quark 23 may first light

[msh1]

the sun taken today with a daystar quark ,skywatcher ed80 telescope using a blackfly camera ,stack of best 100 frames false coloured in cs5 then inverted to show the detail

[dazzaa1966]

Fantastic first image. Welcome to the club.

[msh1]

Fantastic first image. Welcome to the club.

thanks dazzaa im really pleased with this one although its a bit noisy is it because of registax or the camera gain set to high/low

mark

[DrRobin]

Nice one Mark.

[Davey-T]

Super first image, like it a lot.

Dave

[Bizibilder]

Excellent image and your first as well!!  Well done!!

[sooot]

Very nice 1st light

[msh1]

thanks everyone im well pleased with the quark 

mark

[Luke]

Great first image, well done

Interesting times for solar imaging with the Quark and some very good cameras at various prices

[Ewan]

Mark you should be very happy with that, things now just get easier & busier if ifs sunny

What camera did you use Mark ? capture times ?

Turn the gain all the way down, you shouldn't need to use it.

Capture times vary, I did 1000 frames per panel for my 1st mosaic but I get better results shooting for 30 secs @ 60fps, but grab at least 1000 frames & use the best 10% using Autostakket.

Also give IMPPG a go, it's pretty cool.

Expect to see ever better images coming from your direction Mark, enjoy your new purchase.

Great first image, well done

Interesting times for solar imaging with the Quark and some very good cameras at various prices

The Quark has opened a huge door for a small budget, people can now indulge in this fantastic side of AP for £900  if they have a suitable scope.

It can perform as well as some certain dedicated solar scopes & pst mods & better in some cases, the cheap cost of the EP draws some 'envious' comments but it's solar imaging capabilities do not lie, it's a solar killer for sure.

I hope Mark takes every opportunity to use it as it's great publicity for a product that does what it sais on the tin.

[David Smith]

Lovely detailed first image.

[Johan L]

A very nice first light!

[1parsec]

Great start with the Quark.  

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very good first light!!

[msh1]

Mark you should be very happy with that, things now just get easier & busier if ifs sunny

What camera did you use Mark ? capture times ?

Turn the gain all the way down, you shouldn't need to use it.

Capture times vary, I did 1000 frames per panel for my 1st mosaic but I get better results shooting for 30 secs @ 60fps, but grab at least 1000 frames & use the best 10% using Autostakket.

Also give IMPPG a go, it's pretty cool.

Expect to see ever better images coming from your direction Mark, enjoy your new purchase.

The Quark has opened a huge door for a small budget, people can now indulge in this fantastic side of AP for £900 if they have a suitable scope.

It can perform as well as some certain dedicated solar scopes & pst mods & better in some cases, the cheap cost of the EP draws some 'envious' comments but it's solar imaging capabilities do not lie, it's a solar killer for sure.

I hope Mark takes every opportunity to use it as it's great publicity for a product that does what it sais on the tin.

Ewan I use a black fly camera I shoot 1000frames at 30 frames sec best 100 stacked in autostakkert

Mark

[Montana]

Excellent!!! super first light :)

Alexandra

[Pete Presland]

Nice filament.