mrwizard
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Someday the sky in Tacoma will clear, I'll have a working mount and camera (all at the same time)
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Post by mrwizard on Mar 10, 2016 3:31:12 GMT
  Click on the top image it's a short .GIF movie. Always fun to be watching the sun in H/a and get to see something like this..Was shot live on NSN June 2015, and lasted about 15 minutes from start to finish, Enjoy! MrWizard  |
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Post by BuckeyeBob on Mar 10, 2016 8:20:41 GMT
Wow, very nice prominence Craig. I like the end of the video where the prominence gets pulled back to the surface. |
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Post by Ken James on Mar 10, 2016 9:32:18 GMT
Fantastic .gif Craig!!!! It's hard to appreciate the size of those amazing Prominences/Flares. You captured it well  |
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Post by longislandnorthsky on Mar 10, 2016 23:04:24 GMT
Very nice Mr Wizard
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Post by Matty K on Mar 11, 2016 21:25:21 GMT
Great stuff, Craig!!! They don't call you Mr. Wizard for nothing... |
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willw
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Post by willw on Apr 18, 2016 13:25:39 GMT
as usual Craig. you have great shots off the sun. your b casts with the samcam are all ways great. will w
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Post by AstroEd on May 6, 2016 14:11:56 GMT
Nice! I have so much to learn from you.
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Post by Rick in NWArk on May 11, 2016 13:19:21 GMT
Craig, what Ha scope do you recommend for a beginner? Video Astronomy focused of course.
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mrwizard
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Post by mrwizard on Jun 13, 2016 3:59:40 GMT
Wowie, have I been a rotten poster. it's already mid June...
RICK, for the beginner it's always best to watch other guys broadcast their solar images and to grill them relentlessly over how do you get those images..Take lots of notes and start saving lots of money. Solar and budgets don't mix, especially if you start chasing solar eclipses around the globe.
My recommendation for any H/a solar set up would be to start with a Lunt, hands down, the smallest unit I'd go with would be a 60mm double stacked (the double stack unit being a 60mm not the standard 50mm unit), using a 1200BF (diagonal or inline style) and pressure tuned, your choice of EQ or alt/az mount that can handle the weight of the solar scope, and a nice camera, from a Samsung SCB2000, to an Infinity 1600 comes to mind.. Geez, and lots of sunny days, no wife and kids unless they love astronomy, a heavy duty tent you can have a table and comfy chair to keep you out of the sun...
But seriously, solar can be expensive and right now due to the solar minimum being just around the corner,(and it lasts for about five to seven years with very little to see), Watching others while saving up for a system is the way to go.
A quick review...Nothing less than a Lunt 60mm double stack with a 1200BF (BF=blocking filter), nothing larger than a 100mm Lunt and the 2400BF, unless you are going to take pictures and sell them for a living after your wife kicks you out for buying another scope, an EQ mount like an iOptron 30, a camera with a chip in the 1/3" - 3/4" size with a good pixel count, Oh yeah and a large container of your favorite beverage with lots of ice.
I've seen some terrific shots taken with a small (100mm refractor) and one of those Qwark units. I'll be saving up for one of those to play with in the future, that is if I live to see another solar maximum, a very portable solution for traveling, and at my age weight is a big consideration now a days.
Sorry for the long post, I couldn't just say get a Lunt pressure tuned 60mm DS/1200bf with a Samsung SCB2000 all sitting on an iOptron Mini Tower now could I?
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