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Safe Solar Viewing / Imaging.

Last post by Gordon « Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:17 pm

by Gordon » Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:17 pm

We can't stress enough that viewing and imaging the sun can be very dangerous!!

Using the best equipment to safely view / image the sun is always...

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Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:17 pm
Making your own solar filter film mounting

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:33 am
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by OzEclipse » Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:28 am

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Twenty years ago I was observing a total solar eclipse in Zambia. During the partial phases, the wind came up while I was looking through my camera,...

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I had a sheet of Baader film laying around and made a lense cap filter. Tried it yesterday and the sun was so bright you had to use other eyepiece...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:33 am
Massive Coronal Hole Today!

Last post by Ylem « Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:06 pm
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by StarHugger » Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:18 pm

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Just a heads up for those aurora watchers, you could get hole stream lucky again is the rumor.

Also a very large extended area of prominences...

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Cool! And it's clear here today, must take a look :)

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Last post by Ylem
Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:06 pm
Visual Solar

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Mar 20, 2025 11:45 pm
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by Nakedgun » Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:30 am

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After an extended period of foul weather, Clear Sky Chart indicated a clear morning with average seeing, so I set up the LS100, and was rewarded...

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Good for you! I have been neglecting my solar. Need to get back to it.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Mar 20, 2025 11:45 pm
CCOR-1 Lunar Transit, The March 14th Eclipse and Imaging the Moons Sodium Exosphere

Last post by StarHugger « Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:49 am
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by StarHugger » Tue Mar 04, 2025 9:48 am

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Recently the CCOR-1 I posted about previously experienced a flyby from our old friend the Moon wich really shows the orbital position of the...

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Graeme ;

I would certainly be impressed if you could capture the Moon's Sodium Exosphere!

Get Ready Graeme !

The wildest craziest sodium session...

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Last post by StarHugger
Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:49 am
PUNCH to Launch Feb 28 th

Last post by StarHugger « Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:00 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:03 am

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Punch is set to launch on Feb 28 th

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Amazing times to live in indeed, Thanks Frank!

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Last post by StarHugger
Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:00 am
Missed Coronal Mass Ejection & CCOR-1

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:57 pm

by StarHugger » Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:57 pm

All cloud here today but old Sol and its observers are well ongoing without me lol...

Turns out they have just deployed a new instrument as well a...

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Last post by StarHugger
Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:57 pm
Lunt HA 50mm double stack first light – total awesomeness!

Last post by Bigzmey « Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:32 pm
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by Bigzmey » Mon Jan 13, 2025 2:11 am
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I had Lunt HA 50mm solar telescope for a few months. It has completely changed the way me and my family observe the Sun, and we enjoy the...

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Got the Lunt 60mm double stack unit ordered from Astronomics. 6 to 8 weeks.
Should be many more sunny days by then. Plus it will be warmer and I can...
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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:32 pm
Miyake Events

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Jan 31, 2025 6:51 am
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by The Wave Catcher » Fri Jan 31, 2025 1:25 am

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SpaceWeather.com has an article dated Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 about Miyake Events, dubbed A WARNING FROM THE TREES . Measuring carbon-14 isotopes...

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Exciting the auroral possibilities too I might add by ten fold wow,

Being, is a tenuous situation indeed.

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Last post by StarHugger
Fri Jan 31, 2025 6:51 am
Coronal Holes in Migration

Last post by Ylem « Wed Jan 29, 2025 2:59 am
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by StarHugger » Wed Jan 29, 2025 1:54 am

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Massive Coronal Holes causing a lack of sunspot activity center disk this week as well the possibility for increased auroral activity from these...

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Wow! Tomorrow it's supposed to be nice, gotta take a peek.

Thanks Aaron!

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Jan 29, 2025 2:59 am
I caved in

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:05 am
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by Bigzmey » Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:25 pm
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and ordered double stack filter for my 50mm HA Lunt. It costs more than the scope itself, but from what I hear should be worth it. I guess this will...

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very nice setup in a very pretty environment too, thx.
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Last post by messier 111
Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:05 am
New HA player on the block

Last post by Thefatkitty « Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:05 am
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by Bigzmey » Sun Jan 12, 2025 1:22 am

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SkyWatcher is getting into HA business. The price certainly looks attractive for under 0.55A and 76mm aperture. I am not familiar with the Solis...

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I'll be curious to read peoples thoughts in the reviews, but it looks like a good deal.

Thanks for the link Andrey, I had no idea about this scope!

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:05 am
Visual Solar December 26, 2024

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Dec 27, 2024 4:21 am
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by Bigzmey » Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:36 am

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Just came back from solar session with my 50mm Lunt HA and Stellarvue 102mm ED for W/L. The sky was not 100% clear, some high clouds were hanging...

