desertstars
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The internet is full of resources of interest to the amateur astronomer. Over in the Lunar Observing forum we have put together a list of links to web sites/pages of use to Lunar Observers that has becomes a large and useful resource. I would like to see such a resource brought into being for this forum as well. Toward that end, I have stuck this post to the top of the forum, and begun our list of online solar observing resources with a link provided recently by David W. Knisely :
Observing the Sun in H-alpha
NASA: Solar Physics
NOVAC: Understanding Hydrogen-Alpha Solar Filters
Resonant Spaces - H-Alpha Etalons by Colin Kaminski
Sungazer Reference List
Dave Groski's Solar Page
Big Bear Solar Observatory
National Solar Observatory
NWS Space Environment Center
Astro-Nut.com Solar
Raban Systems Solar Current Solar Image
Observing the Sun with a Spectroheliograph
Solar Photos from Germany
Cemax Eyepiece Review
Ha-Observing on a budget by John Crilly
ALPO solar section
Please add links that you know of and have found useful. I will periodically go through what is posted on this thread and add it to a master list in this post for convenient access.
Edited by Erix (05/06/08 09:45 PM)
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Don W
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That's a great one, Tom. Here's one of my favorites:
http://science.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/default.htm
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Don Wyman
Obsession 18" f/4.5 #1166
W/Argo Navis DSC and Torus Primary
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gpiepol
Sungazer
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Posts: 1162
Loc: Maryland USA
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Understanding Hydrogen Alpha Solar Filters:
http://www.novac.com/resources/solar/
and
http://www.sungazer.net/resources.html
Greg Piepol
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desertstars
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Tom W.
Collinder's Catalog
Jewels in Dark Settings
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DAVIDG
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Here is link to my site. It's just starting out, but has plans and photos of some of the instruments I've built (Solar Spectroscope, Coronagraph, and homemade 0.8A H-alpha system)
www.considine.net/dgroski
- Dave
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Homemade 'scopes 8"f/7,6" f/5", 6"f/4, 4.25" Schief. 60mm Coronagraph,60mm H-alpha system, 4.25" White-light Solar Newtonian,solar spectroscope, 4.5" f/16 Schupmann Medial refractor, 14 Stellafane awards 7 in optics
Engineering = Taking what you have and making what you need.
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dgs©
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Loc: West Monroe, Louisiana
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Big Bear Solar Observatory
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- david
8"Ø Newtonian on SVP, Moonlite CR2, Telrad
PST Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Orion Ultraview 10×50
Hand-me-down Sears Refractor (Discoverer) 60mm×900mm
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal." --Albert Pike
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Vern Raben
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I would suggest
http://sec.noaa.gov which has lots of solar and space weather information. Many, many links there but good starting points are http://sec.noaa.gov/today.html http://sec.noaa.gov/SWN
And a shameless plug for my own site:
http://raben.com/solar http://raben.com/graphs and http://raben.com/maps
Paul Hyndman's site has lots of great info on solar imaging http://astro-nut.com/sun.html
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Anonymous
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Hi,
Here a other link of the site of my friend Philippe Rouselle, a great french amateur of solar astronomy. Philippe is specialized in spectroheliography. Visit his site [ English Version ]. In France for solar astronomy amateurs, a great site !
The link : Observing the Sun with a spectroheliograph
Dan67 48°20'38" N, 7°36'56" E. 
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Didier Favre
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My solar website : http://www.astrosurf.com/alcyoneastro and Two new Solar Databases : BaseHalpha and Solamat at
http://basehalpha.ift.fr or http://solamat.ift.fr
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Didier Favre
Take part to the solar databases projects
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ScottAz
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Lots of nice links, guys! Thanks.  (My astronomy classes are about to begin studying the Sun--as an average yellow dwarf star--on their way to spectrography and stellar evolution.) As always, I appreciate any help (especially nice resources like this) that I can get!
And, as you may imagine, the kids (high-schools seniors, but still "kids" like the rest of us) love the PST! Lots of ooohs and ahhs! 
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Scott Azmus
SV80BV, C6S XLT, NexStar 11, & 18" Obsession
Many Views Yield Truth
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Anonymous
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This will be my first post here on CN.
A fellow whose pictures(when he posts) and 'scopes always impress me enormously is Harald Paleske.It's a surprise to me that nobody else has brought him to attention.
His site is:
http://www.unigraph.de/
It's in German.The pictures tell their own tale,but if you ache for a translation,Google 'languages' or somesuch will cough up an approximation.
