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Old 18-07-2012, 02:29 PM
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Ha - Today

I see Herr Huff beat me to it, a ripper sight today, the sun in full glory.
SM60/BF10 on an old 63mm refractor with 2.5x PowerMate, DMK41.
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Old 18-07-2012, 03:32 PM
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What an amazing sight.

You can see that the sunspot is causing a giant crater. I imagine that crater is many times the size of Earth.

Fabulous.

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Old 18-07-2012, 03:57 PM
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what a ripper of a shot - very noice
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Old 18-07-2012, 04:00 PM
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Wow Gary, that's stunning!
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Old 18-07-2012, 04:09 PM
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That looks awesome Gary. That prom looks like the hairdo out of the movie "something about mary"
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Old 18-07-2012, 04:21 PM
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just terrific

Those proms were so feint today as well. This is a stunning capture and will be a great reminder of todays activity - Lovely to watch - better to image (which i didn't)
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Old 18-07-2012, 04:59 PM
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Gary,
Looks like you're getting the hang of it!
Well done, nice capture..
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Old 18-07-2012, 05:13 PM
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Cheers All.
Especially you Merl, a fair chunk of this is as a result of your doing, nudge, nudge.
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Old 18-07-2012, 06:23 PM
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absolutely outstanding Gary. regards Ray
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Old 18-07-2012, 08:09 PM
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Thanks Gary all clouded out here today so glad to see your pic
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Old 19-07-2012, 09:10 AM
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Very nice Gary. Love the illumination of the scene.
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Old 19-07-2012, 09:17 AM
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Incredible image....!
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Stunning work!
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