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Jun 4, 2018 15:35:08   #
nikonshooter Loc: Spartanburg, South Carolina
 
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks since we had a night with limited clouds and no showers predicted. Today - there were none - so I fired up the Vixen with the Quark Chromosphere - along with the ASI174MM-C camera and took close to 30,000 frames of the sun - surface, proms, and flats. So now I have something to process.

....and tonight - if the clouds steer clear - the wide field on the right will be fixed first on the Hercules cluster, M13 - then on to Rho Oph for some narrowband.

You sure can't tell it from the pic but I only have two wires from the scope now....data and power for each. No more snags or worries during an unattended flip!


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Jun 4, 2018 16:50:56   #
Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM
 
Great to see you’re okay.
I was starting to worry about you.
Your setup looks great and I hope the weather holds for you.
Looking forward to seeing your results.
Jim

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Jun 4, 2018 17:52:07   #
rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA
 
I take it you got through the HOA B.S.?

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Jun 4, 2018 20:06:36   #
CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.
 
nikonshooter wrote:
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks since we had a night with limited clouds and no showers predicted. Today - there were none - so I fired up the Vixen with the Quark Chromosphere - along with the ASI174MM-C camera and took close to 30,000 frames of the sun - surface, proms, and flats. So now I have something to process.

....and tonight - if the clouds steer clear - the wide field on the right will be fixed first on the Hercules cluster, M13 - then on to Rho Oph for some narrowband.

You sure can't tell it from the pic but I only have two wires from the scope now....data and power for each. No more snags or worries during an unattended flip!
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks sin... (show quote)

Good luck Ed hope to see the results from y'all.
Craig

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Jun 4, 2018 20:46:09   #
SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA
 
Woo-Hoo!
Go get-em, Ed!

My chit is packed in the basement of our RV. So of course, nothing but clear night skies here lately.
We're headed for the Daughters in Washington State for a Grandson's HS graduation. And Grandma is flying home.
Then I'm stayin for +/- a month to go fishing and spend time up there with the two youngest Grandkid's of theirs. And camp in their 5 acre backyard.
Then bringing the youngest Grand Daughter down for a Summer vacation visit.
They want to go surf fishing, and Grandpa's got the goods for that, too.

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Jun 5, 2018 16:17:29   #
Menkaure Loc: Michigan
 
I was going to buy an identical outfit like yours but I elected to put my 3 Daughters thru medical school instead! My wallet smokes just thinking about it!!!

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Jun 5, 2018 20:20:09   #
stepping beyond Loc: usa eastcoast
 
Ed , that looks amazing side by side setups that's awesome !

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Jun 6, 2018 11:29:55   #
Paladin48 Loc: Orlando
 
nikonshooter wrote:
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks since we had a night with limited clouds and no showers predicted. Today - there were none - so I fired up the Vixen with the Quark Chromosphere - along with the ASI174MM-C camera and took close to 30,000 frames of the sun - surface, proms, and flats. So now I have something to process.

....and tonight - if the clouds steer clear - the wide field on the right will be fixed first on the Hercules cluster, M13 - then on to Rho Oph for some narrowband.

You sure can't tell it from the pic but I only have two wires from the scope now....data and power for each. No more snags or worries during an unattended flip!
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks sin... (show quote)


I have a dopey question: Do you have a weather proof cover over your rig or must you setup everything whenever you need it?

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Jun 9, 2018 14:38:55   #
DickC Loc: NE Washington state
 
Wow, some great looking equipment!!!

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