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  1. The southern hemisphere has some peculiar flocculi
  2. Explore scientific firstlight 127mm x 1200mm achromat with basler aca1920-155um camera Identical processing, Identical amount of frames. +1 difference in gain setting on the triplet. triplet set focuser position to about 17mm. quadruplet set focuser position to about 32mm. The focal point of the quadruplet barlow is nearly double, which was not expected. I think i see finer surface detail on the triplet in the white mottle's, but sharper overall image detail on the quadruplet. This could be a moment of atmosphere affect of better seeing condition, or simply a fumble by my hand with focus on the triplet. 2" Celestron Luminos 2.5x Quadruplet FPS (avg.)=149 Shutter=6.629ms Gain=13 (36%) Gamma=140 1500 frames / -90% / stacked best 4% 1.25" Celestron Ultima SV 2x Triplet FPS (avg.)=149 Shutter=6.629ms Gain=14 (38%) Gamma=140 1500 frames / -90% / stacked best 4%
  3. gosh your anodizing has completely disappeared on the pressure tuner!
  4. I never found a fix for them unfortunately, and pretty much gave up. I think the solution is to mount the telescope in a bedroom, then using a 500 watt lamp with saran wrap over the objective and then record 1 million frames of the lamp. I say 500 watts because you need to match the exposure level settings for the particular filter system used, and the amount of light output at that particular wavelength from the lamp. The 1 million frames remark is just a quip, it may only require 500,000 frames 🤣 Since the camera records at 500 frames per second, there may be a fractional factoring of required frames compared to a camera that is much slower. I,E a slower camera sees more motion blur in detail by the drifting, and a fast camera sees zero blur from the motion.
  5. IT does introduce some noise; especially if you over do it on the processing. USually it is not noticeable unless you have the gain cranked up. What are your typical exposure , gain and gamma settings for capture? Using a 0.3angstrom filter , you will experience longer exposure times because they are dimmer than a wider bandpass. Unfortunately on the solar spectrum and daystar filters the real handicap is in the blocking filter used in them; These gradually die in storage and overtime a performance loss occurs.; this is first noticed by requiring longer exposure times The mica typically stays good however. Placing the SS and Daystar stuff in a box exposes them slowly to damaging environment factors like car pollution, and humidity; even residual vapors of in home chemicals such as paint ,floors and plastics; airconditioners and heaters. Sadly the filters suck this invisible stuff up like candy unless you vacuum seal it in a silica bag Also the amount of exposure to sunlight was predetermined to cause a gradual death, regardless of energy rejection. These two filters (red and gold) are designed to fail to protect the valuable mica. 0.3angstrom filters are the best out there, and solar spectrum is the leading manufacture brand currently; so i doubt you will find anything better. The two blocker and trim filters are sourced from andover optical and they have limited shelf life, so this is the unfortunate nature of these systems. Sometimes Mark Wagner can upgrade these for you to a better suited bandwidth that can brighten up the system a bit; but the 0.3a mica is always going to be dimmer than a 0.5a system. The sundancer2 by solar spectrum is supposed to be a remedy for the expiration date on filters, with a sacrifice of etalon size and bandwidth for life time extension. It sports the baader planetarium name, but is still made by solar spectrum. They are 0.65a and are likely the next best option, the longevity factor alone is very attractive. I do agree with the camera statement, perhaps you can find one with greater sensitivity in h-alpha. Some cameras now are well suited for near infrared light and would indeed provide a brighter image. Using such a high focal length is going to decrease image brightness; so trying to maximize efficiency is certainly worth investing in to get the most of the filter you already have. I did this with my calcium system, found one that had 85% quantum efficiency at my desired wavelength and it was immediately noticeable when i used a long focal length. Most cameras are less than 50% efficient below 400nm; so you can imagine boosting this to 85% would logically provide an improvement somewhere and it does.
  6. It certainly depends on the frame rate, and length of the video duration. I find that 8-10 second capture time per video is the ideal amount for h-alpha; and Realistically one only needs to use 250 frames for stacking. Less stacked frames = less processing as well.
  7. while you are capturing, disable your wifi first; then Click on the start menu and open "virus an threat protection" , click on the manage settings button just under the virus and threat protection section; and disable them all. You will gain 150+ fps ability from your camera Something about the real time virus threat monitoring and cloud protection and automatic sample submission kills the camera record speed. I guess it uploads your capture somewhere on the net while you are making it... Turn them all back on when you are done capturing and ready to get back online.
  8. If you have a chance to go look at this active region, it is very impressive. The penumbra is incredible! full size
  9. The UV mercury I-line would be hiding somewhere inbetween 365nm and 366nm, and the green mercury e-line is exactly 546.073
  10. can you post a barium and mercury i-line image when you get a chance?
  11. Looks like I got a lemon. $7000.0 quantum SE 0.5 angstrom. I guess that saying "you get what you pay for" does not apply to anything at daystar. While the area that is good, is indeed good. I cannot believe they shipped something where only 1/5th the image is presentable. I have had PST etalon's that only cost $500 perform better. A flat would not even fix this The top right of this image is phenomenal. Its too bad that it the only "great" part of this $7000 product. Dont ever buy a quantum.
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