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February 20 2021 Observations. More images!

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Session time is 11:00am until 12:45pm EST local time ( US ). The skies are clear with poor seeing. The temperature is 39F.

Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS. 32x and 44.5x ( Ha )
The first think I notice after a little tweaking of the etalons is a filament in the SW near the limb. Also noticed three filaments in the SE near the limb as well. I also noticed a tiny filament within a small plage ( AR12803 ) in the NE and could also make out a tiny filament above it.

The stars of the day are two prominences on the NE limb. The southernmost one is large and easy though fine detail comes difficult with the seeing. The northernmost one is a detached wisp leaning southward and is a bit fainter than it's southern neighbor.


Celestron NexStar 102GT w/Altair wedge and 540nm filter. 50x ( WL )
I can make out two pores in AR12803 in the NE. The SDO continuum image shows three. I can also see the faculae containing them as well. I see no other detail on the solar disc in WL. I can't even make out the granulation in this seeing!

I have included a couple of captures from my ZWO camera. The proms picked up well but I could only barely get a filament on the disc. I seem to have more trouble focusing and tuning using the camera than with the eye.

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Post by EGRAY_OBSERVATORY »

Hi James,
Your capture 00008 & 9, are much better than the previous post.

Try sharpening a little for 9 as that is a probability for improvement.

I like the colouring of both and the proms is well-good and certainly as good, if not better than the Gong image. You might choose to flip the 9 image
to match the Gong image, but no probs there...

I'm following the spots situation on AR2803, as there does seem to be a third spot.

Thanks for the info and efforts.
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Correction to my previous ---
" You might choose to flip the 8 image to match the Gong image, but no probs there..."

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Thanks Terry. I am glad that they are detailed enough for you to tell my orientation is off a bit. The proms are flipped correct but need to be rotated up a bit I think.

I'll get there. I hope.


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Yes James I should have correctly said "rotated" so we both now know - thanks.

You are doing very well.

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Thank you Terry.


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Great report and pictures James!


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Thanks James for the report and your second light image's, it's not easy but you'll get there.


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A lovely report James and great to see the images progressing, the prom image is great :bow :hamster: the surface still needs a bit of work, I'm guessing this is single stack? a double stack is dimmer but much easier to pick out contrast and focus.

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Post by EGRAY_OBSERVATORY »

Congrats on the SPOD James.

Terrific start to your imaging..

I had a bit of a first light today, with the ETX-125 and an Orion Glass WL filter, as well as a Lunt HW.. Success from the visual-side, so I have little doubt that to do the imaging-side with the R2, should be successful.

I achieve a successful (preferably with some spots in WL), I can work-out the measurements required for the mini-observatory for this set-up...

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Justapictureposter,
I'll have to photograph the BF for you and see what you think. I don't think it's the BF though. Looking at it I see no sign of discoloration and the filter is less than a year old. On the bright side I have two Coronado scopes so I have two blocking filters. One thing I have been battling lately is terrible seeing!


Alexandra,
I think the surface image was in single stack. I seem to have more trouble focusing on the disc than on the prominences. I try to tune visually before using the camera but if I try to adjust the tuning with the camera in I have difficulties.

Terry,
I am glad you got to observe today. I just now realized that I had the SPOD. Thank you!

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Well done James - as a non imager I have great respect for the progress you have made. One day soon I will follow in your footsteps.....


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Highbury Mark wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:24 pm Well done James - as a non imager I have great respect for the progress you have made. One day soon I will follow in your footsteps.....
Thanks HM. But here on SolarChat I walk in the footsteps of giants. :mrgreen:


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DeepSolar64 wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:36 pm [quote="Highbury Mark" post_id=281982 time=<a href="tel:1613942669">1613942669</a> user_id=6746]
Well done James - as a non imager I have great respect for the progress you have made. One day soon I will follow in your footsteps.....
Thanks HM. But here on SolarChat I walk in the footsteps of giants. :mrgreen:
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Hi James...

Awesome to see your images to go along with the reports :bow

Image quality will improve with practice, but off to a great start!

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MapleRidge wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:28 pm Hi James...

Awesome to see your images to go along with the reports :bow

Image quality will improve with practice, but off to a great start!

Brian
Thanks Brian. I seem to do better on proms than the disc itself.

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