Bruce
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Willy Russo
newbie
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Loc: Arizona
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stacking filters
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Rcade
scholastic sledgehammer
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Posts: 758
Loc: GA
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Here's a neat sight on space with a focus on solar actvity:
http://www.spaceweather.com/
Just FYI
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Clear Skies,
Rob Cade
Cave Astrola Deluxe 8" f8 (Achilles)
Stellarvue NH-II in Stardust Blue (Cleopatra)
Celestron C9.25 (Maltese Falcon)
Celestron C6R-GT (Criminal Intent)
Oberwerk 15x70
Vixen Polaris Mount
Clear Sky Chart == Macon, GA
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SaberScorpX
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Beginner's Guide to Safe Solar Observing (S&T)
Stephen Saber
PAC/Astronomical League
http://www.geocities.com/saberscorpx/home.html
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SaberScorpX
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Astronomical League's Sunspotter Observe Program
Stephen Saber
PAC/Astronomical League
http://www.geocities.com/saberscorpx/home.html
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EmielVeldhuis
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Solar Imaging on a budget:
http://astrosurf.com/obsolar/colabora/colaboradores/veldhuis.html
Homemade tutorial
greetz Emiel Veldhuis
Zwolle, the Netherlands
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http://astrosurf.com/obsolar/colabora/colaboradores/veldhuis.html
www.solarlive.nu
Experience our nearest GV2 star, live at SolarLive!
www.solarlive.nu
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Oldfield
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My solar observation blog:-
http://osastrolog.blogspot.com/search/label/sun
:-)
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The Home Astronomer from a city where most people are proud of the light pollution
Toys: Orion 100ED, Ranger with NGF-CM, SM40/BF10, TG-SP II, LXD55, DMK 31AF03, Canon 10x30 IS...
My observation log and ideas My General Blog
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kim marie
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My site.
http://bellsouthpwp2.net/b/r/brucehegerberg/
Regards
Bruce
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Bruce Hegerberg
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badsnoopy
One star is enough
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Very interesting Bruce. Cool idea.
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Robert
TV Genesis SDF
Losmandy G11
10x14 Roll roof observatory
Lumenera SkyNyx 2-2m
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DonDon
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Loc: Gig Harbor, Washington
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Question about solar viewing, right now I use a 10 inch reflector Dob. I have made an off axis 5 inch hole with the baader film. I can view the sun just fine, in the white yellow color. What I would like to know is, how do I see the fine detail in the red, orange color? Could I use a H-alfa filter at the eyepiece, with the baader film on the end of the scope to get more detail? Please help.. Thank's, Don.
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Keep your head up!
10inch Zhumell Dob
10X50 Bino's
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colinsk
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I think you are looking for this thread:
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2331893/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
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Mahalo,
Colin Kaminski
Coulter 10.1" Dobsonian
TV-76/Baader Film White Light
LS60T/DS50/FT/BF1200
LDX-75
AT Voyager
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DonDon
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Thank you. A little to technical for me, im a rookie so im just looking for one easy answer, if there is one that is, lol. A lot of talk about night time nebula filters, im interested in the solar filter only, H-alfa. Thank's again for the reply, Don.
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Keep your head up!
10inch Zhumell Dob
10X50 Bino's
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darkstar528
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I'd like to add my site:
http://www.seemysunspot.com It's a daily record of solar activity using images and sketches from observers all over the world...I have over 16mths there now with very few missing days...If people want to see the activity on any particular day, I probably have one or more images/sketches for them check out along the the day before and after for those doing any research...Just a thought!
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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
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colinsk
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Here is my no math treatment of how a air spaced etalon works:
http://www.designerinlight.com/solar/EtalonArticlePt1.pdf
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Mahalo,
Colin Kaminski
Coulter 10.1" Dobsonian
TV-76/Baader Film White Light
LS60T/DS50/FT/BF1200
LDX-75
AT Voyager
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marktownley
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Live Ha feed from Austria - very useful here in the UK >>>
http://cesar.kso.ac.at/main/last_Ha.php
I like this one from down under for seeing what i'm missing when its night in the UK 
http://www.ips.gov.au/Solar/2/4
Enjoy!
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colinsk
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I found this very interesting page on the NOAA website.
Space Physics and Terrestrial Effects
It is geared for grades 7 through 12.
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Mahalo,
Colin Kaminski
Coulter 10.1" Dobsonian
TV-76/Baader Film White Light
LS60T/DS50/FT/BF1200
LDX-75
AT Voyager
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juergens
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Hi,
my favourite site for daily information is:
http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/
This site offers fast approach to all relevant data concerning solar imaging, flare follow up, and data of the last days.
CS
Matthias
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stephenramsden
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www.solarastrophotography.com
www.charliebates.com
www.seemysunspot.com
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Stephen W. Ramsden
Atlanta, GA--USA
NASA SOLAR SYSTEM AMBASSADOR
www.solarastrophotography.com
www.SolarScopeReviews.com
www.stephenramsden.com
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colinsk
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NASA's Encyclopaedic Entry on the Sun:
http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/sun_worldbook.html
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Mahalo,
Colin Kaminski
Coulter 10.1" Dobsonian
TV-76/Baader Film White Light
LS60T/DS50/FT/BF1200
LDX-75
AT Voyager
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