Solar prominence from 8-24-22
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AlanLichty
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I feel warm just looking at these images. I love the second shot showing the solar "surface".
chuckp
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It was 100° factoring the humidity which is a break for us it's been 105 the last couple weeks. I prefer the more detail also.
Wow, this is amazing
Wow Chuck! I have been missing your prominences. These are great. #1 is interesting as the eyes can totally focus on the prominences, but I prefer #2 as an overall photo.
I have heard it's really bad on the east coast in general. The humidity and the heat make for a bad combination!
With the humidity, does dew become an issue on your lens?
I have heard it's really bad on the east coast in general. The humidity and the heat make for a bad combination!
With the humidity, does dew become an issue on your lens?
chuckp
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Thanks Ben!
chuckp
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Thanks Jim, if I have my scope in the a/c and go outside, sometimes it fogs up real quick but goes away pretty quick in the day time. At night I have to use dew heater all the time. I live in one of the most humid parts of Florida. My son lives a couple hundred miles north of me in Florida and he can tell the difference when he comes down to visit. I get a lot of rain where I live almost every late afternoon and early evening. This summer I got 5" of rain in an hour several times. We make up for it in the winter it is really nice from Oct till May.
Another spectacular set of prominences. The 2nd gets my attention as well.
Wow! That's a lot of rain! I had read about dew heaters so I have bought 2 of them for mine, but I have only had to use them twice.
chuckp
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Thanks Jameel
chuckp
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One thing about this humidity we have it's perfect for planet imaging.
chuckp
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Thank you!
Mike Lewis
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Chuck,
Yikes, that is hot, and especially with the humidity! Looks like your suffering was worth it though, what a sweet shot.
2 questions:
1) I always ask for this, as I think it is amazing to see - do you have a scale Earth to put in the shot next to this big prom?
2) So how long does a feature like this usually last? It is obviously in motion, but at a large distance and at a large scale. Wondering just how transient some of these are when it comes to capturing them?
ML
Yikes, that is hot, and especially with the humidity! Looks like your suffering was worth it though, what a sweet shot.
2 questions:
1) I always ask for this, as I think it is amazing to see - do you have a scale Earth to put in the shot next to this big prom?
2) So how long does a feature like this usually last? It is obviously in motion, but at a large distance and at a large scale. Wondering just how transient some of these are when it comes to capturing them?
ML
chuckp
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Thanks Mike, I did put it in in one of my shots but I don't know how accurate it is so I stopped. I will work on it.
These features can last for days or blow off quickly. They change shape from day to day. Sometimes there will be a large prom in the morning but in the afternoon it will be 1/10 the size, every one is different. That's what makes solar photography so interesting.
I always say i'm going to do an annimation but only did one because I'm usually drenched being out for just 10 minutes. The cooler weather is coming so I'll do more this winter.
Here is a link to the annimation I did. I think this was every 5 minutes for 1/2 hour. Notice how the one on the top just shoots out real quickly. there is one on the bottom that moves also. https://pbase.com/hobbynaut/image/172708132
I also did a short video of some of my shots since 2009.
Mike Lewis
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Very cool, I can see how an animation would be a lot of work but potentially add another dimension. I hear you about the heat though, it is hot here and not any humidity to worry about. I spent 3 years living in FL - not my favorite climate at all for that very reason.
ML