Heya,
It was cloudy and nasty this morning, but then it broke around the afternoon after 10am and I was able to get some sky time. I fully expected the seeing to be terrible, but to my surprise, it was quite good. I guess my summer seeing is finally coming in a little early. I was able to use the full 200mm aperture of my system for the high resolution images in both HA & WL (both are in 656nm) and have finally surpassed my previous 150mm refractor's resolution thanks to good seeing. AR2738 flared while I watched and I captured some sequences that was really interesting. The flare moved so quickly that I watched it happen over mere seconds, and within 2 minutes, it was moving so much that I knew I couldn't go for long captures for a stack and had to keep it short. I was able to switch over to white light and imaged AR2738 and the convection cells. I also grabbed a little bit on AR2737 for good measure just because it's still there. The full disc was a disaster, barely got it between clouds, and also my imaging scale is way off for my pixel size, but I was testing a new system there (Double Stack PST). I need a new camera with tiny pixels to do full discs with the PST. There's a fairly large prominence on the limb, but the clouds came in quickly and I didn't have time for that one.
B&W:
Colored:
Flare Animation:
Earth Scale:
Equipment:
High Res Hydrogen Alpha (Chromosphere):
C8 Edge HD + Aires 200mm Tri-Band D-ERF + Baader 2" UV/IR Block Filter
Daystar Quark Chromosphere
ASI174MM + 0.5x Focal Reducer (F21)
High Res White Light (Photosphere):
C8 Edge HD + Aires 200mm Tri-Band D-ERF + Baader 2" UV/IR Block Filter
Baader 1.8 ND filter + Baader 610nm filter
ASI174MM + 2.0x Barlow (F20)
Full Disc Hydrogen Alpha (Chromosphere):
PST + SM40II Double Stack
ASI174MM (way, way under sampled)
Very best,
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Re: AR2738 (Flaring! Animated) in High Res, HA & WL | April 8th 2019
Good captures Marty! I was hoping earlier today you were getting a view in to share, just cloud and grey for me today unfortunately.
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Re: AR2738 (Flaring! Animated) in High Res, HA & WL | April 8th 2019
Very good captures Marty,bravo!!!!!
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Re: AR2738 (Flaring! Animated) in High Res, HA & WL | April 8th 2019
A serie of beautiful images Marty.
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Re: AR2738 (Flaring! Animated) in High Res, HA & WL | April 8th 2019
Very nice images, Marty.
Congratulations on your Space Weather article today.
Stu.
Congratulations on your Space Weather article today.
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Re: AR2738 (Flaring! Animated) in High Res, HA & WL | April 8th 2019
Great images, really impressive
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Re: AR2738 (Flaring! Animated) in High Res, HA & WL | April 8th 2019
Marty, I believe this set of images captured substantially finer detail than is possible with a 6" scope. Images like these makes the journey worthwhile. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Re: AR2738 (Flaring! Animated) in High Res, HA & WL | April 8th 2019
Hi Marty...
These are superb Ha and WL images
Congrats on the SpaceWeather appearance too!!!
Brian
These are superb Ha and WL images
Congrats on the SpaceWeather appearance too!!!
Brian
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10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM