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[vcnightscope2017]

Always a pleasure PK. Thanks for sharing.

[PKH]

Hi, it’s been almost a week since I’ve seen my shadow but this afternoon the sky brightened and the sun could be seen, somewhat. Naturally I grabbed the Questar, still setup for solar with the ERF, 3x telecentric, and Quark combo from last week, and went out for a peek. Unpowered for the first image (white light) then up to temperature (Ha) for the rest. ARs 3017, 3014, 3015, and 3011 were captured in a single field. A quick scan of the proms yielded some interesting groups.

 

 

PK

 

 

White light

 

Hydrogen alpha

 

SE and SW proms

[doole]

Are you guys using the original Questar fork mount and are you plugging it in, with polar alignment and all that?

[PKH]

Original fork mounted, powered up, rough polar alignment for stills. Better alignment needed for timelapse. Alt/Az tracking at solar rate works for stills, not easy for animations due to field rotation.

 

PK

[PKH]

I picked up some solar treats for breakfast this morning and want to share them with you. We’ve got some fresh sunspots and filaments (AR 13023 and 13024), plus some fancy proms on the SW limb. Delicious and provided by Questar.

 

 

PK

 

 

Active regions

 

SW prom group rotated and inverted

[PKH]

Hi All,

 

I’ve been a little under the weather recently so not too many images. Today the Questar was able to cut through hazy skies and capture some interesting stuff. The first image was shot through a ERF and unpowered Quark showing some nice spots and Newton rings. Next, a Ha disk and finally a closeup of a interesting region of activity.

 

 

PK

 

 

White light (red)

 

Hydrogen alpha

 

AR 3032 and AR 3030

[PKH]

June 20th. Spots, filaments, and prominences. Here is a collection taken with the Questar and Quark today.

 

Hope you enjoy.

 

PK

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by PKH, 20 June 2022 - 06:47 PM.

[PKH]

Proms on the 20th.

 

PK

 

 

 

[Hunziker-1]

Stunning as usual. I never tire of seeing these super high quality pictures. Keep up the excellent work!!!

[PKH]

Thanks for the kind comment.

 

PK