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 | 2 | (show all) PeteLawrence Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/07/06 Posts: 2438 Loc: Selsey, UK Prominence evolution (July 12)       #2514226 - 07/12/08 05:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yesterday's fast changing prom today sits majestically like some sort of giant bird about to take flight. Who writes this rubbish?! Oh, it's me! -------------------- Best regards, Pete Lawrence http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Post Extras:       PeteLawrence Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/07/06 Posts: 2438 Loc: Selsey, UK Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: PeteLawrence]       #2514230 - 07/12/08 05:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Let's flip him round a bit to make my description look a little less mad -------------------- Best regards, Pete Lawrence http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Post Extras:       EmielVeldhuis Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/29/07 Posts: 2524 Loc: Zwolle, the Netherlands Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: PeteLawrence]       #2514233 - 07/12/08 05:52 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hot chicken wings... -------------------- 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:       Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6350 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: EmielVeldhuis]       #2514237 - 07/12/08 06:00 AM Attachment (22 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Later I will try to Emu-late you. -------------------- 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:       PeteLawrence Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/07/06 Posts: 2438 Loc: Selsey, UK Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #2514240 - 07/12/08 06:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hot emu wings? Thanks chaps. Ralph, I think it is an emu - good call. -------------------- Best regards, Pete Lawrence http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Post Extras:       blackhaz Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/20/06 Posts: 1598 Loc: Prague, Czech Republic Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: PeteLawrence]       #2514284 - 07/12/08 07:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice -------------------- Maxim Usatov, Photos and Projects: http://www.bcsatellite.net/bao/ ČAS Solar Section Post Extras:       ASTERON sage Reged: 11/24/07 Posts: 491 Loc: ISRAEL Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: PeteLawrence]       #2514308 - 07/12/08 07:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Pete, very nice photo- so you are into ornithology now ? Lihu -------------------- ************************************************ Meade 12" LX200R (GE mounted) Takahashi FSQ 106 ED WO 90mm Megrez "Fluorite" Doublet WO 66mm (Petzval) ETX125PE Garret Optical 25X100 Binoculars Lunt LS60T50HaDS BP1200/FT Lunt LS60CaK BP1200/FT Orion Atlas EQG Mount Post Extras:       smc89 Post Laureate Reged: 11/27/05 Posts: 4712 Loc: Northern Berks Co. PA Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: ASTERON]       #2514317 - 07/12/08 07:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great stuff Pete!!!! -------------------- Scott M. Canon 40D, 50D & G9 Coronado PST Stellarvue 80ED Orion XT8I Dob. Orion XT12I Dob. Celestron 15x70 Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 7461 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: smc89]       #2514332 - 07/12/08 08:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, so that's what they looked like upclose! -------------------- 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:       Sol Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/20/07 Posts: 2046 Loc: Powys, Wales, UK Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: darkstar528]       #2514355 - 07/12/08 08:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice fine detail in that prom and thanks for the early heads-up Mark -------------------- Visit the Sunnymeade Astro Solar Blog http://sunnymeadeastro.blogspot.com/ Post Extras:       Zoomster professor emeritus Reged: 01/30/05 Posts: 722 Loc: Tampa FL Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: Sol]       #2514414 - 07/12/08 09:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Cool! But this post should be moved to the "Birding" section. -------------------- Celestron CPC 1100 aka "The Marino" Moonlite Dual Rate Focuser WO Dielecric Diagonal Denkmeier "Big Easy" Binos and assorted eyepieces. Coranado PST SPC900NC...not modded...yet. (eh-eh) Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? Epicurus Post Extras:       Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6350 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: Zoomster]       #2514433 - 07/12/08 09:45 AM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   tweet tweet -------------------- 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:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 7461 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #2514488 - 07/12/08 10:24 AM Attachment (25 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Did I hear a tweet?!? -------------------- 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:       pjr200 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/29/07 Posts: 2709 Loc: Staffordshire, UK Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: darkstar528]       #2514521 - 07/12/08 10:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great image -------------------- Best regards Paul Robertson My blog My Gallery Edited by pjr200 (07/12/08 10:42 AM) Post Extras:       Jeff Young Post Laureate Reged: 08/04/05 Posts: 4330 Loc: Ireland Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: pjr200]       #2514783 - 07/12/08 01:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Epic prom, Pete. (And that's a great humming-bird closeup from Stephen as well....) -- jeff. -------------------- Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium                                       Colorado: Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD                       Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130 APM MC1610 / Tak FC-125 / AP1200GTO                        Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO Post Extras:       BobH1357 super member Reged: 01/15/05 Posts: 161 Loc: San Jose, CA Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: Jeff Young]       #2514931 - 07/12/08 02:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rotating the image so the prominence is on top really makes it look statuesque, with the Sun as a base. I've considered installing an image rotator on my scope to do it for visual use. Does anyone here know of, or have experience with a commercial product for that purpose? I suppose a large Dove prism would do it, placed near my Daystar filter where the light is small and relatively collimated. Post Extras:       PeteLawrence Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/07/06 Posts: 2438 Loc: Selsey, UK Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: BobH1357]       #2514948 - 07/12/08 02:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the comments. Oh, and just for those who think it's never cloudy in Selsey. I didn't have a proper camera with me and had to resort to using my phone to do the catching... -------------------- Best regards, Pete Lawrence http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Post Extras:       Jim Rosenstock Post Laureate Reged: 07/14/05 Posts: 4196 Loc: MD, south of the DC Nebula Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: PeteLawrence]       #2514995 - 07/12/08 02:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Is that a waterspout getting its spin on?? Jim Post Extras:       PeteLawrence Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/07/06 Posts: 2438 Loc: Selsey, UK Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: Jim Rosenstock]       #2515145 - 07/12/08 04:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes Jim, it is. -------------------- Best regards, Pete Lawrence http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Post Extras:       NickH Post Laureate Reged: 05/09/06 Posts: 3717 Loc: Wiltshire, UK (near StoneHenge... Re: Prominence evolution (July 12) [Re: PeteLawrence]       #2515155 - 07/12/08 04:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Crikey... It's been on off rain here all day, now clear, so may do some lunar imaging with the FL102 at long last. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 12 registered and 9 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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