The Sun - 01 Jun 2013

[David Smith]

Nice and clear and bright again this morning but a bit of a breeze. Eventually managed to see one of the spots on the camera screen allowing me at least a chance of being able to achieve a focused image. Shot 130 x 1/1000th @ ISO 200, stacked just 26 after processing in PIPP.

20130601 by David_The_Bears_Fan, on Flickr

[Bizibilder]

Good capture - still totally clouded out in the East today.

[David Smith]

Thanks, looks like it might clear up for you later Roger.

[Bizibilder]

I might get a look in the late afternoon according to Sat24.

[emadmoussa]

Guys, I'm not a Sun fan...but looking at your photos, I just go...WOW!!! There might be more magic to the sun than I think. I'm now sorely tempted

OK, here come the ignorant questions.

Do you necessarily need a dedicate solar telescope or you can simply get a solar filter?

Does the size of telescope matter in terms of details and magnifications?

In nutshell, where do you start?

Thanks!!

[allcart]

It looks fairly quiet in your pic David, but I assure you, its not. Great views here at the mo. Just off out to get some piccies.

[David Smith]

Guys, I'm not a Sun fan...but looking at your photos, I just go...WOW!!! There might be more magic to the sun than I think. I'm now sorely tempted

OK, here come the ignorant questions.

Do you necessarily need a dedicate solar telescope or you can simply get a solar filter?

Does the size of telescope matter in terms of details and magnifications?

In nutshell, where do you start?

Thanks!!

No you don't need a dedicated solar scope. I bought my 80mm achro scope for the purpose but it gets used for grab n go as well occasionally. You can just add a filter, either home-made or off-the-shelf. This will show you the Sun spots and faculae and is what I have used to create the image above (what's called white light). If you want to see prominences and flares and things then yes, you need a dedicated H alpha scope and things get a bit more expensive (as an example).

It looks fairly quiet in your pic David, but I assure you, its not. Great views here at the mo. Just off out to get some piccies.

I assume you are off out with your Lunt monster Allan! Just heading out for a look with the PST now myself.

[Steve Ward]

Nice one David ,

Getting gradually brighter here so may get something later , just before Roger . . .

[allcart]

I assume you are off out with your Lunt monster Allan! Just heading out for a look with the PST now myself.

Oh yes. First the lunt, then the lunt/pst double stack mod, to see if it works, then the lunt monster, then if the gods are with me.............the lunt monster plus pst for a test of monster double stacking..

[David Smith]

I like the sound of double stacking monsters

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice image again.

[JamesF]

Indeed so.

James