Keeping you and your family in our thoughts. Keep as safe as possible. Looking forward to your fantastic images soon!
Roberto
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- Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:21 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: From Valery. Kherson, UKRAINE. NEWS
- Replies: 238
- Views: 15196
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:36 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 7 year break - back in the sun light!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 387
Re: 7 year break - back in the sun light!
Thank you All! Looking forward to capturing what this new cycle throws at us.
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:01 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 7 year break - back in the sun light!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 387
Re: 7 year break - back in the sun light!
Thank you Mark!
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:24 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 7 year break - back in the sun light!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 387
7 year break - back in the sun light!
Wow, after a 7+ year break from this forum, I'm posting here again. :cool: I must have a solar driven cycle ... :roll: I think I dropped off after the changes to the hosting site; so glad my username (and password) still worked. ;) Hoping to contribute to the group once more and post some pictures w...
- Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:03 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4615
Re: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
Yes, I'm very pleased and although "10 force" winds this morning, it's sunny!
Stephen, they charged me nothing - but Chris was pretty clear that it's not something they'd like to do on "a regular basis"...so my apologies for taking up that blank!
Stephen, they charged me nothing - but Chris was pretty clear that it's not something they'd like to do on "a regular basis"...so my apologies for taking up that blank!
- Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:16 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4615
Re: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
Hello All I'm happy to tell you that Chris and Terry at ICOS were able to fix my de-contacted SM60. I tried applying pressure to it as suggested in this forum and Chris initially tried the same also but the spacers had moved and dust had come into the inter-plate space. Over the course of a week, Te...
- Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:08 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4615
Re: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
I was just assuming there were three spacers located at 120 degrees on the plates' circumference.
- Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:36 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4615
Re: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
Robert I will try your suggestion first. I'm wondering "how firm" I should be. All silicon drops are still in place around the two etalon plates so am I right in assuming that pressure only needs to be applied to one of the two plates at 120 degrees spacing or so? If this fails, I have now...
- Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:01 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4615
Re: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
Thank you guys for all the suggestions.
Es Reid suggested contacting IC Optical Systems in London. They are driving distance from where I live but it appears that they fabricate a different kind of etalon and may not be able to help me. I will call them in any case.
Roberto
Es Reid suggested contacting IC Optical Systems in London. They are driving distance from where I live but it appears that they fabricate a different kind of etalon and may not be able to help me. I will call them in any case.
Roberto
- Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:36 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4615
Re: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
Great to hear Robert! I hope it is indeed just that. I will try following your procedure next time I have a chance.
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:28 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4615
Re: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
Well thank you all for your messages of support. I opened the damaged SM60 unit last night and compared it to the good one and to be honest could not see any obvious difference. The two units are still attached to each other, the silicone drops that keeps the etalon within its case is fine and there...
- Sun Oct 20, 2013 10:30 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4615
De-contacted SM60 etalon - what to do?
Hello All Long time - no posts. I managed to enjoy the relatively dry British summer and took a couple of Ha pictures...now for the bad news...! Last week I was in the garage balancing some new equipment on my larger night scope when its back end knocked the little alt-ax tripod mounted 70mm refract...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:42 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Red Hill Primary School - Solar outreach event - 18 July 2013
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1425
Re: Red Hill Primary School - Solar outreach event - 18 July 2013
Thank you everybody! Mark, don't worry about the glasses. There'll be other chances and the kids were busy enough just getting to look through each one of the four scopes.
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:59 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Red Hill Primary School - Solar outreach event - 18 July 2013
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1425
Red Hill Primary School - Solar outreach event - 18 July 2013
Hello All As per my previous topic in this forum, I carried out a solar outreach event at one of the local primary schools last week. The school did not give me enough notice to get the CB's solar glasses in time but otherwise the session was a complete success! Sol shone from beginning to end. We h...
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:29 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar outreach for me - some questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2059
Re: First solar outreach for me - some questions
Event happening this Thursday morning (weather permitting) at Red Hill Primary School in Chislehurst, Kent, UK! B) Mark T is kindly sending me solar glasses for 40+ kids (three sessions for around 120 kids). :bow: Will keep you updated and will write a full report. Many thanks All for your help! :th...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:13 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar outreach for me - some questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2059
Re: First solar outreach for me - some questions
Great stuff Rob! :
The activity cards are great I'm forwarding them to the teachers at the primary school.
400 attendees on average?! Wow, it's humbling to see so many people carrying on events like these!
Cheers
Roberto
The activity cards are great I'm forwarding them to the teachers at the primary school.
