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SHARKNADO - shark flying over the sun
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Ben Cartwright SASS »
Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:31 am
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Image from 9/9/2017 it was warm then, yesterday we hit a high of 18 degrees! Haven't been out with the solar scope in months
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Fantastic image Ben!
Nice work!
Jim
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Last post by Juno16
Sat Dec 21, 2019 2:47 am
My first solar image!
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StarGazer45 »
Sat Dec 07, 2019 4:27 pm
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I took 5 photos of the sun with my phone at home with a 76/350 reflector, and this is the best one:
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I would consider the celestron NexYZ phone adapter. It allows you to take photos through your eyepeice with your smart phone. Essentially acting as a...
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Last post by depratnt
Sat Dec 07, 2019 6:12 pm
Ah yes, yet another Mercury Transit
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XCalRocketMan »
Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:05 am
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Finally got around to processing my capture of the transit:
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Very nice presentation. I really liked the Final Contact sequence.
(I have a final contact AVI in the can, but haven't even looked at it. You just...
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Last post by Lowjiber
Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:55 pm
Mercury Transit UK
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Graeme1858 »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:58 pm
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Here's mine. I set up with the Canon 600D and missed the beginning of the transit because the point of contact was out of the frame! Once centered I...
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Got to go and play with the fits and sers now!
This is about the best I can get:
Mercury Transit - 02.PNG
This is where the transit...
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Last post by Graeme1858
Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:54 am
Mercury Transit GIF
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Lowjiber »
Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:40 pm
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ADMINISTRATORS... PLEASE PUT THIS WHERE IT BELONGS, AS I HAVE NO IDEA. :Think:
I've done a few animated GIFs before, but a duck flying across the...
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Pretty darn cool, John!
You'll only be 85 in 2032. You got this. You'll probably be meaner than a rattlesnake by then. Just let me know if you need...
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Last post by bladekeeper
Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:07 am
Yet Another Mercury Transit image.
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Dyno05 »
Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:29 pm
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Here’s my version of the Transit of Mercury.
The planets path is an arc because I was using an ALT/AZ mount.
Captured via a Nexstar 8se and Canon...
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Very fine ! thank you for sharing !
Arsène
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Last post by Arsene37
Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:29 pm
Mercury Transit Sequence
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Aratus »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:03 pm
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Ten images taken 2 minutes apart between 1410 and 1430 UT.
Plenty of cloud before hand and then a power cut brought the session to the end. One of...
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I did also got this close up sequence during a small break in the clouds just after the transit began. The images were taken between 1339 and 1344.
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Last post by Aratus
Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Some pics of Mercury transit
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Arsene37 »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:43 pm
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Hello !
Very good weather : clouds or cloudy sun and rain !
Manage to take some pics, not the best ones !
Perl 130/720 on iOptron CEM25P, Nikon...
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Hello !
Thanks for you all !
I add two pictures to compare sizes of Venus and Mercury, during a transit :
Mercure2019.jpg
Vénus2004B.jpg...
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Last post by Arsene37
Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:37 am
Solar Prom on NE Limb 11/11/2019
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Lowjiber »
Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:53 pm
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I never shoot the sun when it's below 30 degrees above the horizon. So, yesterday I was waiting for the sun to get high enough to shoot the transit...
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Very good to see a new solar image from you, John! :)
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Last post by bladekeeper
Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:54 am
Mercury Transit 09.57.45hrs UT-8
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Lowjiber »
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:34 pm
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SkyWatcher 80, f/7.5 with Quark
Lots of fun shooting the transit. I'm working on an animation.
Thanks for the peek.
Clear Skies
(Left-click the...
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Great shot John!
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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:24 pm
11/11/19 Solar Transit
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OhNo »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:42 pm
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Taken with a Canon 1100D in a C8 A 0918hrs. First day the temp was sub -30C. As per usual the colder it is the more apt you're to have issues. Today...
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Nicely done Brent, enjoy your warmth!
All the best,
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Last post by Thefatkitty
Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:31 pm
Mercury transit
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bobharmony »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:59 pm
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I caught this at 9:38 local time (1438 GMT) through high clouds. It doesn't look like anything better will come along, so here you go.
