couleurblue Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hi...its been a while since I managed to get some sun:) I am still trying to perfect sun imaging, and here is a little of yesterdays sun:-Next,the same region animated.Note the high speed materialejection from the sunspot---very fast...over 2o minutes....hundreds of thousands of miles an hour velocity.Unfortunately the sun was low,and the air tubulent---especially with aircraft from Heathrow all around!And finally,a group of proms.....animated from shots of an hours activity. If you look carefully you can see plasma moving in a waveacross from left to right from the two main proms,and continuing in a wave left of these and back to the surface.Enjoy:DThanks for viewing....Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Gordon,Looks like finally getting some successes!Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markt Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couleurblue Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 Cheers Ken and Mark. Yes Ken,things are getting better.I stripped the etalon (did you say oh my God!!!!!!!!),and completely reset it.Now I have super simultaneoussurface and prom detail,which can be improved either way . What I lack now is higher mag. resolution. Have room to get focus with the teleview x2.5 in place,butvery fine focus is not possible...may be better next year when the sun is higherand there is less turbulence,If not,I have reached the limit with the vixen, Nevertheless,it produces lovely clean sharp images with the DMK 21 only. Will make lovely animations!!!! with DSSR guiding and DVS software( Under trial at mo) and photoshop or GIF animator Think I need a 41 DMK or better! Money money money Ha Ha. Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon60 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hi Gordon,Great to see things coming along. I'm curious to know what you did to the etalon and how it improved things.Love the animations.Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Knowing Gordon's set-up...that makes two of us!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couleurblue Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 The etalon....of course,I did not interfere with the etalon itself,but the front and rear lens 'cradles'were loose and rattling in the housing..... these were removed and repositioned/reseated and sealed. I also rotated and reset the setting wheel of the etalon and found that it was way off.With some very careful air cleaning and tightening,and repositioning the changes were remarkable!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couleurblue Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 You see Ken,I had nothing to loose. The etalon was useless and not fit for purpose. Risking its complete destruction was the only option.Nothing to lose by taking it to pieces as far as possible and a decent reassemble. I did discover a number of marks and anomalies that revealed the possibility that it had been disassembled before me,and poorly put back again!!! How odd to say the least:) Gordon....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 All's well that ends well!Strange that the lenses were loose....Hmm something else to add to the write-up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Fantastic animations!Alexandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon60 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks for clarifying Gordon. Sounds like something to be attempted only as a last resort, which is where you were at!Now your equipment is sorted, the rest is probably down to image processing technique........RegardsStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couleurblue Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks Alexandra...hope for much better next year .Yer, the lenses Ken.I often wondered what the rattling was. I found out Stu,I am still a novice at image processing.... Ken gave some advice for which I am thankful,but now over winter I need to read a lot. Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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