Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
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Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Well it is bedroom window time again and today was glorious sunshine at lunchtime. The Sun was very quiet, or so I thought from GONG!
Well I decided to do a single stack vs double stack for the PST to show the difference (camera is DMK41)
Single stack
2017-11-12 11-45-57 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
Double stack
2017-11-12 11-50-21_f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
B&W SS
2017-11-12 11-45-57 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
DS
video0010 17-11-12 11-50-21_a by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
and I recorded the prominences in single stack and was astounded when I processed, was this an artifact?
2017-11-12 11-31-01 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
no it was on another video!
2017-11-12 11-28-15 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
about 200,000km high!!
2017-11-12 11-28-15 f colour ruler by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
and CaK for good measure
2017-11-12 11-21-20_f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
2017-11-12 11-21-20 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
The Sun may be quiet but full of surprises! anyone else see the big prom?
Alexandra
Well I decided to do a single stack vs double stack for the PST to show the difference (camera is DMK41)
Single stack
2017-11-12 11-45-57 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
Double stack
2017-11-12 11-50-21_f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
B&W SS
2017-11-12 11-45-57 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
DS
video0010 17-11-12 11-50-21_a by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
and I recorded the prominences in single stack and was astounded when I processed, was this an artifact?
2017-11-12 11-31-01 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
no it was on another video!
2017-11-12 11-28-15 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
about 200,000km high!!
2017-11-12 11-28-15 f colour ruler by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
and CaK for good measure
2017-11-12 11-21-20_f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
2017-11-12 11-21-20 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
The Sun may be quiet but full of surprises! anyone else see the big prom?
Alexandra
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Alexandra:
Nice session, the DS PST change is incredible, nor to say the CaK shots, very good.
When the sun is so quiet, one does a lot of comparison shots, I even tried to readjust my Solarmax 90 and I believe it is better now.
Best wishes,
Eric.
Nice session, the DS PST change is incredible, nor to say the CaK shots, very good.
When the sun is so quiet, one does a lot of comparison shots, I even tried to readjust my Solarmax 90 and I believe it is better now.
Best wishes,
Eric.
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Nice FDs, Alexandra. Solar surprises..... they are what make imaging the Sun so interesting. You never really know what you're going to get from one day to the next, or even hour by hour.
I have comical images in my mind of you hanging out of the bedroom window in a bid to capture every last drop of sunshine.
Nice comparison. DS wins.
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I have comical images in my mind of you hanging out of the bedroom window in a bid to capture every last drop of sunshine.
Nice comparison. DS wins.
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Great images, Alexandra. I like my DS PST...great contrast, like your's...
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Definite plus for the double stack.Indoor Solar who would have thought there would be such a pursuit.
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Well done and very well presented, Alexandra. I was hoping you would have at least one more chance to image before winter sets in...
Double stack all the way....
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Double stack all the way....
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Hi Alexandra...
Great images and the DS version really shine
I like the faint prom at the 9' o'clock position that you picked up...well done!!!
Brian
Great images and the DS version really shine
I like the faint prom at the 9' o'clock position that you picked up...well done!!!
Brian
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Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Nice pictures, Alexandra!
You need to DS your Ca II K too!
Valery
You need to DS your Ca II K too!
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Great disks Alexandra! That DS PST is a keeper! Like Valery says get the CaK PST double stacked next
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Thanks everyone at least the trusty PST fits in the bedroom and can just squeeze through the narrow gap in the window to allow imaging between 11.15-12.30pm on winter days, so long as it is sunny at that time of day it is enough to keep the addiction happy over winter. What I need to do is get the whole window replaced with something like patio doors but to fit the size of the window, then I could set up the big scope and have a huge observation window from the second floor. However no window companies seem to think outside the box and make an upstairs window fully opening for an observatory, I wonder why?
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Why not have a small micro balcony with a railing and smoked glass lower then the doors can open inwards and all is safe.
Then we can keep having your excellent pics and we dont need a solar scope.
Then we can keep having your excellent pics and we dont need a solar scope.
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Great FD images Alexandra, the BIG prom is there
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Re: Sunday PST fun from the bedroom
Great shots definitely double stack, all the shots are grate.
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