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As one of the solar observing crew, if on an irregular basis, I know that not all of us can observe and image every day because of weather issues or lots of other reasons. The window of opportunity is not open for the full 12 hours, give or take, every day either. Making time to indulge our hobby, fetish, past time, whatever to call it, is just part of the daily juggle for "time".
Having said all that, I'm sure that there are plenty of "us" out there quietly observing and appreciating Sol in white light or other bands, mostly Ha I imagine and just enjoying the views without having to tell the rest of the world what they are doing . Helping each other with tips, tricks or advice is important or just plain encouragement when we capture a nice image is a nice feeling.
Solar observing and imaging is only a niche in the larger amateur astronomy world after all but a rewarding one and hopefully I get more time to devote to the pursuit in the future. Always start my sessions with a visual tour via the PST, to see if there is anything really interesting, which I kind of know anyway, from checking Gong, Spaceweather .com etc and if there is and time allows, will set up for some video captures in Ha as well.
Guess that's enough rambling for now but to all who contribute , please keep it up , it is always good to see everyone else's efforts and provides encouragement to get the scopes out more often, especially with Sol winding up toward a maximum active period.
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