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Pages: 1 shadowdoc31 super member Reged: 11/27/08 Loc: Chattanooga, TN - USA Solar Image       #5230874 - 05/20/12 12:26 PM Attachment (137 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Greetings-- Been taking a few solar pics with my Questar in preparation for the upcoming Venus transit. I've attached one from yesterday; there's a full-size version on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7234524114/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Thanks for looking, R.W. Post Extras:       TerryWood sage Reged: 03/15/12 Loc: USA Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5230905 - 05/20/12 12:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is an amazing shot! Wow! I hope to get the Q Solar Observatory sometime next year. I've got a bit saving up to do first. V/R Terry Post Extras:       drprovi57 super member Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Virgina USA Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5234774 - 05/22/12 08:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Can u describe your solar setup - perhaps a picture of your setup? Thanks Jason Post Extras:       shadowdoc31 super member Reged: 11/27/08 Loc: Chattanooga, TN - USA Re: Solar Image [Re: drprovi57]       #5236195 - 05/23/12 06:24 PM Attachment (148 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's a pic of the individual components... Post Extras:       shadowdoc31 super member Reged: 11/27/08 Loc: Chattanooga, TN - USA Re: Solar Image [Re: drprovi57]       #5236200 - 05/23/12 06:25 PM Attachment (142 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And, here's everything assembled together-- Post Extras:       greedyshark sage Reged: 10/31/05 Loc: 3rd Rock Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5236538 - 05/23/12 11:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shot! Charles Post Extras:       drprovi57 super member Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Virgina USA Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5236817 - 05/24/12 07:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you - very nice setup... I am thinking of a similar setup with my Q - I have been looking at the Lunt solar equipment, Jason Post Extras:       Panotaker super member Reged: 09/12/03 Loc: Austin, Texas Re: Solar Image [Re: drprovi57]       #5236965 - 05/24/12 10:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   What do you have in the very front of the scope? Post Extras:       shadowdoc31 super member Reged: 11/27/08 Loc: Chattanooga, TN - USA Re: Solar Image [Re: Panotaker]       #5237140 - 05/24/12 11:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The item with the large gold band is the Coronado hydrogen alpha filter. Post Extras:       saemark30 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 02/21/12 Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5237227 - 05/24/12 12:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've owned a PST but not a Lunt. What items do you need after the Coronado Ha filter? Post Extras:       Panotaker super member Reged: 09/12/03 Loc: Austin, Texas Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5238195 - 05/24/12 11:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: The item with the large gold band is the Coronado hydrogen alpha filter. I knew that, I was talking about the thing in front of that. If that is the adjustable tuner, I thought it went between the filter and the scope. Or do you have something else on the tuner. Post Extras:       shadowdoc31 super member Reged: 11/27/08 Loc: Chattanooga, TN - USA Re: Solar Image [Re: Panotaker]       #5238217 - 05/24/12 11:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My apologies - the unit was shipped that way; the black ring rotates and adjusts or "tunes" the filter. Post Extras:       shadowdoc31 super member Reged: 11/27/08 Loc: Chattanooga, TN - USA Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5238225 - 05/24/12 11:34 PM Attachment (97 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Took a few more images today; a link to a dynamic sequence here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7265376346/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Thanks for looking! Post Extras:       shadowdoc31 super member Reged: 11/27/08 Loc: Chattanooga, TN - USA Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5238227 - 05/24/12 11:36 PM Attachment (98 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And, a sunspot image from today: Post Extras:       Erik Bakker Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/10/06 Loc: The Netherlands, Europe Re: Solar Image [Re: shadowdoc31]       #5238355 - 05/25/12 02:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Took a few more images today; a link to a dynamic sequence here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7265376346/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Thanks for looking! Very nice! What is the speed of your time-lapsed sun-movie? Post Extras:       shadowdoc31 super member Reged: 11/27/08 Loc: Chattanooga, TN - USA Re: Solar Image [Re: Erik Bakker]       #5238500 - 05/25/12 07:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks. The movie covers about 20 min, one frame per minute of real-time (displayed at ~10 fps). Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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