newbie sun with refractor

[mindburner]

I had never tried to image the sun before as I have a 127mm refractor, I got some solar film and had a go. It's not much but I was pleased that I managed to get some sun spots:)

This was with an Atik 428EX OSC

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very good start. Is it a single exposure or did you stack multiple frames?

[mindburner]

Very good start. Is it a single exposure or did you stack multiple frames?

hi

it's just a single exposure, with the LP filter on LOL

The solar film I had was too small so I had to make an elaborate step down with cardboard etc. S I must get a proper, larger one made up.

There are some amazing images of the sun on this forum. I guess a dedicated solar scope is needed for these?

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

For white light solar film in front of any scope is just fine H-alpha requires a dedicated scope, or some pretty expensive mods to an ordinary scope.

[GreatAttractor]

Good result, mindburner, focus and exposure are fine. I managed similar quality single shots with Nikon D40 and a 102 mm refractor. Now you should try stacking, as little as 7-10 frames will give huge improvement in sharpness.

[Montana]

A tremendous start a super shot

Stacking will work wonders.

Alexandra

[mindburner]

Good result, mindburner, focus and exposure are fine. I managed similar quality single shots with Nikon D40 and a 102 mm refractor. Now you should try stacking, as little as 7-10 frames will give huge improvement in sharpness.

hi that's great advice, yes I must have a more serious attempt with multiple shots and see if stacking produces a bette result. 

[mindburner]

A tremendous start a super shot

Stacking will work wonders.

Alexandra

aw thanks. I must say the sun is a wonderful thing to behold, a dedicated scope is surely a great investment and something I would love to get in the future

[Clockwork_Orange]

Hi Mindburner

I found this post by Bizibilder most helpful. I'm sure it will help you to :-

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/153712-simple-white-light-solar-imaging/

Nice first go by the way

Regards

John

[mindburner]

Hi Mindburner

I found this post by Bizibilder most helpful. I'm sure it will help you to :-

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/153712-simple-white-light-solar-imaging/

Nice first go by the way

Regards

John

hi many thanks for pulling up that post, very interesting indeed and answered a lot of my questions