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Ralph Marantino
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Failure was an option today. new
      #2250014 - 03/11/08 08:42 AM Attachment (21 downloads)

Well I sqinted and tweaked and Feather Touch focused but alas the light grey blue sky twarted my obsevation today..I could not see anything in a half hour of trying.

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Lunt H-alpha LS100THa/B3400
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TeleView Genisis SDF with 1000 Oaks Glass filter
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darkstar528
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Re: Failure was an option today. new [Re: Ralph Marantino]
      #2250157 - 03/11/08 10:05 AM

Same here....Nothing but a foggy red disk, I could just make out something happening above the AR, but that was it...

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Stephen "Darkstar" Ames
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mike174
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Re: Failure was an option today. new [Re: darkstar528]
      #2250846 - 03/11/08 05:03 PM

Hi,

Is the best time to view the sun in the morning?

Tnx,

Mike


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Ralph Marantino
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Re: Failure was an option today. [Re: mike174]
      #2251099 - 03/11/08 06:46 PM Attachment (14 downloads)

Yes BEFORE the atmosphere heats up.

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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


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