Some recent-ish solar images

[Luke]

It seems like ages since I posted some images here. I think I was waiting for several from the same day, but I seem to be jumping here and there at the mo! These are from the past month or so. Thanks for looking!

Quark + Equinox 120:

Quark + Tele Vue 85:

Quark + Tele Vue 60:

Equinox 120  + Baader Herschel Wedge:

Tele Vue 60 + 1.25" Lunt Hershel Wedge:

[Montana]

Ahh see that's the beauty of just watching your Flickr site instead these are all fabulous by the way :)

Alexandra

[Steve Ward]

Very nice ... 

[spaceboy]

Those are great images Luke. The colouring on the white light one is super. Can I ask how you did that ?

[Floater]

Great stuff, Luke. Keep 'em coming, please.

[JB80]

Ooof!

That's a cracking set of images, everyone is spectacular. Looks as if the Quark is doing alright.

If I had to pick a favourite I'm not sure I could.

[Mav359]

WOW

They are fantastic, well done

[Zakalwe]

Oh man, they're good.

I follow your Flickr page, but it's good to see these again. Superb!

[sooot]

Great stuff. Not bad for a scratched up quark

[DrRobin]

Very nice Luke, the Quark shots are brill.  My Quark has gone back for 'upgrade' to fix the temperature/tuning problem.  I hope it isn't too long, but would rather they keep it until it is right.

Robin

[Pete Presland]

very nice set of images, a particularly impressive detached prom!

[David Smith]

Fantastic images Luke.

[Luke]

Thanks, all, most kind!

spaceboy, for white light and h-alpha, I normally use a Photoshop plugin, called Topaz Labs BW Effects 2. I start with the preset "Stylized Collection > Quad Tone Redscale II" usually, and tweak the colours and sliders. I normally change it quite a lot from there, but it gives a solid starting point.

Craig, ahem, one's "scratched" Quark only affects one's eyepiece view, camera view is fine, thank goodness! :-)

[Ewan]

Sold me Luke as in my pm.

I am pretty amazed at the detail the Quark produces, user included of course.

Like i said the 85mm is pretty near mine but can you tell me what camera was used please ?

[Luke]

Thanks, Ewan!

I forgot to add the camera!

It was a Point Grey Grasshopper 3 (ICX687), and I forgot to say that for all images I also used a 0.5x reducer (1.25", from Telescope House, about £20 or so).

Sarah and I are thinking of adding a second camera that is more affordable than the Grasshopper. Top of our list at the moment is the Point Grey Blackfly USB3.

Luke

Sold me Luke as in my pm.

I am pretty amazed at the detail the Quark produces, user included of course.

Like i said the 85mm is pretty near mine but can you tell me what camera was used please ?