Difficult job to get granulation with a 14".
Great
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Alex
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- Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:54 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun 2019 08 17
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1242
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:52 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar FDs in 540 nm Continuum and CaK
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1707
Re: Solar FDs in 540 nm Continuum and CaK
The Lacerta Wedge is a very fine instrument.
Your CaK pic is beautifull.
What is you setup? You removed the 2 front filters of the Lunt and replaced them with an omega filter and a K-line?
In which order? K-Line first then Omega?
CS
Alex
Your CaK pic is beautifull.
What is you setup? You removed the 2 front filters of the Lunt and replaced them with an omega filter and a K-line?
In which order? K-Line first then Omega?
CS
Alex
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:45 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Today's SUN (20190817) | SM40, SM60, SM90II comparison
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1658
Re: Today's SUN (20190817) | SM40, SM60, SM90II comparison
The ever best filter I looked through was a old version SM90 doubly stacked, probably a selected model.
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Alex
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Alex
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:37 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Saturday Solar 17th August - Celestron Omni CaK testing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1430
Re: Saturday Solar 17th August - Celestron Omni CaK testing
Interesting test.
I muss confess that I never came to the idea of stepping down the aperture.
I could never get good results with a x5 barlow.
CS
Alex
I muss confess that I never came to the idea of stepping down the aperture.
I could never get good results with a x5 barlow.
CS
Alex
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:29 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Saturday Sun, Polar Faculae and Bright Points - 17th August
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1746
Re: Saturday Sun, Polar Faculae and Bright Points - 17th August
Thank you Mark for your nice explanation.
Detailed pic also.
CS
Ale
Detailed pic also.
CS
Ale
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:19 am
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Quark Testing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1288
Re: Quark Testing
Hi, Any tilt ring should be good for the job for tilting the sensor. Personally, I use a "handcraft" made one. It has a ring for quick adjustment of the tilt angle. See attached pics. Your quark looks promising. http://www.presencenet.be/nucleus2.0/media/13/20190820-20190820_01_Pic01_crs.j...
- Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:35 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: T300 with an Edmund Optics 394nm
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1509
Re: T300 with an Edmund Optics 394nm
Thanks.
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Alex.
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Alex.
- Sat Aug 17, 2019 3:05 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: T300 with an Edmund Optics 394nm
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1509
T300 with an Edmund Optics 394nm
Hi,
Here a test of a EO 394 FWHM 10nm.
Alex
2019-Aug-16
Solar Netwon T300
F1800 F/D6
Telecentric x5
Edmund Optics 394nm, 10nm FWHM
ASI174
Stack of 50.
Here a test of a EO 394 FWHM 10nm.
Alex
2019-Aug-16
Solar Netwon T300
F1800 F/D6
Telecentric x5
Edmund Optics 394nm, 10nm FWHM
ASI174
Stack of 50.
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 6:55 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Granulation with a T300
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1043
Re: Granulation with a T300
Thanks!
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Alex
CS
Alex
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:08 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Granulation with a T300
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1043
Granulation with a T300
Hello again,
Second day of observation from St Veran.
Here, in continuum in red, around Ha.
Solar newton T300
Broadband red , around Ha with 7nm.
ASI174
CS
Alex
Second day of observation from St Veran.
Here, in continuum in red, around Ha.
Solar newton T300
Broadband red , around Ha with 7nm.
ASI174
CS
Alex
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:06 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Granulation in KLine + Filigree
- Replies: 5
- Views: 951
Granulation in KLine + Filigree
Hi, first pics from the St Veran observatory. Here, during a windy day in KLine, with filigrees. http://www.presencenet.be/nucleus2.0/media/13/20190814-20190811_01_S01_12_09-55-32_Stack024_...._Fil_Anim-1000ms.gif http://www.presencenet.be/nucleus2.0/media/13/20190814-20190811_01_S01_12_09-56-20_Sta...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 8:41 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Daystar 60mm Solar Scout Picture
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8272
Re: Daystar 60mm Solar Scout Picture
Hi,
I had a SS60-DS for trial. It was supposed to be a good one.
Your Image is far better than the one I made.
