| gary palmerOutReachTour 2k6 continues to share the excitment in our closest star.
Oceanside Photo and Telescope is presenting their 2nd annual
Southern California Astronomy Exposition.
I’m looking forward to presenting “Discovering the Excitement in H-alpha & Calcium K”
this Saturday with
| gary palmerWhile observers and imagers are enjoying our sun’s beauty, their experiencing the thrill of a star that’s full of life.
With our closest star at solar minimum it’s activity is far from minimum, and this week is no exception. With spots, filaments and prominences all in abundance.
This mosaic
| gary palmerWhile some enthusiast are positioning themselves in the direct path of totality, many more are in line to observe a partial eclipse. It doesn’t matter which path your on as each time our moon glides in front of our star it’s exciting. On June,10th 2k2 Los Angeles experienced a partial solar
| gary palmerOutReachTour 2k6 will rendezvous for a second time with the Pierce College Astronomy Society. On this fly by the topic will be “Discovering the Excitement in H-alpha & Calcium K”. It’s coming up this Friday March 3rd & your invited, details are @ http://www.telescopes.net/ SteadySkies, g a r
| gary palmerFellow enthusiast, With the launch of a new year Exploration, Discovery, Imaging, & Sharing are at the forefront! Totally revised versions of “Solving the Solar Imaging Puzzle” &“Discovering the Excitement in H-alpha & Calcium K” are ready to roll. .
Cat & Mouse! | gary palmerLos Angeles is famous for many things one of which is an abundance of sunshine but with a recent deluge of rain it has nearly forced solar imaging into extinction. However, on the morning of February 20th clouds were beginning to breakup and patches of Sunlight were illuminating the landscape.
First Light | Gary PalmerTeam Coronado continues to discover and share cutting edge technology to the delight of solar enthusiast world wide. I'm grateful to view and image our closest star from either side of the
Preperation is Key | Gary PalmerI'm awake a couple of hours before sunrise, evaluating atmosphere conditions both visually and online. I take time to review sites on the www that show our Sun in real time revealing the current activity.
I enter into each imaging session with a plan of active regions I will capture. Of course
4M Advisors | Scott RobertsMany astronomers come to mind when I think of those who have mastered their equipment and processes to the point of where it becomes an extension of their journey of exploration, but when I see how Gary Palmer presents his imagery of the Sun in both H-alpha and Calcium K, I realize that he is on a
SolarMax 70 CaK | Gary PalmerIt's simple, I'm fascinated with light and what makes the Calcium K spectral line so exciting is that it reveals spots, plage, & prominences's. In addition, supergranulation cells that are 2.5 times greater than the diameter of our earth move across the photosphere carrying their magnetic fields