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 clitherowclan professor emeritus Reged: 02/23/05 Posts: 695 Loc: Fife Scotland SW AR and Proms at two scales;Lunt LS50 30Sep09       #3366258 - 09/30/09 02:35 PM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Caught the South Western AR and some nearby prominences as they slip towards the western edge. First image taken at 600mm focal length and the second at 1500mm. I guess I pushed the seeing too hard with the second image but I include it for interest. Lunt LS50 etalon with B1200 blocker on SkyWatcher ED-80, using a 2.5 times barlow for the long FL image; Philips SPC 900 webcam. Cheers, Alan C. -------------------- Scottish Astronomer, Firstlight Instruments 10 inch F6.3 Newtonian, Helios 8inch F5 Newtonian and ED80 Apo on driven EQ5. Various cheap cameras. Post Extras:       clitherowclan professor emeritus Reged: 02/23/05 Posts: 695 Loc: Fife Scotland Re: SW AR and Proms at two scales;Lunt LS50 30Sep09 [Re: clitherowclan]       #3366261 - 09/30/09 02:36 PM Attachment (114 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ....and here's the second image. Alan C -------------------- Scottish Astronomer, Firstlight Instruments 10 inch F6.3 Newtonian, Helios 8inch F5 Newtonian and ED80 Apo on driven EQ5. Various cheap cameras. Post Extras:       marktownley Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/19/08 Posts: 2267 Loc: West Midlands, UK Re: SW AR and Proms at two scales;Lunt LS50 30Sep09 [Re: clitherowclan]       #3366400 - 09/30/09 03:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shots Alan! Post Extras:       Jim Rosenstock Post Laureate Reged: 07/14/05 Posts: 3727 Loc: MD, south of the DC Nebula Re: SW AR and Proms at two scales;Lunt LS50 30Sep09 [Re: clitherowclan]       #3366493 - 09/30/09 04:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice, thanks!! Jim Post Extras:       swisswalter sage Reged: 03/29/09 Posts: 414 Loc: Eastern-Switzerland Re: SW AR and Proms at two scales;Lunt LS50 30Sep09 [Re: Jim Rosenstock]       #3366532 - 09/30/09 04:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   hi alan thank you, very fine pictures walter -------------------- only dust in the wind, TAK on GM8, Lunt 60, DMK31,still greenhorn, but as a golfer used to be humble Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 6800 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: SW AR and Proms at two scales;Lunt LS50 30Sep09 [Re: swisswalter]       #3367118 - 09/30/09 09:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great captures!!!!!! -------------------- 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:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Don W, spaceydee  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 181 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements CN Forums Home

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