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It was a 7nm Baader 2" mounted filter. Steve
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IC1396 region, which contains the Elephant''s Trunk Nebula taken in Hydrogen Alpha wavelength. Image consists of 12x1200 seconds subs giving a total exposure time of 240 minutes. Imaged with a SXVR-H36 camera through a Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 f/5 Quadruplet mounted on a Paramount MX+. Quick process with DSS and tweaked in Photoshop CS. Thanks for looking, Steve
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Thanks Martin, first image for nearly two years. Steve
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A quick couple of hours gathering data this evening around the constellation of Cygnus. A two panel mosaic covering the area around Sadr through to the Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) in Hydrogen Alpha wavelength. Both panels consist of 6x600 seconds of Ha imaged on an SXVR-H36 camera through a Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 @ f/5 all mounted on a Paramount MX+. Processed through Astro Pixel Processor and tweaked in Photoshop. Thanks for looking. Steve
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Did a quick and dirty solar full face earlier today, equipment information below the image. Seemed to be a little more surface activity today compared with recent times. Mount: Skywatcher SolarQuest Telescope: Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT Camera: ZWO ASI 178MM USB 3.0 Mono Camera Capture rate: 3096×2020 @ 16bit Mono Stacked: AutoStakkert 3 Frames: AVI file 250 from 1000 frames Processed: Photoshop CC
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Hi Rich, a very warm welcome to SGL. Steve
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One thing to bear in mind is the size of the sensor in the a6300. Typically the Lunt 60mm scopes come with a b1200 blocking filter, the size of which will affects the signal to the outer parts of such a large (c sized I believe) sensor. I get a full solar face with a 7.4x5mm with the focal length of the Lunt 60mm so expect a fair bit of unused area (which will negate the blocking filter issue anyway). Steve
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Taking a look at heliovewer.org there are a couple of more active areas at the moment which are just about visible in Ha, there's some debate as to whether the cycles of bottomed out and we may/may not have started sunspot cycle 25 or not. Steve
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Managed a quick and dirty image this afternoon between meetings. A little interesting detail on the face today, though not much prom action at 13:30. Imaging and processing details below the image. Mount: Skywatcher SolarQuest Telescope: Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT Camera: ZWO ASI 178MM USB 3.0 Mono Camera Capture rate: 3096×2020 @ 16bit Mono Stacked: AutoStakkert 3 Frames: AVI file 250 from 1000 frames Processed:
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I think the bright spot on the very left limb of the disc is likely to be the reported first sunspot of the 25th Cycle. Steve
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Managed to get out for an hour yesterday and took a few SER files the ASI 178MM camera through a Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT all mounted on a SkyWatcher SolarQuest mount. First image was 180 frames from 1200 shot at 60fps and stacked in AviStack 2 and finished in Photoshop CC and the second 200 from 760 frames at the same capture setting (both set at 95% quality cut off in the stacking software) and processed with AutoStakkert 3.
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Lovely display of Noctilucent clouds here last night. Taken at 01:30 looking in a NNE direction so probably on the cusp of whether they are visible after sunset or sunrise, the NNE direction suggests a before sunrise display. Looking a little cloudy outside at the moment for a display this evening. Thanks for looking. Steve
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Managed to get my dream setup last year, Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 f/5 Quadruplet Petzval APO Refractor, mounted on a Paramount MX+. Pictures show this mounted along with a Pentax 75 in a dual mount configuration (though I no longer own the Pentax) all in my cosy roll-off-roof obsy. Next image shows a Lunt LS60THa mounted on a Skywatcher SolarQuest Mount
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Hi Caine and welcome to SGL. I'm on Tyneside and try and get up to take advantage of your Kielder skies whenever possible. Steve