You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Solar Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 stets Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/13/06 Posts: 2263 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activit from the NSO       #2087253 - 01/01/08 10:51 AM Attachment (31 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   good morning, clouds here, but the National Solar Observatory images show amazing activity. Here is a link to the National Solar Observatory: http://nsosp.nso.edu/data/latest_solar_images.html NSO/AURA image Post Extras:       Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6331 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: stets]       #2087308 - 01/01/08 11:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Of course it is raining over here. -------------------- Lunt H-alpha LS100THa/B3400 Rockland Astronomy Club Member BAA Solar Section Central Appalachian Astronomy Club Astronomical League DSPST,PST & 70mm Coronado Cal K telescope.2.2A Zeiss 2 inch prism diagonal&Zeiss Zoom EP 2inch APM Herschel Wedge in a 94mm F7 Brandon 14.5 inch f4.2 Starmaster Dob(Zambuto mirror) TeleView Genisis SDF with 1000 Oaks Glass filter Zeiss 63mm f13.5 refractor 1000 Oaks Glass filter Itty Bitty Solar Radio Telescope. LHRIES Lite Solar Spectrometer Post Extras:       Jim7728 Postmaster Reged: 04/10/05 Posts: 5065 Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #2087331 - 01/01/08 11:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ditto Thanks for the image! Spaceweather has some footage of that solar activity. http://www.spaceweather.com/ -------------------- Jim Genesis SDF-f/5.4 FS-102-f/8 Post Extras:       smc89 Post Laureate Reged: 11/27/05 Posts: 4542 Loc: Northern Berks Co. PA Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: Jim7728]       #2087377 - 01/01/08 11:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The skies have cleared for now just a few clouds every now & then. You can see coming over the limb. Looks spectacular throught the PST with a 10mm or 17mm EP that I'm using. -------------------- Scott M. Canon 40D, 50D & G9 Coronado PST Stellarvue 80ED Orion XT8I Dob. Orion XT12I Dob. Celestron 15x70 Post Extras:       stets Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/13/06 Posts: 2263 Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: smc89]       #2087382 - 01/01/08 11:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   hi Scott, glad you got to view this at your scope ... what a nice start to the year Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 6795 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: smc89]       #2087383 - 01/01/08 11:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Snowing here today! -------------------- Blue skies, Stephen "Darkstar" Ames PST(#96038), VIXEN 8-24mm,CEMAX 2x Barlow, Thousand Oaks White Light Filter and a Meade Elec EP CFI, CFII, MEI, working on EIEIO! BAA Member My solar site: http://seemysunspot.com Post Extras:       novbabies Postmaster Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 15678 Loc: Northern Georgia! Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: darkstar528]       #2088292 - 01/01/08 06:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome shot, highly 3-D ! -------------------- Good Seeing! Mark Orion 12" XTi f/4.9 VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector Assorted binoculars Post Extras:       EmielVeldhuis Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/29/07 Posts: 2480 Loc: Zwolle, the Netherlands Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: novbabies]       #2088319 - 01/01/08 06:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   they promised me some sun tomorrow... -------------------- 8" LX10 SCT,Skywatcher NEQ6pro,Vixen SP,Skywatcher 150/1200mm refractor, Coronado PST's: Gold and Blue,Lunt LS60T-HA and CaK b/600, b/wToUcamSC3RAWmod.and a DMK 31AU03as. http://astrosurf.com/obsolar/colabora/colaboradores/veldhuis.html www.solarlive.nu Experience our nearest GV2 star, live at SolarLive! www.solarlive.nu Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Posts: 8283 Loc: Beatrice, Nebraska Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: stets]       #2088459 - 01/01/08 07:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   By the time I got out (about 2030 UT), there was only a diffuse patch of plage just inside the limb and not much else (other than a few small spiky prominences on the limb). So much for the 1st of the year (hope it gets better). Clear skies to you. -------------------- David W. Knisely Hyde Memorial Observatory http://www.hydeobservatory.info Prairie Astronomy Club http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org Post Extras:       NickH Post Laureate Reged: 05/09/06 Posts: 3717 Loc: Wiltshire, UK (near StoneHenge... Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: David Knisely]       #2089165 - 01/02/08 04:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Radio astronomy just keeps looking more and more like a good option here... Clouds...clouds...clouds Post Extras:       EmielVeldhuis Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/29/07 Posts: 2480 Loc: Zwolle, the Netherlands Re: 10:49 EST Jan 1 amazing activity from the NSO [Re: NickH]       #2089250 - 01/02/08 06:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   they promised sun, but i got snow... -------------------- 8" LX10 SCT,Skywatcher NEQ6pro,Vixen SP,Skywatcher 150/1200mm refractor, Coronado PST's: Gold and Blue,Lunt LS60T-HA and CaK b/600, b/wToUcamSC3RAWmod.and a DMK 31AU03as. http://astrosurf.com/obsolar/colabora/colaboradores/veldhuis.html www.solarlive.nu Experience our nearest GV2 star, live at SolarLive! www.solarlive.nu Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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