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Exactly as James has just said Ross & as very sharp and clean, but adding "Italy" is your location..

Very well done and thanks for sharing.

Terry

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Thanks so much Maurits and will be watching your excellent and interesting posts.

Regards
Terry

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Thanks Martin_S and do try to think positive.

Cheers
Terry

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Hi Nic, yes it's been a very-long four months for me too for too many differing reasons. In fact, the last time I was even able to sit outside and enjoy 'Old Sol' was the same month that you were able to last image. So a warm welcome back to SC and looking forward to seeing more of your fab images. ...

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Many thanks Franco, Warren and Mark et-al and indeed Mark, I am staying as safe as possible [even though I have to often go-into one of the un-safest places in this country - Hospital (too often)] !! I hope all your weather keeps clear, so I can peruse your images on SC..Please ? ps James, you won't...

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Best Wishes Oleg and so-well captured images showing so much detail.

Keep Safe & Well

Terry

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Excellent capture Stephen and thanks vm for sharing

Will look at the latest Zoom meeting this evening - thanks...

Regards
Terry

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Many thanks Rainer, James, Petrus and Bill_C etc. I haven't gone too far away over the last-year except to hospital usually, but have been keeping my beady-eyes on everyone daily. :shock: Unfortunately I am unable to type on this keyboard easily and accurately without extreme-difficulty, consequentl...

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TEST MESSAGE ONLY.
PLEASE REPLY TO ME TO CONFIRM RECEIPT - THANK YOU

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TERRY

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Whist using SharpCap with no apparent problems, the cable might be the snag, but can be proved by reinstallation of Firecapture...

Terry

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https://astronomy.tools/calculators/field_of_view/
for FOV

https://astronomy.tools/calculators/ccd_suitability
for camera/pixel size recommendation.

https://astroforumspace.com/best-zwo-ca ... otography/
for camera advice

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Interesting and common scenario Chris. My obsy's are O.S.B. board-lined on the insides, so never had that problem as both are also air-dried to below 40% humidity all the time by the use of De-Humidifiers... :hamster: Peltier technology models are now availabubble and use NO compressor/refrigerant-g...

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Thanks James

Terry

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Well done Martin from the interesting set-up and results.

31C eh!! Here 0 to -3C with lots of snow too.
Fink I'll move to Aussie for this season..

Thanks vm
Terry

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Fab images Richard with the close-ups and the airliner - especially excellent.

Thanks vm
Terry

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Beautiful results Franco with my fav being the CaH.

Thanks vm
Terry

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Beautiful results Franco with my fav being the CaH.

Thanks vm
Terry

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Looks like you have a well-nice set-up in the obsy Brian.

Your images are simply excellent and thanks for sharing.

ps you're not the only with snow, as here too we are blanketed with the white-stuff at between 0 & -3 degs.C

Cheers
Terry

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Of course there are also PaintShopPro programs etc, that may well do the job, as well as using Ha scopes and cameras to achieve the desired results..

Terry

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Fab imagery George and thanks for sharing

Terry

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I am unable to do much else than watching the TV as well as following the various Solarchat pages, but to be able to catch-up on the Zoom meeting this evening, has certainly today on YouTube - been far more interesting than the TV. So thanks to those taking part and of course Steven for leading this...

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An excellent reply Mark and agreed totally

Terry

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ok until a breeze (or worse) picks-up and takes your scope and more with it (closer to the Sun even) ??? Might be cheap for it's intended-purpose, but even with the nice new car shown, could be an expensive paint-repair job... So in short James, cheap is usually expensive in the short or longer term...

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" Put another layer and it would bounce if it fell. Nice idea!! "

Well James, I'm sure I wouldn't actually test it to confirm whether or not, but hopefully to date - it has not slipped out of my hand..

Terry

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Excellent capture Warren and thanks for sharing which really shows everything too..

By the way, even 4-Terrbyte External HDD's up to 16Tb-SSD]s are now available and reasonably priced ??

Terry

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Hello Peter & James et-al Yes James, you're lucky on your DS dropping onto soft-ground with no damage, whereas mine dropped from around 6-feet onto the carpeted observatory floor with filters badly cracked. The white barrel was a slippery part to hold and with numerous turns to unscrew it from t...

