Ewan

Sorry edit button seems kaput!! I meant to say that I usually use AS!3 for all my solar processing but I found that AS!2 gives totally different results so that's the one I used for these. Into ImPPG for sharpening, PS for false colouring.

25-06-2020 White Light AZEQ6-GT 152mm Tecnosky 3.8 Solarfilm + Baader Green Filter Point Grey IMX174 I was just trying different filters in single & combined with a Baader Green, haven't got a clue what 'combo' those were though 😀, my first FD where I didn't do a mosaic as well.

Some WL imaging instead this day & my first FD without doing a Hi Res mosaic. Have a great weekend

Cheers Pete

Very nice images, looks like that little group could do some great stuff, fingers crossed

Nicely done boss 😉

Sorry to hear that fella, how is the 2nd hand one image wise ? I could do with a prom version or something around the 0.8A area would be nice.

Try AS!2 fella & compare the two

Cheers Dave, yeah long time no see fella, after last years washout I kinda lost hope for a while, it's been very very quiet & then this. Very lucky catch, right time / right place n all fella. That region has gone quiet for now mate but as you know surprises do happen so keep on trying & keep your peeps peeled 😉

Try shinning a very bright LED torch on it, it the ITF is failing you will see it clearly, sometimes rusts in rings from the outer edge in (because of lack of edge coating protection maybe) or in little patches, contact supplier they may well fix it for you. Atb

My usual setup :- 152mm F5.9 Technosky Achro AZEQ6-GT... Daystar Quark Chromosphere Baader 135mm D-ERF gives effective F30 ish Point Grey IMX174 HP Pavillion, 16GB,i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz Sammy 850EVO SSD (in case people were wondering) Aquasition Details:- 29/05/2020 12:28:32PM - 12:50:41PM 1658 Frames, 10 sec capture, EXP 6Ms, Gain 20935,Gamma 1, Pixel depth Mono16, FPS 141, Stacked 50%, ImPPG, Normalised, Aligned then Gimp 180.tif 185.tif 308.tif 532.tif 675.tif 730.tif 860.tif different.tif

Not many chances of Solar Imaging this year so far but caught this one. AR2741 from the 12th late afternoon AZEQ6-GT 152mm Technosky Refractor @ f5.9 135mm Baader D-ERF Daystar Quark Chromosphere + Eliminator PG IMX174 5862 Frames, 4Ms 30 second capture @ 195Fps 1024 x 768 Mono16 Best 45% Frames stacked in AS!3, ImPPG then tweaked in PS Atb

Great product for those wishing to get into solar imaging if they don't already own a mount that is (stating the obvious I know), hope it goes well FLO

Nice Charl.........nice, I am praying for a clear spell over the weekend, just hope it's not only when I am out shooting ;-)

A great thread started, thanks Martin. A few of my better attempts. Thanks everyone & all the best for the future.

Thought I would join in the fun :-) My Technosky 152mm bought originally for Quark Solar use but i will be trying out some other targets as well. This scope is the same as the Altair, Lyra & TS model so should be readily available. I have been told these scopes have the same cell as the 152mm Lunt costing many thousands more (the filter being where all the £'s go i guess) so i am hoping first light should be something worth waiting for. First time I have mounted this on the AZEQ6, the mount seems to handle it pretty well, made sure it was well locked down though. Made my 80mm look like a finder scope, now to work out the best way to fit the guider i have then im in business.

What a brilliant idea, great use of IMPPG

About time too Michael , should be a sticky. Once I get a few more Quark sessions under my belt I may give this a try as well. Now looking at a new ccd to give me either FD's or maybe something so I only need 6-8 panes as I do like the hi res images.

PS I meant to say M78 is simply gorgeous, all that dust !!!

Well done Olly, you got it done in the end. I knew it would be good but that's going to be a classic astro pic somewhere soon. Stunning does not even start to describe the detail in there. Fantastic work, the both of you, dedication to the last degree.