Looks very good.
CS
Alex
I had a SS60-DS for trial. It was supposed to be a good one.
Your Image is far better than the one I made.
Looks very good.
CS
Alex
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:15 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar light for a T300
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1808
Re: First solar light for a T300
Thanks for the comments. I added in the system a stellar Ha system, so we are in Ha with 7nm bandwidth. I tried in KLine, but the turbulence was soooo bad. Yes, it is the successor of the 250mm. I expected to find a bigger slow optic in the range of 350mm, but couldn't find. This 300mm is at f6; the...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:33 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: First solar light for a T300
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1808
First solar light for a T300
Hi!,
I bought second hand a 300mm newtonian and made its first light on the sun.
There was no spot. Simply granulation.
Alex
2018-Jun-16
Newton T300 f6
Telecentric
ASI174MM
I bought second hand a 300mm newtonian and made its first light on the sun.
There was no spot. Simply granulation.
Alex
2018-Jun-16
Newton T300 f6
Telecentric
ASI174MM
- Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:17 pm
- Forum: Solar Astronomy Shop and Swap
- Topic: Truss Solar Newton T250 for Ha and CaK
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3957
Re: Truss Solar Newton T250 for Ha and CaK
Thank you for the comments. Some words about the system. Optically, the design values are: F/D ~7, to be combined later to a telecentric x4 and come to high focal ratio number for imaging with a Halpha etalon. D is ~250mm; F is about 1700mm. Some words about the system. The principle is a herschel...
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:55 pm
- Forum: Solar Astronomy Shop and Swap
- Topic: Truss Solar Newton T250 for Ha and CaK
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3957
Truss Solar Newton T250 for Ha and CaK
I'm renewing some of my equipment. I bought a camera and FSQ106 and will probably go for a bigger solar scope also. From my astrogear, the solar newton is for sale. Truss Solar Newton T250 for Ha and CaK Works also with the solar continuum Works also under the G band (430nm) The truss tube and mirro...
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:55 pm
- Forum: Solar Astronomy Shop and Swap
- Topic: Solar Scintallation Monitor
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3481
Solar Scintallation Monitor
This is the V1, original from Airylab
160Eur, which is 50% of current new price
Equipment available from Belgium.
Contact: [email protected]
160Eur, which is 50% of current new price
Equipment available from Belgium.
Contact: [email protected]
- Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:26 am
- Forum: Solar Software
- Topic: Denoise
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11239
Re: Denoise
Hello Bruce, Thank you for your comments on my image. To give some words on it, it has been made with a D250mm f7 newton coupled with a custom design telecentric x5. The resulting focal length is 8750mm, F/D35. These numbers are normally too big for my area where a very common seeing dominates. But ...
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:38 am
- Forum: Solar Software
- Topic: Denoise
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11239
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:35 am
- Forum: Solar Software
- Topic: Denoise
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11239
Re: Denoise
The post is back here :-) Thank you. Bruce, indeed a very long description, where I recognize the process. Maybe I was not patient enough with solar imaging to find out the right settings. I stopped using it in about 2014. Here is my last solar pic, stacked with 100 pics, sharpened with wavelets, an...
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:14 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Today's Major Solar Prominences | 150mm & Quark | July 29th 2018
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1734
Re: Today's Major Solar Prominences | 150mm & Quark | July 29th 2018
Wonderful proms!
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Alex
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Alex
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:11 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sol from the 28th of July 2018.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1054
Re: Sol from the 28th of July 2018.
Very crispy CaK pics!
CS
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- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:07 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Dragon!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1692
Re: Dragon!
There is a lot of fine details! Great.
How did you managed the back disk? It is a bit non regular.
CS
Alex
How did you managed the back disk? It is a bit non regular.
CS
Alex
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:05 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Today's SUN (2018078) | HR granulation (TEC140)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2183
Re: Today's SUN (2018078) | HR granulation (TEC140)
Great granulation Pedro.
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- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:02 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar Granulation with the Daystar Sodium Quark, Airylab HaT and SSM Firecapture Plugin - 26th July
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3429
Re: Solar Granulation with the Daystar Sodium Quark, Airylab HaT and SSM Firecapture Plugin - 26th July
Good that fire capture supports the SSM.