Bob
Mercury...
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Good work, Bob! Thanks for the share.
Clear Skies
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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:04 pm
Mercury Transit
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KathyNS »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:56 pm
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Transit of Mercury. I was shooting through cirro-stratus. Focusing the C-90 is a challenge at the best of times, and the conditions did not make for...
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Nice work, Kathy. I like the masked version better.
Thanks for the share(s).
Clear Skies
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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:02 pm
Mercury Transit cameo
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Lokifish »
Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:44 am
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I had to grab it from one of only three frames of my live stream. However, I think the cameo makes up for it's low quality. It's a shame it didn't...
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Two for the price of one... Nice catch.
Clear Skies
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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:55 pm
Mercury Transit
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jerrysykes »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:34 pm
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My attempt at the transit in between clouds.
This is a single frame using my 120mm fefractor, canon t5i and solar filter....
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Nice catch, Jerry.
Thanks for the share.
Clear Skies
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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:53 pm
Mercury transit inbetween clouds
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andrewsscope »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:27 pm
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Hi all this is my image from this afternoon and I used my gpcam 290c,skywatcher ed80.I had to keep dodging the clouds as they kept going over the...
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Well done, Andy. Shooting thru clouds is tough, but you did it well.
Thanks for sharing your work.
Clear Skies
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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:51 pm
Mercury eclipsing the sun MrShorty
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MrShorty »
Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:04 am
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Had clear skies (occasional high clouds) as the sun rose with the transit already in progress. Just above the mountains, seeing was very wobbly, but...
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Nice shot, MS. :Clap:
Those shots just above the horizon are tough. You caught it nicely.
Thanks much and Clear Skies
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Last post by Lowjiber
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:46 pm
Mercury Transit - 11/11/2019
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localhost »
Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:41 pm
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Celetron Nexstar 5se
ZWO ASI 120MC-S
White Mylar Filter
Processed terribly in Registax 6 :dance:
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Nice shots!
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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:23 pm
AR2751... ??
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Thefatkitty »
Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:58 pm
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Afternoon (for me) all, hope your day is going well.
Today is Sunday and I didn't go to see Sunny, my canine charge today; her owners have gone to...
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We might have to target ol' Sol with a 50 megaton nuclear device in order to jump start sunspots again! Nuke it from orbit … just to be sure! (from...
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Last post by Hankmeister3
Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:34 pm
Pre-solar minimum
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Lowjiber »
Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:42 pm
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Newcomers to solar imaging can be disappointed by the lack of action during our current solar-minimum cycle. Not-to-worry... It gets better. Right...
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Right now, solar imaging is akin to fishing in a bathtub.
nice image
that's why all the solar heads are hibernating!!!
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Last post by yobbo89
Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:51 am
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Last post by gcisko
Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:22 am
First Solar Image
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Graeme1858 »
Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:40 pm
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Ok, so it's a crap photo but it marks a significant milestone in that it is my first ever solar image!
I looked all over for sun spots and...
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Cheers for that.
Don't think I'll be getting an Ha filter any time soon.
I'll read the solarnutcase stuff, thanks.
Here's another go with the...
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Last post by Graeme1858
Wed Aug 28, 2019 4:57 pm
Sometimes this game is fun...
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Lowjiber »
Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:53 pm
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This prom image was almost disrespected on another forum , and I never could understand why. I use it for my computer background. It was a lucky...
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Overly tired when I replied last night and did not mention that the right side of the prom reminded me of the Jaguar hood ornament (leaping cat) :)
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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:20 pm
Solar Spicules Galore
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Lowjiber »
Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:32 pm
I've been chatting with a member who is thinking about a Quark. He asked if a Quark could capture spicules... Answer: Yes, if seeing is good.
Here's...
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Last post by Lowjiber
Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:32 pm
7-10-2019 Eastern edge
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Gordon »
Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:12 pm
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Here's todays capture.
Best 100 frames from 2000.
Solar Equipment:
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80CF
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-g
Camera: ZWO...
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Nice Loop Prom and a Baobab Tree Prom! :D
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Last post by bladekeeper
Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:15 am
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