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Fun with the sun: 8/9/2024 - Ha & WL

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#1 gstrumol

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Posted 09 August 2024 - 04:12 PM

Seeing this morning was predicted to be below average, and for once they got it right! grin.gif

 

Still, all in all a decent session, I think. We start, as always, with Ha and the PST:

 

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A nice prom between the 2 and 3:00 position.

 

Shifting to WL I took out the TAL100RS/Lunt wedge for this collage:

 

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here are the zoomed images closer to the normal size:

 

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Finally I pulled out the mighty mini Mak, the Apex 90 a.k.a. Bestar, for a 'full' disk shot:

 

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For this I tried an 'experiment'. Normally I take the DSLR videos with the picture setting at monochrome. I took another shot, at the same zoom level, but with the picture setting at standard. The seeing didn't allow the zoom level for the Mak, so its not sharp, but it does show something that was discussed in another post - the yellowing of the penumbra with a standard camera setting (at least I think it does wink.gif ).


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Posted 09 August 2024 - 04:39 PM

Nice images gstrumol.


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Posted 09 August 2024 - 09:35 PM

Nice images gstrumol.

Thanks Jim!



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Posted 10 August 2024 - 06:45 AM

Great session Gary and I think the natural color did come through!


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Posted 10 August 2024 - 06:50 AM

Great session Gary and I think the natural color did come through!

Thanks Warren!

 

The DSLR has so many different settings for 'normal' daylight photography that I wasn't sure standard was the right choice.


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Posted 10 August 2024 - 04:53 PM

Really loving your white light images. Those sun spots are really nice!


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Posted 10 August 2024 - 10:05 PM

Really loving your white light images. Those sun spots are really nice!

Thanks Steve! I love them too wink.gif




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