beautiful images and as always an excellent presentation
Thx for sharing!
Thx for sharing!
- Sat Jul 16, 2016 7:45 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Still no Sun
- Replies: 3
- Views: 788
Re: Still no Sun
I'm sorry there's no sun...however, out of everyone on the forum...you definitely have no shortage of compelling subjects to shoot :-)
- Sat Jul 16, 2016 7:43 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Ha solar images with the C9 and Ion03 on July 10
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2044
Re: Ha solar images with the C9 and Ion03 on July 10
Wow! Great images...fantastic presentation.
- Sat Jul 16, 2016 7:40 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: CaK & Ha Closeups of AR2565 Plus Prom
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1212
CaK & Ha Closeups of AR2565 Plus Prom
With the approaching minimum its not uncommon to go a week or two with very little of photographic interest on our star...with the exception of using extreme magnification however the seeing often makes that difficult at best. If its not the seeing then its low clouds during the morning...but even w...
- Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:27 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Timelapse Sunspot 2565 with small flare
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1213
Re: Timelapse Sunspot 2565 with small flare
Great catch...excellent animation!
Thx for sharing
Thx for sharing
- Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:22 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: A Couple Good Days For Ha & CaK 0712-071416
- Replies: 4
- Views: 700
Re: A Couple Good Days For Ha & CaK 0712-071416
Derek, Alexandra and Charles,
Thank you for the comments...they are appreciate :-)
Thank you for the comments...they are appreciate :-)
- Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:20 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar images 150mm pst mod
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1756
Re: Solar images 150mm pst mod
Really nice detail and processing...nice work! :-)
- Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:53 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: A Couple Good Days For Ha & CaK 0712-071416
- Replies: 4
- Views: 700
A Couple Good Days For Ha & CaK 0712-071416
Cak with Lunt Module B1800 with 2x+2x Barlows on Lunt LE152/F8 stopped down to 100mm
Ha on LS152 SS with TV 4x PowerMate (4x+2x on one shot) and Baader 160mm D-ERF
Camera: RED Dragon Epic, 18MP Monochrome windowed to 4K
Thx for looking!
Ha on LS152 SS with TV 4x PowerMate (4x+2x on one shot) and Baader 160mm D-ERF
Camera: RED Dragon Epic, 18MP Monochrome windowed to 4K
Thx for looking!
- Thu Jul 14, 2016 7:21 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Finally decided to try CaK; 071016 & 071116
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1543
REPROCESSED DATA.Re: Finally decided to try CaK; 071016 & 07
Mark,
I took your advice and reprocessed some of the data from the session...specifically reducing exposure and remapping curve a bit to protect highlights while trying to keep the blacks from crushing.
I definitely see what you mean about additional detail in plage regions.
Thx for the help :-)
I took your advice and reprocessed some of the data from the session...specifically reducing exposure and remapping curve a bit to protect highlights while trying to keep the blacks from crushing.
I definitely see what you mean about additional detail in plage regions.
Thx for the help :-)
- Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:06 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Full disks and proms from July 13, 2016
- Replies: 4
- Views: 705
Re: Full disks and proms from July 13, 2016
All are absolutely beautiful...and the subtle detail in the first image is breath taking :-)
- Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:04 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 07.07.2016 / "AR2562" and Other Day
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1937
Re: 07.07.2016 / "AR2562" and Other Day
Fantastic set of images!!!
- Thu Jul 14, 2016 4:28 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR2562, 2563, 2564 - 4 Panel Mosaic - July 10, 2016
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1215
Re: AR2562, 2563, 2564 - 4 Panel Mosaic - July 10, 2016
Wow! Nice shots...great detail
Looks like you had some pretty good seeing...was this a morning session?
Looks like you had some pretty good seeing...was this a morning session?
- Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:52 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 12th July 2016 CaK Wide Field, New Spot arrives!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1179
Re: 12th July 2016 CaK Wide Field, New Spot arrives!
Aaahhh...so that's what CaK should look like :-)
Very nice!
Very nice!
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:43 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Finally decided to try CaK; 071016 & 071116
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1543
Re: Finally decided to try CaK; 071016 & 071116
Thx for the comments :-)
Unfortunately I did not catch it in Ha for comparison
Pixel size is 5 micron. Since the camera records RAW I can go back and re-render the TIFFs with a lower exposure...see what the plage regions are hiding.
Thx again!
Unfortunately I did not catch it in Ha for comparison
Pixel size is 5 micron. Since the camera records RAW I can go back and re-render the TIFFs with a lower exposure...see what the plage regions are hiding.
Thx again!
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 1:33 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: istar optical 150/f10...in korea
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1763
Re: istar optical 150/f10...in korea
Impressive detail and beautiful processing! :-)
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:11 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar Activity July 10th with refractor special H-A 230mm
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1936
Re: Solar Activity July 10th with refractor special H-A 230
Beautiful images...especially the first two...outstanding detail!
