Greetings Everyone.
Back in action with my spectroheliograph.
Here are two "test shots" with my reconfigured SHG using the Celestron NexStar 4SE as telescope. Two big advantages of this scope: a motorized focuser and less glass (than my previous Astro-Rubinar lens) to give better UV transmission.
A picture of the instrument:
Pretty happy with the new arrangement so far. Focusing the Astro-Rubinar telephoto was a pain.
I was able to take advantage of cooperative weather for an extended, multi-wavelength imaging session today (20 Jun).
Hope to process and post the new images soon.
Cheers.
Peter.
Spectroheliograms 19Jun2017
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Re: Spectroheliograms 19Jun2017
Wooh.......
That's a very difficult balancing job!!!
Great results, look forward to seeing more.
(No ERF?)
That's a very difficult balancing job!!!
Great results, look forward to seeing more.
(No ERF?)
"Astronomical Spectroscopy - The Final Frontier" - to boldly go where few amateurs have gone before
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"Imaging Sunlight - using a digital spectroheliograph" - Springer
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Re: Spectroheliograms 19Jun2017
I always enjoy seeing your work Peter! Great stuff!
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Re: Spectroheliograms 19Jun2017
Thanks Mark and Ken.
Ken, here's another view of the SHG with more of the construction details visible. The entire instrument weighs about 12kg. It's not terribly more unwieldy than the previous version but I can notice flexure when viewing afternoon Sun as opposed to morning Sun. I'm trying to think of an improved mounting arrangement for the Celestron. At the moment, you can see the aluminum bar and rod used to support its weight. You can also see the counterweight on sliding bar which I use to balance (in dec).
I don't use an ERF on the Celestron. From what I can tell, apart from the corrector plate, there are only reflective optics. The Astro-Rubinar had cemented achromats near the focus.
Cheers.
Peter.
Ken, here's another view of the SHG with more of the construction details visible. The entire instrument weighs about 12kg. It's not terribly more unwieldy than the previous version but I can notice flexure when viewing afternoon Sun as opposed to morning Sun. I'm trying to think of an improved mounting arrangement for the Celestron. At the moment, you can see the aluminum bar and rod used to support its weight. You can also see the counterweight on sliding bar which I use to balance (in dec).
I don't use an ERF on the Celestron. From what I can tell, apart from the corrector plate, there are only reflective optics. The Astro-Rubinar had cemented achromats near the focus.
Cheers.
Peter.
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Re: Spectroheliograms 19Jun2017
Hi Peter, your SHG is very long but works fine. K3 image has a very good bandwidth and contrast
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Re: Spectroheliograms 19Jun2017
Very nice SHG images, Peter. Always good to see your work.
Maybe mount everything rigidly in a lightweight wooden box.... It would take away some of the beauty of this arrangement, but might make for a more stable instrument. It looks impressive, but precarious
Stu.
Maybe mount everything rigidly in a lightweight wooden box.... It would take away some of the beauty of this arrangement, but might make for a more stable instrument. It looks impressive, but precarious
Stu.
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Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
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Re: Spectroheliograms 19Jun2017
"Astronomical Spectroscopy - The Final Frontier" - to boldly go where few amateurs have gone before
https://groups.io/g/astronomicalspectroscopy
http://astronomicalspectroscopy.com
"Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs" and
"Imaging Sunlight - using a digital spectroheliograph" - Springer
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http://astronomicalspectroscopy.com
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"Imaging Sunlight - using a digital spectroheliograph" - Springer
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Re: Spectroheliograms 19Jun2017
Thank you all for your comments.
Phil: You should know that it was your work that motivated me to pursue "spectroheliography" in the first place! Your spectroheliograms are inspirational and your website very informative. I encourage all aspiring spectroheliographers to read through it. Thanks for the visit.
Stu: Your comments are always welcome. The suggestion of the wooden support box is good (see Phil Rousselle's original design!) but, aside from experimenting with some minor tweaks, I'm reasonably happy with my configuration at the moment. I'm planning a much larger instrument which will necessarily be housed in a box of some sort and fed sunlight through a coelostat ... a long term project!
Cheers.
Peter.
Phil: You should know that it was your work that motivated me to pursue "spectroheliography" in the first place! Your spectroheliograms are inspirational and your website very informative. I encourage all aspiring spectroheliographers to read through it. Thanks for the visit.
Stu: Your comments are always welcome. The suggestion of the wooden support box is good (see Phil Rousselle's original design!) but, aside from experimenting with some minor tweaks, I'm reasonably happy with my configuration at the moment. I'm planning a much larger instrument which will necessarily be housed in a box of some sort and fed sunlight through a coelostat ... a long term project!
Cheers.
Peter.
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