400 attendees on average?! Wow, it's humbling to see so many people carrying on events like these!
Cheers
Roberto
- Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:35 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar outreach for me - some questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2059
Re: First solar outreach for me - some questions
Hey Stephen Thanks very much for your input! You are the master and we are all following! :bow: This outreach will be much more controlled. There will be 109 kids in 30-strong groups at a time in sessions of 1 hour. Two teachers will be present at all times in addition to me to keep them in line and...
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Big mosaics of 5 June 2013 with TOA130 + PST mod
- Replies: 10
- Views: 981
Re: Big mosaics of 5 June 2013 with TOA130 + PST mod
Great shots Michel :
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:05 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Appenzellersun, flare and mini flare (overview and tricolor added)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 940
Re: Appenzellersun, flare and mini flare
Nice catch Walter! :woohoo:
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:52 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Full Disc White Light 04/06/13 + Data
- Replies: 2
- Views: 425
Re: Full Disc White Light 04/06/13 + Data
Nice set Richard - thanks for sharing!
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:46 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Prominence feast
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1401
Re: Prominence feast
Great images Alexandra! :bow: I have little to add and will let the experts provide you with hints about processing proms. I'll be watching closely to see if I can learn anything. Only thing I know is that they definitively need to be processed separately from the main disc where possible. Or at lea...
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:41 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar outreach for me - some questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2059
Re: First solar outreach for me - some questions
Thank you Filip. Writing all these down.
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:47 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Whole disc 4th June 2013
- Replies: 7
- Views: 649
Re: Whole disc 4th June 2013
Very nice John!
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:36 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar outreach for me - some questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2059
Re: First solar outreach for me - some questions
Thank you Willie. There will be at least one teacher present, maybe two. But you are very right, I should make it clear to them (the teachers) that it is likely that I will spend quite some time making sure the kids actually get to see something through the eyepiece. Maybe a short talk about "h...
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:47 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Appenzellersun 4th june. finally sunshine
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1104
Re: Appenzellersun 4th june. finally sunshine
Nice Walter! Plenty going on in CaK.
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:46 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
- Replies: 13
- Views: 961
Re: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
Thank you Lou. Very kind.
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:04 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar outreach for me - some questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2059
Re: First solar outreach for me - some questions
Thank you Mark. As soon as I have an idea on the exact date and number of children attending I will be in touch. Much appreciated - and in extension - a big thank you to Steve and the CB Club! :thumbsup: Yes, Alexandra, I am very much looking forward to this. Hopefully on the assigned date, there's ...
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:01 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
- Replies: 13
- Views: 961
Re: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
Thank you Alexandra, cheers Ray! Yes, Alexandra, this is most probably summer and I'm wearing a suit in front of a computer writing this message! :( :whistle: Thursday looks like the best day of the week in terms of seeing in SE England. After that, although it is going to be warmer, it will be more...
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:59 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
- Replies: 13
- Views: 961
Re: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
Thank you Matt and Ralph. I think my processing was better on this image given the raw data was better but I still like the features and the proms on the other mosaic I took a week ago more...Link to the full resolution image of that one here.
:thanx:
:thanx:
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:57 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 03 Jun 2013 - Ha closeups - 100mm PST Mod
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1020
Re: 03 Jun 2013 - Ha closeups - 100mm PST Mod
Great shots Mark! :
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:53 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Tests of my new BF30 with good seeing (big post !)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1445
Re: Tests of my new BF30 with good seeing (big post !)
Fine results Michel! Thanks for sharing your mod method!
Roberto
Roberto
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:35 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar outreach for me - some questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2059
First solar outreach for me - some questions
Hello Outreach Experts I may be "entertaining" ;) some primary school kids from a nearby school later in the summer with solar observing. These are 10-13 year old boys and girls and the solar observing session would part of their science project for the term. I would very much appreciate y...
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:17 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
- Replies: 13
- Views: 961
Re: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
Thank you Derek, Walter and Mark! :thanx: I was happier with the data for this mosaic but the features on the solar disc were nicer for my previous attempt of the 27th. If the weather continues as is in the UK, I hope I can do some more solar imaging before the week is out. Problem is I'm stuck at w...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:38 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
- Replies: 13
- Views: 961
Sun Ha HR mosaic full disc - 2 June 2013 - 0855UT
Hello All Another weekend, another sunny Sunday. We must be running out of our allowance for the year in SE England! :P Seeing was good to very good in the early morning of the 2nd and I managed to get enough panels to complete a high resolution mosaic in Ha using my 3" Polarex at f/20 double-s...