I asked to the fire capture developer some year ago for it, but he had no interest and/or time.
Is the plugin working with the SSM from Airylab?
CS
Alex
I asked to the fire capture developer some year ago for it, but he had no interest and/or time.
Is the plugin working with the SSM from Airylab?
CS
Alex
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:49 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: What happened to the Denoise topic?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1599
Re: What happened to the Denoise topic?
Hi!
As it is now in the Solar Reference Library, is it so that we can’t reply to it anymore?
CS
Alex.
As it is now in the Solar Reference Library, is it so that we can’t reply to it anymore?
CS
Alex.
- Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:57 pm
- Forum: Solar Software
- Topic: Denoise
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11239
Re: Denoise
I tried several denoising tools some years ago. I finally remained with neatimage. But I after some use, I was not convinced by the results, and stop using it. For solar imaging, we look for the finest detail. The noise is generally at a very high frequency level. There is no need to denoise low fre...
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:46 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Mosiac of the active region 7/16
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1454
Re: Mosiac of the active region 7/16
A mosaic at high resolution is very "hazardous" to me.
Too much depend on the seeing, especially for 6 frames. All frames must be good.
CS
Alex
Too much depend on the seeing, especially for 6 frames. All frames must be good.
CS
Alex
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:43 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 17 July: Some H alpha and Ca K shots
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1719
Re: 17 July: Some H alpha and Ca K shots
Very contrasted!
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Alex
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Alex
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:42 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: I keep trying
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2512
Re: I keep trying
Every agrees on the excellent results for the aperture.
I should give a try with ImPPG...
CS
Alex
I should give a try with ImPPG...
CS
Alex
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:39 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR moving to the limb on July 18
- Replies: 4
- Views: 916
Re: AR moving to the limb on July 18
I like High res. shot, this one also :-)
For noise reduction I often apply a very noise reduction. I use a gaussian blur, starting at 0.3 pixel, then adjusting.
CS
Alex.
For noise reduction I often apply a very noise reduction. I use a gaussian blur, starting at 0.3 pixel, then adjusting.
CS
Alex.
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:39 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 15-07-2018 Daystar Quark very good seeing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2373
Re: 15-07-2018 Daystar Quark very good seeing
Very fine surface details.
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Alex
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Alex
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:32 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: 14th July Ha and CaK sun
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2090
Re: 14th July Ha and CaK sun
Your CaK also are very fine.
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Alex
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Alex
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:27 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Solar granulation and Ha 15th July
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2053
Re: Solar granulation and Ha 15th July
Even for difficult seeing condition, the details of the chromosphere are well impressive.
I like the granulation too.
CS
Alex
I like the granulation too.
CS
Alex
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:23 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: AR from July 17
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1609
Re: AR from July 17
A lot of details to be seen.
Great!
CS
Alex.
Great!
CS
Alex.
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:22 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: halpha sun of july 17th
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1347
Re: halpha sun of july 17th
Stéphane, I always wonder your results with only 40mm aperture.
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- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:20 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: A Sunrise
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1893
Re: A Sunrise
Nice :-)
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Alex
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Alex
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:19 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Trying Astra Image for Solar Images
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1727
Re: Trying Astra Image for Solar Images
Extremly detailled chrom picture. Congrats.
The spicules are very fine also.
CS
Alex.
The spicules are very fine also.
CS
Alex.
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:55 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Who said there is no activity? (T250 + Ha)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1612
Re: Who said there is no activity? (T250 + Ha)
Thanks for the nice comments.
There is (was?) a nice active zone passing through since a few days.
I can't really say that it is a remainder of a former spot. I must confess that I'm not very active, nor watching everything day, unfortunately.
CS
Alex
There is (was?) a nice active zone passing through since a few days.
I can't really say that it is a remainder of a former spot. I must confess that I'm not very active, nor watching everything day, unfortunately.
