Here is my first solar snapshots.

[Cloengaa]

So I thought I would try and see what I could do with my SPC900 and the sun. As you all can see I have a lot more to learn but manual tracking because I havent polaraligned is not easy.

SO took 3 snapshots and stacked them. Can see I have to work on my focus some more.

I have a coule questions.

1. How do I get the yellow color ? what filter do I need for that.

2. If I wanted to see flares and prominences what filter do I use ?

[brantuk]

Are you using a Baader solar film filter? I think you'll only see the white colour with that. I've only seen the yellow colour and flares/prominences in proper solar telescopes. I'm no solar expert mind you, but hope that helps

[Cloengaa]

Hehe I am using the Baader Solar film that I set over the front of my scope.

I am sooo waiting on getting the money to buy a motorized tracking mount hehe

[brantuk]

Ahhh.... lol .... well if you don't have tracking it's gonna be hard to get good focus - but that's a great attempt for manual. If you have an EQ5 mount or equivalent there's some excellent dual axis motors up for grabs in the For Sale section

[anthony]

Good start. Focus is not quite there as noted. Do you have a far far far away object (stationary) that you could focus on first.

You can colourise these images in photoshop or GIMP. GIMP can be downloaded free

[Cloengaa]

Hehe Brantuk unfortunately I am on an EQ2 mount only.

Anthony Ill look into that thank you.

BTW I got my new 6mm Celestron eyepiece and damn Jupiter and the sun looked good in it.

[Photosbykev]

I use this colour balance and hue saturation to colourise my images PST Solar Imaging PhotosbyKev which you should be able to apply in most graphics packages

[Anders]

I believe the Thousand Oaks glass filter gives you an orange/yellow sun (or just add color as Kev said above), but still only in white light so you won't be able to see more than you already do with the Baader,

Solar Filters

As you said, play a bit more with the focus and the pictures will come out great

//Anders