Quark Chromosphere on a cloudy day first light

[Stardust]

I wouldn't have normally bothered setting up any kit this morning but was itching to try out my new Quark. There wasn't any blue sky and it wasn't even whispey cloud, it was just cloud that thinned here and there.

I only managed a handful of captures and this is the best. Now considering conditions I'm not unhappy with the result and actually very encouraged for a blue sky day.

100/1000 frames QHY5l-IIM 70mm Pronto with 0.5 reducer

[Pete Presland]

for a cloudy day, that is an outstanding image!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Excellent result give the conditions.

[Floater]

You got that through cloud?!

You imagers never cease to amaze me.

[Stardust]

well not thick cloud, thin enough to give some shadows but looking up it was just white no nice blue stuff, hopefully a good day will be much more fun

[Davey-T]

First light at last David, well done. QHY seems to be doing the job, looked like the Sun might show it's face today but I didn't bother getting ready after yesterdays aborted session.

Now that the Sun is out of sight the sky is reasonably clear.

Dave

[Montana]

Well done, I'm looking forward to next set in blue skies :)

Alexandra

[Luke]

Looks like a home run to me. The Pronto strikes! :laugh:

That's insanely good for a first light AND ropey conditions! Very well done!

[DrRobin]

Fantastic first shot with your Quark, they don't like any cloud at all, rather like the rest of us, so pray to the sun god that all these pesky clouds push off somewhere else for a proper view.

Robin

[smerral]

Great start!

[Stardust]

Nothing new still cloudy. However this has given me time to search the site for information on LR deconvolution, so thanks to all who have posted as some starting block settings have been very useful. I bought Astra Image last night and had a go. So here is the same image run through AI. I've used de blurring option, LR Gaussian 200 kernal 1.5. same again with kernal 0.5. very pleased with the extra fine detail. Any advice from LR users welcomed.

[Davey-T]

You're just showing off now 

Dave

[Stardust]

no just slowly crawling round the learning curve