My first solar image 22/04/12

[StuW]

ED80 Pro, Full aperture Solar Filter, Samsung GX-20 DSLR and some fettling in Photoshop.

[Montana]

WOW that's stunning!

Alexandra

[Woolleson]

Very good, love the detail you have captured

[Bizibilder]

Now that is a goody! As a first image you should be proud of it. Perfect focus and exposure - and well aligned ie the right way up!

[StuW]

Thanks everyone...

Bizibuilder: I cheated by looking on Spaceweather and roughly aligning it.. lol

Might try it with a 2x Barlow next clear day. Focussing was quite difficult as my liveview can't adjust the exposure so I have to use the optical viewfinder.

[Bizibilder]

Cheating is OK it's getting caught that's bad!

[nightfisher]

really nice, an image to be proud of, i will be pleased if my first solar image is half as good as yours

[markt]

Excellent result! 8)

[iwatkins]

Really nice Stu

Anyway, its not cheating

There are three things in life I have a problem with doing in my head, I have to reach for paper and pencil:

1. Working out what time it is when the clocks change or if you crossed the International Data Line.

2. Working out which way is up on an image through a telescope, i.e. is it mirrored and inverted, or just one, or none?

3. Working out North on the sun.

For point 3 I "cheat" and use this: Solar Map of Active Regions | Raben Systems, Inc. or www.SolarMonitor.org

Cheers

Ian

[RikM]

Wonderful image Stu. Was this a single shot or a stack?

[StuW]

That was a single image, I can't find any software that will stack 14.3mp tiffs without hanging! I've just done some more with a 2x ED Barlow and some extension tubes and the detail is amazing.. just playing with processing to bring it out even more.

[Bizibilder]

I do my full disc Solar images by taking JPEG's and stacking them in Registax 5. I know the purists will disagree but it works!

[JamesF]

It is a lovely shot, especially with so much activity visible.

James

[RikM]

I do my full disc Solar images by taking JPEG's and stacking them in Registax 5. I know the purists will disagree but it works!

That's how I normally do it