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Great you two are getting some Sun in Andrey, alot of excellent viewing going on lately and some nice m class flaring with possibilities of x class...

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Last post by StarHugger
Fri Dec 27, 2024 4:21 am
MY New 130mm Solar Newtonian

Last post by StarHugger « Wed Dec 18, 2024 5:23 pm
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by StarHugger » Sun Dec 15, 2024 3:11 pm

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Good Day Friends!

Finally this Solstice Sundownlow getting to upping my game a bit with the addition of this beauty,

We've so far decoated the...

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A look at the new setup today waiting for some clear skies...

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Last post by StarHugger
Wed Dec 18, 2024 5:23 pm
Risks of solar superflares

Last post by Mike Q « Tue Dec 17, 2024 1:24 am
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by AntennaGuy » Sun Dec 15, 2024 3:10 am

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Just in case you were running out of things to worry about...
Our Sun Could Be Overdue For a Violent Superflare, Study Warns

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That would be a good day to stay home and hope the faraday cage around the backup generator works

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Last post by Mike Q
Tue Dec 17, 2024 1:24 am
Solar Jet Transits N then Some

Last post by Ylem « Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:06 am
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by StarHugger » Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:38 am

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Pedro Re's Transit Collection, Amazing compilation of passes...

Too Impressive not to share,

Very Best.

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Thanks for sharing Aaron, nice stuff!

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Last post by Ylem
Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:06 am
When will AR3900 show up?

Last post by Solsearcher « Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:22 am
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by Thefatkitty » Sun Oct 20, 2024 3:47 am

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Hey all,

I meant to do this 10 days ago, but life really got in the way!

On October 9th, I posted this thread , and wanted to start one for a...

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I didn't think we would have to wait until December and also never thought I would hit it to the day !! No skill required just a good guess .
I am...

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Last post by Solsearcher
Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:22 am
New DIY Sun Scan system being announced

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:53 am
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by smp » Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:09 pm

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Has anyone been tracking this new DIY Sun Scan system?
Apparently they are announcing its availability during an Astronomy Show in France.
It looks...

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That looks like an excellent system.

An interesting read, thanks Stephen.

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Last post by Graeme1858
Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:53 am
Solar Anomaly Nov 7th ???

Last post by StarHugger « Mon Nov 11, 2024 4:33 am
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by StarHugger » Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:15 pm

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Preparing for todays Sunrise and parusimg the data sites I came across this beauty in the Suns southern hemisphere,

What might this be, if we can...

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Second Artifact...

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Third Upper left...

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They all seem center...

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Last post by StarHugger
Mon Nov 11, 2024 4:33 am
Hera Captures Spectral View of Earth

Last post by Unitron48 « Fri Nov 01, 2024 2:52 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:08 pm

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It will be interesting to see what Hera sends back from the Dimorphos asteroid moon when it gets there.

HyperScout H, aboard the Hera asteroid...

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Interesting perspective...

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Fri Nov 01, 2024 2:52 pm
Cycle 25 Has Peaked

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:04 am
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Oct 17, 2024 2:54 pm

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The Sun has reached solar maximum, NASA and NOAA scientists say

But it could remain at this level of activity for another year.

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Let's hope it's correct in that there will be something to capture next year - this year's just about finished.

Here then to Cycle 25 in 2025 I...

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Last post by StarHugger
Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:04 am
Aurora from Nova Scotia

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:09 am
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by KathyNS » Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:52 pm

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Driving home from a meeting in the rain, I was looking for aurora because all the forecasts were good, but I didn't have high hopes. But up ahead, I...

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nice images , thx Kathy .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:09 am
Solar Storms Underway...Again !!!

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Oct 11, 2024 5:21 pm
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by StarHugger » Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:16 pm

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Last post by StarHugger
Fri Oct 11, 2024 5:21 pm
!!! Bam X9 !!! Storms Incoming !!!

Last post by StarHugger « Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:22 am
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by StarHugger » Thu Oct 03, 2024 9:18 pm

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Tonight's the night! My skycam caught some of the aurora. 45 degrees north latitude. The glow in the top-left corner is aurora, up to 45 degrees...

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Last post by StarHugger
Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:22 am
X7-CLASS SOLAR FLARE

Last post by Mike Q « Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:09 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Oct 02, 2024 12:41 pm

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X7-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: An Earth-facing sunspot exploded on Oct 1st (2220 UT), producing the second-strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25. The...

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Oh cool... The chance for more northern lights!

Let's hope so. I missed the May ones!

Oh those were easily naked eye for me. Never in my 57...

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Last post by Mike Q
Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:09 pm

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