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 stets Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/13/06 Posts: 2263 solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather       #2240596 - 03/06/08 06:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   P-M's image of Comet Holmes and the California Nebula at spaceweather.com is absolutely stunning. (He is a regular contributer to this forum.) Post Extras:       Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6331 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: stets]       #2240608 - 03/06/08 06:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Absolutely stunning. -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       clearskies Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/11/06 Posts: 1105 Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #2241401 - 03/07/08 05:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank so much !!! At APOD today http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080307.html Regards /P-M -------------------- Orion 80ED Orion 100ED Powermate x2.5 Powermate x5 Solarmax60 filter Modified Canon Digital Rebel XT Celestron NexStar11 GPS Baader photography filter Baader Continuum filter CG-5 mount William Optics ZS66 SD APO Post Extras:       robert_arnold Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/08/05 Posts: 1416 Loc: Isle of Skye, Scotland Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: clearskies]       #2241409 - 03/07/08 05:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes I saw that too and was really impressed. Great Robert -------------------- ED80 ED100 Helios-120+105-ERF PST SM40 DMK31AF03 CaK-B600 LS75F/B1200 www.robertarnold.co.uk Post Extras:       EmielVeldhuis Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/29/07 Posts: 2480 Loc: Zwolle, the Netherlands Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: robert_arnold]       #2241454 - 03/07/08 06:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratz with your APOD, P-M!!! Real stunning -------------------- 8" LX10 SCT,Skywatcher NEQ6pro,Vixen SP,Skywatcher 150/1200mm refractor, Coronado PST's: Gold and Blue,Lunt LS60T-HA and CaK b/600, b/wToUcamSC3RAWmod.and a DMK 31AU03as. http://astrosurf.com/obsolar/colabora/colaboradores/veldhuis.html www.solarlive.nu Experience our nearest GV2 star, live at SolarLive! www.solarlive.nu Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 22358 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: EmielVeldhuis]       #2241477 - 03/07/08 07:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You're on a roll, PM! Congratulations. Post Extras:       clearskies Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/11/06 Posts: 1105 Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: Erix]       #2241492 - 03/07/08 07:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank so very much everybody!!! Regards /P-M -------------------- Orion 80ED Orion 100ED Powermate x2.5 Powermate x5 Solarmax60 filter Modified Canon Digital Rebel XT Celestron NexStar11 GPS Baader photography filter Baader Continuum filter CG-5 mount William Optics ZS66 SD APO Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 6800 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: clearskies]       #2241533 - 03/07/08 08:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congrats, but look what all this press has done to your head! ;-) -------------------- 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:       clearskies Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/11/06 Posts: 1105 Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: darkstar528]       #2241549 - 03/07/08 08:52 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   .....I´m not from this planet.... -------------------- Orion 80ED Orion 100ED Powermate x2.5 Powermate x5 Solarmax60 filter Modified Canon Digital Rebel XT Celestron NexStar11 GPS Baader photography filter Baader Continuum filter CG-5 mount William Optics ZS66 SD APO Edited by clearskies (03/07/08 08:56 AM) Post Extras:       stets Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/13/06 Posts: 2263 Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: darkstar528]       #2241668 - 03/07/08 10:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Stephen, You tapped my funny bone with that look-what-it's-done-to-your-head comment. Post Extras:       pjstoker sage Reged: 04/21/06 Posts: 439 Loc: So. Calif, USA Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: clearskies]       #2241737 - 03/07/08 10:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations P-M. Beautiful image of the California nebula and Holmes! Are you also focusing deep sky objects through your camera’s viewfinder, or are you using software for deep sky? Pat -------------------- Patrick Stoker http://home.earthlink.net/~pjstok/wp10_intro.htm Post Extras:       clearskies Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/11/06 Posts: 1105 Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: pjstoker]       #2241830 - 03/07/08 11:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Pat! The same ting...through the viewfinder. Regards /P-M -------------------- Orion 80ED Orion 100ED Powermate x2.5 Powermate x5 Solarmax60 filter Modified Canon Digital Rebel XT Celestron NexStar11 GPS Baader photography filter Baader Continuum filter CG-5 mount William Optics ZS66 SD APO Post Extras:       pjstoker sage Reged: 04/21/06 Posts: 439 Loc: So. Calif, USA Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: clearskies]       #2241897 - 03/07/08 11:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   P-M that makes it even more remarkable and a tribute to your tenacity. I’ve tried focusing with my Canon 10D and a refractor for deep sky and it was really tough to get a sharp focus plus the contortions I had to go through at the back of the scope to see the viewfinder. I finally started using DSLR focus. Congratulations again, Pat -------------------- Patrick Stoker http://home.earthlink.net/~pjstok/wp10_intro.htm Post Extras:       clearskies Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/11/06 Posts: 1105 Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: pjstoker]       #2242193 - 03/07/08 01:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Pat! Yes, I´ve thinking about getting a program like DSLR focus. Regards /P-M -------------------- Orion 80ED Orion 100ED Powermate x2.5 Powermate x5 Solarmax60 filter Modified Canon Digital Rebel XT Celestron NexStar11 GPS Baader photography filter Baader Continuum filter CG-5 mount William Optics ZS66 SD APO Post Extras:       John Carruthers Skiprat Reged: 02/02/07 Posts: 2274 Loc: Kent, UK Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: clearskies]       #2243499 - 03/08/08 03:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ...and in the Sky&Tel newsletter I see. "Can I have your autograph Mr?" -------------------- Jc ATM 10" F6.1, 1/25th wave spec (max wavefront error +/- 1/12.6 in zone 4 of 6, sodium light ) 6" F7 spec 127mm F9.4 Refractor 10 x 50 bin ETX80 (finder) Canon 20D PST DSI 1 and a curious mind Post Extras:       nytecam Postmaster Reged: 08/20/05 Posts: 5760 Loc: London UK Re: solar contributer, PM Heden at spaceweather [Re: clearskies]       #2245538 - 03/09/08 04:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful image ClearSkies - I've used it as my current Desktop - hope that's ok -------------------- Nytecam 51N 0.1W Meade 30cm LX200+ETX-70+e-finder+C8+Ha+CaK PSTs SBIG SGS+homebuilt spectrographs Starlight SXVF_M9+Lodestar CCDs/Canon 300D DSLR/Fuji E550 My observatory build-ETX-70 imaging-my videos Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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