- Fri May 31, 2013 10:42 am
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Telescope mod ?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3941
Re: Telescope mod ?
Great stuff Michel! I have most parts already from using a MKIV for WL with my AP152 at f/7.5. I only need to get an ERF and a PST etalon....
Thanks for sharing.
Roberto
Thanks for sharing.
Roberto
- Fri May 31, 2013 10:24 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 2013-05-26 @ 13-52-40gmt: The Sun in Ha -> 09 Tiles Full Disk Hi Res Mosaic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1062
Re: 2013-05-26 @ 13-52-40gmt: The Sun in Ha -> 09 Tiles Full Disk Hi Res Mosaic ** New Mosaic**
Great results Fernando! Thanks for sharing.
Roberto
Roberto
- Fri May 31, 2013 10:21 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Working through the pile
- Replies: 15
- Views: 658
Re: Working through the pile
Great shots Walter!
- Tue May 28, 2013 7:40 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sunset over London 26 May with 3 planets visible on the horizon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 382
- Tue May 28, 2013 8:04 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: And the sky finally cleared - Hydrogens from Today!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 672
Re: And the sky finally cleared - Hydrogens from Today!
Great shots Chris! You are the master of overlaying surface and prom detail. : : I was trying to do the same with a large mosaic I did yesterday and a single shot of the proms through a smaller scope but couldn't get it done...will keep trying.
Thanks for sharing.
Roberto
Thanks for sharing.
Roberto
- Tue May 28, 2013 8:00 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First light with my new 152mm Lunt mod
- Replies: 7
- Views: 378
Re: First light with my new 152mm Lunt mod
Great results Allan and fantastic mod. Just checked the thread.
Thanks for sharing.
Roberto
Thanks for sharing.
Roberto
- Tue May 28, 2013 7:59 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Demo from a devoted double-stack doubter
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2514
Re: Demo from a devoted double-stack doubter
Looking forward to your results of single versus double Alan. Surely we will all learn something. How many panels do you think you'd need to cover a full disc with the resolution you get from the LS152?
Roberto
Roberto
- Tue May 28, 2013 7:51 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun Ha - 27 May 2013 - 0915UT - High Res
- Replies: 3
- Views: 142
Re: Sun Ha - 27 May 2013 - 0915UT - High Res
Thank you Walter and Derek. I was trying to upload a higher resolution picture but for some reason I can't. I will post a link to Dropbox where I've saved one.
Cheers
Roberto
Cheers
Roberto
- Tue May 28, 2013 7:47 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Filamentary
- Replies: 7
- Views: 334
Re: Filamentary
Just great as usual Alan! Thanks for sharing. :
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon May 27, 2013 10:22 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar image 26th May 2013
- Replies: 9
- Views: 583
Re: Solar image 26th May 2013
Great shot John. Welcome to Solarchat.
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon May 27, 2013 10:20 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Mega Filament-(mosaic) & Proms , in H-a, on Sunday 26-05-2013 (New images, 27-05-2013-Update)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1030
Re: Mega Filament-(mosaic) & Proms , in H-a, on Sunday 26-05-2013 (New images, 27-05-2013-Update)
Great shots Peter. These were lifting nicely whilst on the other side there was a loop forming in early to mid morning.
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon May 27, 2013 10:17 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR11756 Hi Res CaK Closeup
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2271
Re: AR11756 Hi Res CaK Closeup
Wow! You surely nailed the most detail I have seen in a CaK shot ever! It looks white light type of detail. I was looking at precisely this active region yesterday in WL and the umbrae was magnificent. Thanks for sharing.
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon May 27, 2013 10:15 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solarscope - a range of filters
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1998
Re: Solarscope - a range of filters
Just love the first two shots! Thanks for sharing Alexandra.
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon May 27, 2013 10:13 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Appenzellersun 27th, no sunshine at all but reflected light
- Replies: 12
- Views: 441
Re: Appenzellersun 27th, no sunshine at all but reflected light
Sun is coming your way Walter, don't worry. It's left the UK for the foreseeable future from tomorrow onwards.
Roberto
Roberto
- Mon May 27, 2013 10:11 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 3 wavelength SUN (20130525) - GOOD seeing
- Replies: 21
- Views: 957
Re: 3 wavelength SUN (20130525) - GOOD seeing
Great shots Pedro. Your CaK shots are some of the best!
- Mon May 27, 2013 10:09 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Quickie this morning...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 273
Re: Quickie this morning...
Cheers Matt and Walter. Got some more practice today on the negative colouring.
Roberto
Roberto