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Hey Everyone,

My first post but I've been lurking for a while trying to learn as much as possible. Lots of great information over here on the SC forum and it is much appreciated!

Here is my WL image from last Saturday 11/29 taken at 10:33 ET. This was the first time I was able to resolve some small details and see contrast inside the granules of the photosphere, and I am super excited about it!

Thanks for looking!
Dan
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That's really quite a nice image Dan, welcome to the forum. What scope did you use?


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Very, very Nice, Dan! Welcome to SolarChat!


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A very warm and sunny welcome :hamster: Wow!! I'd be happy with that too :bow :hamster: in fact I would be happy to see the Sun but that's another matter :)

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Hi guys! Thanks for the comments and warm welcome. The scope was an AP130 along with a 4x Powermate and Baader wedge with 540nm filter

Cheers,
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I’d be thrilled with that image!


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Fantastic image Dan, welcome to SolarChat. The AP130 is a fantastic instrument. I have one but I use it to image the deep-sky


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Thank you Pedro and Jack! It's a great scope for sure and does excellent for deep sky

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That is an excellent image Dan. Congratulations.

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Awesome image, Dan. Welcome to Solar Chat.:) Thanks for sharing your work.

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Hi Dan. Welcome to SolarChat.

That's quite the first image to come in with. Looking forward to seeing more.


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Thanks a lot Franco, Lowjiber and Jochen!


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Hi Dan,

Excellent images


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You’re off to a wonderful start! Great WL image Dan and welcome to SolarChat

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Very nice WL!


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Thanks Rainer, Arne and Dan!


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A very warm welcome, Dan! And that is a great first posting. Looking forward to seeing more postings from you.

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Welcome to the group Dan!!!

Your first post a truly excellent image...well done :bow

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Alfred and Brian, I appreciate the welcome and comments!

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Welcome, Dan. What a fabulous debut image!

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Dan:
Welcome to this friendly Forum, thanks for your beautiful clean and crisp image.
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Thank you Stu and Eric! So many talented imagers on the forum!

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