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Hi Peter, Very interesting comments and thanks vm. Steel cable as in Kensington Locks, coud prove a problem where the cable really needs to be very flexible in some parts of the usage, otherwise I have used much more flexible cord from either fishing-tackle or hardware shops. Being a former Boy Scou...

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That's a neat arrangement Peterm (Peter) and certainly does protect the gear from a hard-landing.

Perhaps that will infuse our James and so many others of us, to get a grip (of sorts) in tackling this gravitational-snag ??

Terry

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When you receive the filter, just try it out with "Is it working fine with smaller scopes such as 60mm or 70/80mm ones? "

But of course for CaK you'll need to try it with one of your suitable-cameras, then post the results here for us to comment...

Terry

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Don't forget the "Safety Lines" James...

Terry

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That is certainly very-good news Valery and just in time for Christmas too.

Hopefully yourselves can keep warm and the start of getting back to a normal and peaceful--way of life.

Best Wishes
Terry

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Agrees James and will also act as a reminder to check things are tight enough in the future.

(cost so-small as to be negligible - compared to repairing/replacing damaged items) + less tears

too...

It's all too-easy to make "mistooks"

Cheers
Terry

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Hello James, So sorry to hear about the recent scope accident. Suggestion = with lightweight thin/flexible cord, try tying a safety-line between the relevant items - to hopefully prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Typical purchase from hardware shops and even some fishing-tackle suppliers.....

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Unfortunately James,
My Solar Spotting Scope can't see through total cloud cover here at present,
so just relying on satellite imagery and looking at Solarchatters images too.

Cheers
Terry

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Excellent results Lou.

Thanks for sharing

Terry

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Best Wishes Valery, your family, friends and country people.

I wish you a safe and secure future.wherever you may be.

Regards
Terry

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10 out of 10 Peter.
I don't think one can produce a better FD than yours !

Thanks for sharing
Terry

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10 out of 10 Peter.
I don't think one can produce a better FD than yours !

Thanks for sharing
Terry

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Very well captured Kevin of this event..

Thanks for sharing
Terry

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Hello Franco. Well good captures and I'm wondering what the " $20 visual filter " actually is ?? Do you not posses a Wedge and a Variable-Polarizing filter for the 72mm scope ?? My SW 80ED + Lunt 1.25" Wedge with a Variable Polarizing Filter on the camera, seemed to work well.. Adjust...

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By the way Piemme, the article https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/796840-what-is-double-stacking-%E2%80%93-and-why-should-i-do-it/ is actually produced by one of our very technically-experienced Solarchat guys as Cosmos/Bob Yoesle, so perhaps his article should guide you in the right direction with ...

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Thanks Maurits and I look forward to viewing and replying to more of your excellent imagery hopefully..

Regards
Terry

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Difficult decisions have had to be made James and the Solar Observatory is no longer operating, with the scopes etc. in storage in-doors, as most unlikely to be in use by me again. Discussions took place recently, with that result in view of the circumstances in relation to the silly attitude of pla...

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Difficult decisions have had to be made James and the Solar Observatory is no longer operating, with the scopes etc. in storage in-doors, as most unlikely to be in use by me again. Discussions took place recently, with that result in view of the circumstances in relation to the silly attitude of pla...

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Thanks James for understanding what I was trying to point-out. As long as any real politically motivated facts or opinions are minimized or not included, then there should no problems. Well leave such to the media (if one wishes to believe them)... :cat As for the web-links you've included, I've had...

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It's a long way to go (if I'm lucky) Mark with no certainty at all - at present.

Thanks
Terry

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Thank you James.
Yes I agree, Solarchat and SDO are keeping me somewhat occupied daily over the last months, whilst only being able to type better in the last week or so.

Cheers
Terry

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Interesting question Piemme. I had the pleasure of regularly using the Solarview SV60 back in the earlier 2000's and prior to my purchasing a Lunt 60mm Ha and its' DS, along with the Calcium-K version too for imaging in 2010, when clearly imaging was the intention for me then. The SV60 is of course ...

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A "mucky or murky" sky James.
At least your temperatures seem a tad-lower than ours at present.

Thanks
Terry

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Thanks again Warren for submitting you excellent captures.

Terry

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