Halpha from yesterday and WL from today

[Montana]

Here are the rest from yesterday taken with the Ha PST, my hubby performed the surgery on my PST and now I can get it on band easily again after a year of struggling at the bump stop (I supervised of course)

Single stack full disc with the DMK41

2012-11-10 12-07-46 f colour by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

Double stack version

2012-11-10 13-28-48 DS 180 f colour by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

and a prominence

2012-11-10 12-47-29 by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

Today, I had an ISS transit at 12:53. I made a special effort and set up the refractor in the bushes between the fence and conservatory (it just fit). It was sunny up until 2 minutes before when this happened

ISS Transit 2012-11-11 (that never happened) by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

But an hour later I managed a full disc (about 12 panels joined together) but the Sun was almost in the bamboo bush

2012-11-11 full disc WL by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

2012-11-11 full disc WL f colour by Alexandra's Astronomy, on Flickr

Larger version

http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

Thanks for looking and sharing with my disappointment, I'm still smiling honest!

Alexandra

[JamesF]

I really do like those double-stack images. They're very impressive.

What was the actual problem with the PST out of interest?

James

[Montana]

With the single stack I found last year that the system seemed to have shifted and the centreline of Ha seemed to be past the stop where I could no longer turn. Not knowing what to do with a screw driver I ignored this, but this year it was even worse. I panic when faced with a problem like this but luckily the hubby understood it immediately and fixed it in 5 minutes. He moved the screw into a different hole and now I can turn the etalon tuner further round. God bless husbands

Alexandra

[Steve Ward]

Fantastic WL Alexandra . . . best you stick to the Ha . . .

Steve.

[DrRobin]

Super images from your PST. I don't know how you get so much detail? Your ghost images appears to have gone from the double stack? Was this also fixed by moving the Etalon round?

[Montana]

Yes and no, it seemed to improve things a little, but the main difference is not screwing the double stack all the way on, I have it at 180 degrees from fully on and secured with masking tape and viola the ghost is gone but the blur and double image is still present sadly, it can be seen clearly at the eastern side, so no cure for that yet

Alexandra

[sologuitarist61]

Good stuff Alexandra - wonderful images