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:04 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Finally decided to try CaK; 071016 & 071116
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1543
Finally decided to try CaK; 071016 & 071116
I purchased a Lunt CaK B1800 Straight Thru Module almost a year ago but I could never make the time to try it since I needed every opportunity to continue refiuning my Ha workflow as I kept trying to push the magnification envelope As often happens my son started prodding me this weekend to either u...
- Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:19 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: G band granulation with the 300 mm and Ha images with C8
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1202
Re: G band granulation with the 300 mm and Ha images with C
Absolutely stunning!
- Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:53 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Jetting Over a Blank Sun - Early July Images
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1536
Re: Jetting Over a Blank Sun - Early July Images
Excellent images Mark...especially love the HaT pics
- Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:00 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sunday Sun 26th June
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1210
Re: Sunday Sun 26th June
Love the animations...well done sir!
The 3FPM looks really nice but I find it is better suited to an effective focal length between 2000-4000mm...when you start to get much longer I bet the 4FPM you proposed will be perfect
Thx for sharing
The 3FPM looks really nice but I find it is better suited to an effective focal length between 2000-4000mm...when you start to get much longer I bet the 4FPM you proposed will be perfect
Thx for sharing
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:52 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Nice find
- Replies: 2
- Views: 452
Re: Nice find
Very cool looking but an impediment to drinking beer ;-)
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:50 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar Chromosphere 29th June
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1175
Re: Solar Chromosphere 29th June
Very nice!
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:43 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Fire & Brimstone: Interesting Flare in Plage Region
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1086
Re: Fire & Brimstone: Interesting Flare in Plage Region
Absolutely stunning animations...
great detail, super smooth motion and perfect alignment...I'm jealous of your skills ;-)
great detail, super smooth motion and perfect alignment...I'm jealous of your skills ;-)
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:37 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sol from the 30th of June 2016.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 701
Re: Sol from the 30th of June 2016.
Excellent results...all three are just perfect!
Thx for sharing
Thx for sharing
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:32 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: A day for filaments (June 29)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 621
Re: A day for filaments (June 29)
Excellent! Love the last one
- Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:49 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Hi-Res Ha: Found better data from the 16th
- Replies: 9
- Views: 974
Re: Hi-Res Ha: Found better data from the 16th
Valery and Mark...you both make an important point regarding the size of refractor vs SCT...and you have both demonstrated that SCTs can be used to make exception solar images. ...but I've slowly realized that I would not need a bigger mount for a large refractor as I had previously thought...not fo...
- Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:56 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Finally...Something to Shoot; Ha 062716
- Replies: 4
- Views: 848
Re: Finally...Something to Shoot; Ha 062716
Thx guys :-)
We're getting lots of sunshine but also lots of 40+ degree days ;-)
We're getting lots of sunshine but also lots of 40+ degree days ;-)
- Wed Jun 29, 2016 5:07 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Finally...Something to Shoot; Ha 062716
- Replies: 4
- Views: 848
Finally...Something to Shoot; Ha 062716
Well the seeing was pretty horrible but there were a few moments during my quick morning session
LS152THa SS with Baader D-ERF and TV 4x Powermate...shot with mono-Epic-Dragon at 4K resolution, ISO 320, 2ms
220 stacked from 600 frames
Thx for looking
LS152THa SS with Baader D-ERF and TV 4x Powermate...shot with mono-Epic-Dragon at 4K resolution, ISO 320, 2ms
220 stacked from 600 frames
Thx for looking
- Wed Jun 29, 2016 4:22 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Activity from June 27, 2016
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1023
Re: Activity from June 27, 2016
Outstanding images!!!
- Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:08 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sunshine!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1238
Re: Sunshine!
I love the animation!
...and that's a great FD
Thx for sharing :-)
...and that's a great FD
Thx for sharing :-)
- Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:25 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Hi-Res Ha: Found better data from the 16th
- Replies: 9
- Views: 974
Re: Hi-Res Ha: Found better data from the 16th
Thanks all...I appreciate the kind words :-) Valery, I'm eager to move up in aperture to the range you mention as I feel I've pushed the 6" as far as possible. My rough calculation gives a per pixel Field Of View of .13 arc"/pixel... So for now I'm trying to decide between a larger ap SCT ...
- Tue Jun 28, 2016 3:44 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Hi-Res Ha: Found better data from the 16th
- Replies: 9
- Views: 974
Hi-Res Ha: Found better data from the 16th
With the lull in activity I had a chance to look through the data from the past few weeks and found some very lucky captures from mid-June.
Here's one from the 16th using the LS152THa with both a 2x and a 4x TV Powermates (8x the magnification of the LS152's 900mm)
Thx for looking!
Here's one from the 16th using the LS152THa with both a 2x and a 4x TV Powermates (8x the magnification of the LS152's 900mm)
Thx for looking!