CS
Alex
- Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:52 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Who said there is no activity? (T250 + Ha)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1612
Who said there is no activity? (T250 + Ha)
Who said there was no solar activity these days? :-) There is no spot, but we have a very active zone, beautiful to observe in Halpha: http://www.presencenet.be/nucleus2.0/media/13/20180718-20180715_01_S01_11_09-34-24_..._80pct.jpg The zone was too big to fit onto the sensor. I tried a mosaic: http:...
- Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:39 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: No spot, some surface features
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1041
Re: No spot, some surface features
Hi!
Thank you for the feedback.
The spicules look to me like a bush with a few trees.
I still wondering their shape.
CS
Alex
Thank you for the feedback.
The spicules look to me like a bush with a few trees.
I still wondering their shape.
CS
Alex
- Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:25 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: No spot, some surface features
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1041
No spot, some surface features
Hi! One more period with no sunspot... Just a few filaments and protuberances: http://www.presencenet.be/nucleus2.0/media/13/20180709-20180708_S01_12_08-34-13_S035_..._Col.jpg and some surface strange features: http://www.presencenet.be/nucleus2.0/media/13/20180709-20180708_S03_13_10-30-34_S050_..._...
- Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:04 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: July 4th SM40 FD not much going on ...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1154
Re: July 4th SM40 FD not much going on ...
Your details are very fine.
Can you give a try on the protuberances?
There is probably more to see there.
CS
Alex
Can you give a try on the protuberances?
There is probably more to see there.
CS
Alex
- Wed Jul 04, 2018 7:35 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sun and moon from July3
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1117
Re: Sun and moon from July3
Hi! I'm happy to see that the protuberances are still active. Why didn't you straight continue imaging the sun in the morning? The seeing is expected to be better on the morning. At my last session, I really detected poor imaging conditions at 07:00 to 08:00, when the sun was too low, better from 08...
- Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:14 pm
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Baader Telecentric - Lower flux in blue/CaK?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3904
Re: Baader Telecentric - Lower flux in blue/CaK?
From an other forum, I get that the coating was not the same on the different version of the TZ4
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Alex
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Alex
- Mon Jul 02, 2018 5:27 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Jun 26, T250, Telecentric x5, CaK
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1107
Re: Jun 26, T250, Telecentric x5, CaK
Thank you Alexandra. TheSkyBurner, posting an unprocessed animation is quite heavy, but here is one frame. Some comments from my side. I'm testing various “barlow” combinations. Here, with a telecentric x5, thus the resulting data are F 8750mm, and F/D 35. These values are much too high for my local...
- Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:17 pm
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Baader Telecentric - Lower flux in blue/CaK?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3904
Re: Baader Telecentric - Lower flux in blue/CaK?
Hi! The camera is a ZWO ASI174MM The CaK partially moded -> first 2 filters removed, replaced by a KLine. There is a prefilter. The scope is a Newton D250mm I have made several tests with the same setup, just changing the amplification with different “barlows”: powermate x2, x2.4, x4, TZ4 and custom...
- Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:42 pm
- Forum: Solar Scope Modifications
- Topic: Baader Telecentric - Lower flux in blue/CaK?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3904
Baader Telecentric - Lower flux in blue/CaK?
Hi, While using a Baader TZ4 for CaK imaging, I noticed that the sensor exposure time was ~5x longer than it should normally be. Is the coating characteristics of these baader TZ2/TZ4 known? I guess that the TZ3 is designed for the new Triband-SCT, thus leaving the blue spectrum passing through. May...
- Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:23 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Jun 26, T250, Telecentric x5, CaK
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1107
Jun 26, T250, Telecentric x5, CaK
Hi!
Everything is in the subject: CaK pictures taken on June 26th with a 250mm newton combined with a TZ5.
CS
Alex.
Everything is in the subject: CaK pictures taken on June 26th with a 250mm newton combined with a TZ5.
CS
Alex.
- Sun Jun 10, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: This is SolarChat !!
- Topic: Sol from the 4th of June 2018.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2864
Re: Sol from the 4th of June 2018.
Eric, I'm passing trough the posts.
I wonder the CaK proms on your pics.
Congrats!
CS
Alex
I wonder the CaK proms on your pics.
Congrats!
CS
Alex