NickH
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Clouds really did try their utmost to destroy this morning, but managed, largely thanks to 65 frames per second, to get these images done. First without the proms, next with. Have about 15 more at various stages to compile, and a high res last contact shot (first contact lost to clouds)
SV50 at F7.5
(added a last contact image further down)
Edited by NickH (08/01/08 11:50 AM)
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NickH
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Sorry, and without proms
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Very nice one
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Love the first image! You had more patience than me, I couldn't be bothered setting up the mount and DMK and just went for afocals. Looks like there are a crazy number of filaments around today, hopefully I will get a chance to do some vid captures of the proms and fils later on.
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NickH
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The SV50 was picking up the filaments well, the PST almost nothing showing..
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Excellent images Nick. I couldn't see those filaments either.
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Here's the prom, which got obscured at first contact, sadly clouds killed the shot I wanted to get..
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Wow...what a time we live in.
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Love those filaments. It really shows why we get to see a new prom or two every few days as the sun rotates.
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I was just going to say, I didn't see any of those filaments! LOL AWESOME captures Nick, scanning my sketch as I type...
I did see, just off the North limb, what appears to be an emerging region...It brightened the whole time I viewed...
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NickH
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I guess the SV50 really did deliver today then. The filaments were fainter in the raw data..CS2 has brought them out more.
Gotta love what a 0.7A setup (I am guessing this is probably lower ...) can deliver.
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Great shots - thanks for posting!
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Excellent images, especially that prom obscured at 1st contact.
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All those filaments not seen visually - wow! Excellent shots.
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NickH
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Thank you everyone.
I keep saying it...but the Solarscopes are really really something special. After seeing the NASA webscast, I may get on to them to buy some better focussing gear too!
Edited by NickH (08/01/08 11:22 AM)
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Here's the last contact, first contact and prom shot in a montage
http://ukastronomers.com/NickH/image/7456_large.jpeg
I tried a big gain increase to see if I could get any prom, or edge detail as it left the limb, still processing that and the timelapse shots
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Great images Nick - and all those filaments 
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NickH
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Thanks Maurice
They showed up better at higher magnification, but the clouds just rolled in..
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Fantastic images Nick!!
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Thanks Max... the feedback here has been truly humbling, thank you everyone for your really kind words
Final tweaked version is here...tidied it up
http://ukastronomers.com/NickH/image/7463_large.jpeg
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Seems like it went down well... :-)...very proud and honoured by this, my first in S&T
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Magnificent Nick - thanks. Oh, and hearty congratulations.
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Wow!
Wonderful work, Nick.
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Super images Nick!
BTWs, are those full disk shots mosaics? They sure are beautiful!
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NickH
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Mike
Almost just single shots, in fact some of the eclipse was, but that one is a two pane mosaic, just the top 1/3rd added
Thank you everyone so much. Really and truly humbled by the response to my depiction of one of nature's most amazing events..
So looking forward to China 2009 now.
Edited by NickH (08/02/08 09:06 PM)
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Nice photos Nick. As people have mentioned above, that was the first thing that struck me as well, all those filaments ! Must be that SV50 magic !
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That makes the images all that much better!
Great job Nick!
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Excellent photos Nick. Thanks for posting.
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OK, so I love all the images and sketches here but don't comment very often. But if I find myself drawn to an image or sketch over and over I can't help from posting.
WOW!
Those filiments are fantastic!
Great job!
It's too bad the moon got in the way. 
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Again, I am truly honoured and flattered by the comments on this shot, thank you everyone..
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