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CapturingTheNight — Eruptive Prominence
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© Greg Gibbs. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, or modify this image without my permission. All Rights Reserved.WARNING: NEVER OBSERVE THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYE OR THROUGH A TELESCOPE, CAMERA OR OTHER OPTICAL DEVICE UNLESS YOU HAVE A PROPER SOLAR FILTER AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
Saw this huge but very faint solar prominence erupting off into spcae this morning. I thought I would try and zoom in on it a little bit so instead of using my zoom eyepeice at my normal 16mm focal length I used 8mm (the shorter the focal length the more magnification). Hope you like it.
30/11/2011
20:17 UT (GMT)
Canon 1000D
Baader Mark III Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom EP @ 8mm
Coronado PST
NEQ6 Pro Goto Telescope Mount
60 images for the prominences
60 images for the surface detail
Stacked and processed in Registax6
Final processing and false colour added in PS Elements 8.0
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Thank you so much
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I love this picture.i'd happily have it hanging over my fireplace
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Thank you very much
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Do you need a adapter for your canon on the PST? I am seriously thinking of getting one of them and mounting it on my NXT5
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Yes. It is basically impossible to get the image plane from the PST back far enough to hit the sensor of a DSLR camera. I use a Baader Mark III Hyperion 8-24mm zoom eyepiece to get focus. The EP has a thread under the eyerest that with the aid of an adaptor screws into the T-ring of the DSLR. I tried to just use a barlow but that didn't work. I have heard that a Powermate works but can't say for certain as I have not tried.
Check out this [link] by He helped me greatly.
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NO KIDDING! LOL It was funny cause I just glanced at the equipment and then went HUH??? with some of the other things you listed! I figured there was more to it. I does wants me a PST or at the least an H-Alpha filter for my scope! Thanks again for the info Greg!
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My pleasure 
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The Earth is to scale in terms of size, NOT distance to the sun
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I might not have got the scale 100% right but it is fairly close.
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close enough. one solid blast and boom tid bits!
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Thank you so much
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I hav eto admit--THIS is cool! (pun intended
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Appreciate the great feedback mate
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I'm glad you do
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To be honest I really don't understand the difference between a flare and an erupted prominence but here is the best answer I found online.....
"The difference is mainly anatomy and where they occur.
A solar flare is a magnetic storm on the Sun which appears to be a very bright spot and a gaseous surface eruption. However, the actual ejection occurs thousands of miles from the surface of the Sun in the photosphere, corona, and chromosphere.
A solar prominence (also known as a filament) is an arc of gas that erupts from the surface of the Sun. The gases are held in place above the Sun's surface by strong magnetic fields. At some point the magnetic band "snaps", spewing the gas and solar material into space"
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Thank you for the explanation. I cut my teeth on amateur radio so I've been pretty familiar with solar flares and sunspot activity and it's effect on RF propagation.
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Ive seen many many Solarphotages... and i must say... damn good work!
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I am glad you like
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Woooow! Rarely you can see a shot like this that is not from SOHO or SDO.
Wonderful
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High praise indeed. Thank you so much Martin
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Seing our planet that small scares me.
Great shot now I know when I should go get a tan!
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HaHa. Wear plenty of sunblock.
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Lol when does this blast of heat hit the earth?
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Majestic photo. Again how do you not blind yourself. Filters?
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I own and use one of these [link] A shot like mine is impossible without something similar.
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well, Thanks, I will look into it. I will have to do without such a shot, if it is too far out of my price range though. But I can always look at yours if I can't take one.
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Thank you very much
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What got you interested in Astronomy? I just love the beauty of the night sky myself and enjoy getting a shot of the objects above us.
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I have always had a bit of a fascination with the night sky (I remember seeing Halley's Comet as a 7 year old) but it really all started about a year and a half ago when I was messing around with my then new first DSLR camera. I thought to myself "What would happen if I held down the shutter button for a really long time? Could I actually manage to get a couple of stars to show up" By a lucky coincidence I had my camera pointed at the centre of the milky way as it rose above the horizon. The first result on the LCD screen blew my mind so much (Not only did I capture a couple of million stars instead of the one or two I thought I would get, but I could even make out a few nebulas) I have been hooked ever since and have been wanting to learn and image as much as possible from that day on.
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I appreciate you shared that information with me. Thanks, for answering my question. I am always fascinated by how people get into their hobbies and arts.
I missed Halley's comets appearance last century.
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I saw Halley's Comet with my Grandmother. It will be a lasting memory of her. I hope to live to at least 83 so I can see it twice
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It is nice to share special events like that with a loving family member.Well, that is a possible age to live to, so maybe you will see the comet again.
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I'm glad you think so. Thanks
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Thank you so much mate
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