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My first Sol'Ex image as part of ProAM

 Today my first Sol'ex image is available on Bass2000 as part of the Sol'ex Pro-Am program of Observatoire de Paris.

For my image see this link (August 25) : https://bass2000.obspm.fr/get_obs_simple.php?id=325603

To upload my images, the ser files are prepared by Inti using the setting in the advance section.

To upload the file, Filezilla client was downloaded and connection was made with FTP server. Files are dragged from my local drive to FTP server.

Result of H-alpha picture prepared by Inti with advanced settings. 

JSolex 2.7 release

New release of JSolex version 2.7 by Cédric Champeau. See more via below link :

https://github.com/melix/astro4j

Saturn: 10 days before opposition

Capturing Saturn, 10 days before opposition. Seeing was fair, transparancy good. It was until midnight that seeing became little better. Saturn was about 24° above the horizon. Saturn will be at a max. altitude of  31° at local time 2h16, so two hours later. 

Setting: TAL200K f/8.5 with ASI224MC

ADC and Barlow x2; getting to f/22

Software: SharpCap 4, Astrosurface, CS4, Winjupos

Sun in CaIIH &H1v, CaIIK & K1v

Imaging the Sun in CaIIH &H1v, CaIIK3 & K1v using my Sol'Ex pro.

Setting: TLAPO60/360 with Sol'Ex Pro and ASI290MM

Herschel Wedge

Software:  SharpCap4, Inti, CS4

The Sun in H-alpha, beta, gamma, delta, CaIIK and H using Sol'Ex pro

This morning I took some time to image the Sun in different wavelengths using my Sol'Ex Pro. It was windy and seeing was bad. So images are far from perfect.

Setting: TLAPO60/360 with Sol'Ex Pro and ASI290MM

Herschel Wedge

Software: SharpCap4, Inti, JSolex and CS4

PC and SSD 

The Sun in FeI(c) line with Sol'Ex

Imaging the Sun with Sol'Ex pro in FeI(c) line (495.761nm). Both traces of the photosphere and chromosphere are visible. 

Conditions were far from perfect with wind and bad seeing.

Setting: TLAPO 60/360 with Sol'Ex Pro and ASI290MM

Herschel Wedge

Software : Sharpcap 4, Inti, JSolex and CS4