Sun inWhite Sunday 18 Aug

[stargazerslivingroom]

This is the first time I have posted a solar image...Any advice greatly received. I struggle to achieve focus (How DO you do it with all the glare on the laptop screen??) and also doing the processing so I don't know if this can be improved with better focusing, processing or both. I had to keep pausing capture because of clouds (Here's the excuses I hear you thinking!) and ended up with 77 images from 120 (ISO 100, 1/1000sec, Modded 450D, cropped in PIPP then stacked in Reg6). really don't think I'm doing the align part of Registax correctly...Maybe this is the problem?

Thanks for any comments

Steve

[stargazerslivingroom]

I think the penny's dropped....I see how it works now.

[JamesF]

That's not a bad image at all

For focusing some people have a box that goes over the laptop to shade it from the Sun, or they hide with the laptop under a blanket, or use a patio umbrella. I think real hardcore solar imagers just use the Force.

James

[stargazerslivingroom]

Thanks for the advice and bothering to take the time...Appreciated.

Steve

[Steve Ward]

These days I use long USB leads to get me indoors in the shade when imaging , makes life much more comfortable than sitting out in the full sun .

If I am away from home and in a place with no easy shade I use this homemade cover that slips over the laptop screen and leaves the keyboard free .

The box is made from lightweight foamboard and duct-tape , viewing is through the slot to avoid as many reflections as possible and the box is flocked inside too .

[JamesF]

These days I use long USB leads to get me indoors in the shade when imaging , makes life much more comfortable than sitting out in the full sun .

If I am away from home and in a place with no easy shade I use

You have no idea how much I expected the next few words to be "very very long leads"

James

[Steve Ward]

[Montana]

I think it is a fabulous image, you have done very well indeed.

For focusing I use one of these (I bought it, I'm not clever enough to make things)

I can't link from Flickr, no idea why, so here is just a direct link instead http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandra4/8036234569/in/set-72157628535593245/

But if the sun is low and in your eyes I still have to use an umbrella.

Alexandra

[Steve Ward]

I knew I should have patented mine . . .

[JamesF]

I knew I should have patented mine . . .

You'd only have ended up in a patent war with Apple when they started marketing their own iShade for Mac users.

James

[Steve Ward]

I'd have settled out of court for a vast sum . . .

[stargazerslivingroom]

Thanks for the encouragement and great advice.

Chuckle for the banter, too...Love the iShade!!

Steve