Incredible effect of focusing collimator block on sharpness & visibllity spectral lines Sol’Ex 5/6/2024
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Slight focusing movements only required – amazing effect! Andy
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First light from aluminium Sol’Ex made in Vietnam
Arrived this morning, transferred optics from 3D-printed plastic Azur3D Solex to new aluminium Sol’Ex this afternoon, couldn’t initially get a spectrum until I realised I had (i) added washer on…
Orientation of diffraction grating in new aluminium Sol’Ex enclosure
I am convinced that the Azur3D 3D-printed Sol’Ex has issue with alignment of grating holding in its holding. it is somewhat differently placed in the new Vietnamese aluminium Sol’Ex housing…
My 3D-printed Sol’Ex Spectroheliograph mounted on Sky Watcher Evostar ED 72 DS Pro 28/5/2024
Getting it ready for next sunny day Andy
Sharpened version of solar timelapse 1 from 19/5/2024
https://youtu.be/9VL648S9T_s
Sunspot from 19/5/2024 taken at Lichfield, UK
Very pleased with this shot! Lots of detail. Andy
Two further solar timelapse videos of solar prominences from LRO from 19/5/2024
Again, both taken with 100mm OTA, Daystar hydrogen Quark and 174M camera from Lichfield, UK Andy
Timelapse of large solar prominence recorded using Daystar Hydrogen Quark from Lichfield UK 19/5/2024
I have put three versions of the video below – at different speeds – the fast ones are for impact but over very quickly! All are same data – recorded…
Large prominence on edge of sun from 19/5/2024
Taken in Lichfield, UK Daystar Quark Hydrogen Chromosphere Sky Watcher Equinox Pro 100mm telescope Sky Watcher Equinox Pro HEQ5 Pro mount Altair Astro 174M Hypercam camera Hinode solar autoguider Daystar…
Daystar Quark with Daystar Interference Eliminator 190524
Photo of my Daystar Quark with Daystar Interference Eliminator from 19/05/2024 – shows the degree of tilt required to remove Newtonian Rings. Andy