richard ashbee

seen Aurora 12 times this month from Shetland, check out Shetland Aurora Hunter on Facebook 

I ordered a Solar Scout back in November along with a Solar quest and some other equipment but i gather the stock is very slow at coming in due to Covid-19. Anyone else having issues

seen Aurora many times in Shetland, have a look on Shetland Aurora Hunter on facebook

welcome to the group lots of good information on here

welcome to the group

Welcome to the group

Hi Welcome to the group

any info on the UV/IF filter, is it needed for imaging with the Scout?

do you use either a polarising or UV/IR filter for imaging?

Been told by a few retailers that a polarising filter is better than a UV/IR Filter  with Solar Scout does any one have any info on this and whether its better for imaging or viewing

Great photo

Still waiting for Solar Scout so this one is with a Nikon D750 150-600mm lens and a .4x converter

very nice

welcome to the group

very nice

Welcome to the group

great photos

been waiting 3 months for my scope

welcome to the group and clear skies

On 06/06/2020 at 13:49, RodAstro said:

Hi

I hope your new scope has arrived and is working well.

The ASI 120mm camera should work fine although you wont get a full image of the sun.

I realise now why stopping the aperture down helps so much, a quark starts to work at f15 but not that good, it is becoming optimum at f30 and above so stopping down to 30mm brings you to f30. Stopping down to 37mm gives you f25 and is a nice compromise and a vast improvement.

One of the main complaints of the scope is the image is to bright so stopping down actually helps two fold. A simple cardboard mask will do fine as a stop. 

It will be interesting to see your results.

Rod

Hi i am new to this, how do you stop down the scope from F15 to F25, is it on Sharpcap?

On 11/06/2020 at 22:10, RodAstro said:

Excellent

I got my best picture yet using the Scouts Quark unit on tuesday.

Cheers Rod

Would you use a polarizing and UV/IR filter when taking photos? or just one?

Hello and welcome to the group

Good idea, i have the Samyang XP F2.4 and it is in focus at the end of the barrel which is unusual

Looks great hope you get the Christmas present listed

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