Dave Smith

Wow. You were lucky. Super images.

Dave

Very nice. What scope were you using for the G band?

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I wa out earlier but did not see that eruption. Well done.

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Very nice.

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Images and animations for other days can be seen on https://www.astrobin.com/users/dwgsmith/

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I love that loop. Very detailed !

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Excellent stuff. I originally didn't like inverted images but they are now my preference. More detail seems to show.

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Had a good session this morning.

More images from this morning and earlier https://www.astrobin.com/users/dwgsmith/

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7 minutes ago, sheffieldsunwatcher said:

Great photos; I'm envious, as clouds here have kept the sun hidden throughout most of the week

Thank you. That has mostly been the case here in Maldon but today it obliged.

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Well done Nigella. A pity about the clouds.

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Here it is from Helioviewer.org

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I missed that as well. I was out at the beginning but had no idea that it was erupting.

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2 minutes ago, Ibbo! said:

Good to know the sun is still there.

I was beginning to wonder 😄

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Very nice. It's good to follow such interesting sunspots but we're not seeing much Sun here in the UK.

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Unexpected gaps in the clouds!

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2 minutes ago, wesdon1 said:

@Dave Smith LOL yes sorry Dave I should have qualified my statement regarding the general public being able to "afford" the solar gear necessary for such works! I was just expressing my amazement about the fact that 50, 60, 70 years ago, you needed the financial resources of an entire COUNTRY to be able to afford the equipment needed to produce works even 25% as detailed and impressive as the works produced by amateurs today!! LOL. It's incredible and we're all spoiled rotten with what's available to us today!! 

Agreed. I think that also applies to night time astrophotography.  For many years now amateurs have bettered photos that were taken with the 200 inch Palomar telescope.

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21 minutes ago, wesdon1 said:

@Dave Smith My goodness Dave these images and animation are breath-taking. To think nowadays the general public can afford gear capable of producing solar images as detailed and sophisticated as this!? I sooo cannot wait to get my own solar gear! Just amazing Dave! 

Clear Skies and Kindest Regards, Wes.

Thanks Wes. Unfortunately the cost of the gear required is rather prohibitive. Maybe with advances in technology the price will come down. It is great fun as the Sun is different every day.

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It's all in my sig. Lunt 80mm for Halpha and Megrez 90 for WL.

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Nice clear day yesterday. There was a rather nice floating prom.

  This animation consists of 50 frames separated by 60 secs each.  Real time from 1140 to 1234 UT.

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A lovely clear sky today although just a little breezy!

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A bit of an experiment for me.

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