wouterdhoye

Hi, AR2835 is a mgnificent sight. I had to shoot between very short clearances in the clouds, so result is not optimal. nonetheless the detail is there. scope: WO FLT132 camera ZWO ASI174MM mount: Vixen AXJ filter: Baader Herschel wedge, ND-filters & solar continuum acessories: Baader FFC Clear skies, Wouter.

Thanks everybody for the replies. Guess I’ll have some more homework to do. Clear skies. Wouter.

Hi, With my refound love for solar imaging (who knew the solar eclipse would get me hooked again) I'm in the market for a H-alpha setup. I currently use my FLT132 f/7 with a Herschel wedge and QHY163m for full disc and an ASI174MM and Baader FFC for detailed shots. I know that H-alpha can get pretty expensive and accept that. But what would be my best shot? I was thinking in the lines of a Coronado solarmax III 90 double stack (which is stretching my budget a bit) as such a setup would allow for full disc as well as fairly detailed shots. Lunt 100 seems a bit too expensive... (not to mention the 130, which would be a dream) I looked a a quark too... But that would only allow close up images as it requires long focal ratio to operate properly. Anyway.. What are the recommendations of the specialists? Thanks, clear skies, Wouter.

Conditions were very good, decent seeing, mostly clear skies, a bit too warm... I took an image every 15sec during the entire eclipse with my FLT132 and QHY163M Enjoy https://astrob.in/full/iklzxq/E/?nc=wouterdhoye&real=

Another sunny day, another solar image.. enjoy. https://astrob.in/full/lg0nsz/0/?real= Wouter.

Title says it all. Really enjoying solar imaging. https://astrob.in/full/mozziv/0/

impressive animation. A great effort too. The details are really astonishing!

Seems like I'm getting better at this. Although solar imaging is similar to lunar I did find out it is not exactly the same. I was quite pleased with the amount of granulation I captured with my 132mm scope scope: WO FLT132 Mount: Vixen AXJ camera: full disc: QHY163M, detail shots: ZWO ASI174MM filters: Baader Herschel wedge, Baader Solar Continuum extra's: Baader FFC for longer focal length

It seems I was able to solve the problem by reducing framerate.

Those lokk really good 👍

Yes, that’s with the Omegon (gso) 6” CC.

Last night, despite heavy winds I did set out to image. having received my new Vixen AXJ mount I was very eager to test it. The winds were so strong I had to hold on to my laptop or it would be blown away. Nontheless the mount handled the situation brilliantly. Now during the worst gusts of wind the image moved off course. In the end the seeing was not too bad though and results, while not brilliant, were still more than acceptable. First image i'd like to present is the golden handle of Sinus Iridum. This handle is the brightly lit steep wall of sinus iridum, while the floor is still in the shadows. Next is the majestic Copernicus. Plenty of detail is visible inside and outside of the crater. terrases, central peaks, breccia, the disturbed outside slopes... besides Copernicus also Eratostenes, Stadius and the domes arourd hortensius are all well visible. More images will follow. Clear skies, Wouter.

lovely set of images.

Great image!

Look pretty nice. modest telescopes can do very well.

Hi, in preparation for a partial solar eclipse next month I gave solar imaging a try again. Nothing special and even shot through a closed window. FLT132 f/7 Baader Herschel wedge + ND3 + Solar continuum QHY 163M The lines at the bottom of the picture are errors during capturing and I have not found the cause yet. hopefully not a defective camera... Clear skies, Wouter.

Hi, I experience below pictured issue on many frames. anyone here who suffered the same problem? the problem is not consistent tried different cables and different software... Thanks, Wouter.

I used it only briefly just to do a quick test. Noise is really low. Not whisper silent. But nowhere near the coffee grinder noise some other mounts make. The tripod feels really solid. But I have not tested it in the field. For sure does not seem to visibly flex. The tripod feet sport both rubberized as well as spikes. So good contact on any surface is guaranteed. The trippd is rather short though. But that is made up for by the tallness of the mount itself.

It’s not a large nor a heavy telescope. The installed scope is a 6” gso cassegrain. Weighs only around 6kg. For larger or heavier telescopes you can simply install a different saddle plate.

Today the mount arrived. Although the weather will not allow any real testing of it I was quite happy with the fit and finish of the mount. I set up wit my 6” cassegrain, and hooked up the Starbook Ten controller and was delighted in how easy it was to set up and use. I really look forward to use it under the stars.

Received a few cardboard boxes. One heavier than the other.

Nice images! Both are fascinating regions.

I ordered the Vixen carbon fibre tripod. Should be light as a feather so compensates for the weight of the mount itself.

Hi, i decided to go with the AJX. Maybe more than i really need. But let’s be honest. Is a scope ever overmounted? Hopefully i don’t have to wait too long to get it. CS Wouter.

Hi, I have several planetary cameras. ASI 174M, ASI 224C and QHY 462C. All are great. My most recent purchase is the QHY and I'm very happy with it. It's really sensitive both in visible spectrum as well as IR. Noise levels are also very low. The most recent images taken on my astrobin page are with the 462. It seems that due to the sensitivity and the low read noise i can get away with stacking considerably less images to get a virtually noise free stacked image. Now in the end you can take absolutley fabulous iamges with any of the planetary cameras sold today. even the "old" ASI120 is still one fabulous camera.