Yesterday's results from the RC8/Aries ERF/Lunt 50 etalon setup (since I haven't sorted out the Blackfly-S yet, all shot with Chameleon 3 mono, ICX445). Seeing wasn't particularly good for this aperture, but I managed to capture a few stills and a short time lapse:
Animation of AR 2859, 30-second intervals, 48 minutes total:
Hα active regions and animation with RC8
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Re: Hα active regions and animation with RC8
I know the seeing wasn't great but the animation is fabulous!! well done, it is amazing how much jiggles around on the Sun over a short timescale.
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Re: Hα active regions and animation with RC8
Thank you, everyone.
Ivan: good air transparency, fast low clouds from time to time. The seeing situation seemed similar to my previous session in May, the conditions were best for 60-90 minutes early in the morning (once the Sun has reached 25-30° altitude), i.e. sub-second values on the SSM for even 10 s at a time. Then it worsened, with only occasional glimpses of fine details. Could be a pattern for this location. I hope higher-fps capture (once I have a tilter for the BF-S) can help with this somewhat.
Ivan: good air transparency, fast low clouds from time to time. The seeing situation seemed similar to my previous session in May, the conditions were best for 60-90 minutes early in the morning (once the Sun has reached 25-30° altitude), i.e. sub-second values on the SSM for even 10 s at a time. Then it worsened, with only occasional glimpses of fine details. Could be a pattern for this location. I hope higher-fps capture (once I have a tilter for the BF-S) can help with this somewhat.
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Re: Hα active regions and animation with RC8
Hi Filip,
Can you please describe how do you manage to adapt and connect your Lunt etalon with your C8?
Best wishes,
Alexandros
Can you please describe how do you manage to adapt and connect your Lunt etalon with your C8?
Best wishes,
Alexandros
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