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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 mbucky professor emeritus Reged: 10/21/07 Posts: 643 Loc: San Diego swirling plasma 3 oct 2009       #3369751 - 10/04/09 12:24 AM Attachment (9 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   here is a link to a solar prom movie captured at 1 minute intervals from 1710-1850 UT 3 oct 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UOJKRVCxhI a very large, active, and bright prom. this movie captured alot of movement as plasma swirled around. this flick was made with k3ccdtools and the DMK. the K3 software worked well, but the highest frame rate i cold get was 35fps. also, registax 5 does a great job by allowing one to save individual aligned frames. this makes for a very smooth movie. also, i submit this still image made from one of the frames. enjoy -------------------- Michael Buxton Lunt 75F BF1200 Takahashi TSA 102 DMK 21AU04 CCD Orion Atlas EQ Post Extras:       Jim Rosenstock Post Laureate Reged: 07/14/05 Posts: 3711 Loc: MD, south of the DC Nebula Re: swirling plasma 3 oct 2009 [Re: mbucky]       #3369806 - 10/04/09 01:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is amazing! Post Extras:       marktownley Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/19/08 Posts: 2257 Loc: West Midlands, UK Re: swirling plasma 3 oct 2009 [Re: Jim Rosenstock]       #3369983 - 10/04/09 03:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic movie there Mike - saw him on SW before I logged on CN Post Extras:       chuck p super member Reged: 07/18/06 Posts: 148 Loc: Cape Coral, Florida Re: swirling plasma 3 oct 2009 [Re: marktownley]       #3370071 - 10/04/09 05:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mike, Excellent clip as usual. Chuck -------------------- Criterion rv-6 (original owner 1976) 12" f/5 Dob (Astrosystem) 127 Orion Skyview Pro 8" f/5 Orion newt WO FLT110 f/7 eq6 mount Canon Rebel xt Phillips spc900 webcam Orion Starshoot 1 and 2 Orion 80mm ed Orion 72mm Eon Lunt 60mm double stack Post Extras:       mbucky professor emeritus Reged: 10/21/07 Posts: 643 Loc: San Diego Re: swirling plasma 3 oct 2009 [Re: chuck p]       #3370342 - 10/04/09 10:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   thankyou for the nice comments! the prom is still putting on a show, but its all clouds over SoCal today, plus im off to a week of work, so no movies today -------------------- Michael Buxton Lunt 75F BF1200 Takahashi TSA 102 DMK 21AU04 CCD Orion Atlas EQ Edited by mbucky (10/04/09 10:52 AM) Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 6784 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: swirling plasma 3 oct 2009 [Re: mbucky]       #3370346 - 10/04/09 10:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome video and image Mike!!!! -------------------- 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: 2406 Loc: Staffordshire, UK Re: swirling plasma 3 oct 2009 [Re: mbucky]       #3370347 - 10/04/09 10:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent work. -------------------- Best regards Paul Robertson My Gallery Post Extras:       molniyabeer Confused and Asleep Reged: 01/08/05 Posts: 2554 Loc: Central Coast, California Re: swirling plasma 3 oct 2009 [Re: pjr200]       #3370464 - 10/04/09 11:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is glorius!! Well done! -------------------- Steve 16" Meade LightBridge (Beowulf) 10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock Post Extras:       old_frankland professor emeritus Reged: 03/28/05 Posts: 515 Loc: San Francisco Bay Area Re: swirling plasma 3 oct 2009 [Re: molniyabeer]       #3370608 - 10/04/09 12:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sensational video! So much going on. Have probably watched it 20 times by now. Your work continues to be amazing. Most inspiring. -------------------- Cheers, Jim Livermore CA http://www.lafterhall.com/astro.html 3" APO, 4" ED refractor, 9" SCT, GM8 Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 4 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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