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[Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Solar Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6331 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Braving the winds.       #2245716 - 03/09/08 09:48 AM Attachment (18 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Had to move the clock ahead an hour(how stupid).The westerly winds were howling all night and blew away all of the Jersey pollution,the seeing was good even though I still have 25 to 35 mph winds from the West.Plenty to see on the limb,not much on the disk. -------------------- 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:       smc89 Post Laureate Reged: 11/27/05 Posts: 4542 Loc: Northern Berks Co. PA Re: Braving the winds. [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #2245759 - 03/09/08 10:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great report Ralph!! Windy here also, but hopefully with your report about seeing conditions I'll get a chance to view today. -------------------- Scott M. Canon 40D, 50D & G9 Coronado PST Stellarvue 80ED Orion XT8I Dob. Orion XT12I Dob. Celestron 15x70 Post Extras:       stets Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/13/06 Posts: 2263 Re: Braving the winds. [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #2245760 - 03/09/08 10:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Ralph, ... high winds here today, too ... perhaps, better seeing later in the day; thanks for the morning update Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 6800 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: Braving the winds. [Re: stets]       #2245791 - 03/09/08 10:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great report Ralph, no wind here, just COLD!!!!!!!!! -------------------- 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:       JimP sage Reged: 04/22/03 Posts: 450 Loc: South Carolina Re: Braving the winds. [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #2245799 - 03/09/08 10:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great drawing! Just Beautiful. What scope were you using? Jim Phillips Post Extras:       Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6331 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Re: Braving the winds. [Re: JimP]       #2245808 - 03/09/08 10:53 AM Attachment (18 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The scope belongs to my Friend Barlowe Bob,I get to use it every year from Oct to April when I have to return it at NEAF.It is a Televue 102ti refractor with an internal 60mm Coronado etalon and a 90mm Coronado etalon filter on the fropnt,a BF30 blocking filter and a Televue Binovue with two 16mmNagler type 6 eyepieces total cost less mount $16,000 it is good to have Al nagler as a friend. -------------------- 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:       Jim Rosenstock Post Laureate Reged: 07/14/05 Posts: 3727 Loc: MD, south of the DC Nebula Re: Braving the winds. [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #2246139 - 03/09/08 01:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great sketch, captured what I just saw! A few hours to your south down here, it's equally blustery with mediocre seeing, but nice & clear. Low power views are best... Nice bunch of proms! Sunny skies, Jim Post Extras:       Jim7728 Postmaster Reged: 04/10/05 Posts: 5067 Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC Re: Braving the winds. [Re: Jim Rosenstock]       #2246174 - 03/09/08 01:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the report, Ralph. Been a few weeks since I last used my PST. Not too bad observing outside in short sleeves. -------------------- Jim Genesis SDF-f/5.4 FS-102-f/8 Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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