A few Sun H-a shots with 2x Barlow

[Luke]

These are a few experimental shots from yesterday, taken using my non-motorised mount and using a 2x Barlow. I normally use 1.6x max on my non-motorised mount, but there were some nice details on the Sun, so I tried to get in a bit closer! I captured 1100 frames for each image (instead of 1700 at 1.6x), and stacked between 100 to 300.

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March 4th, 2014

SolarMax 60 SS, Grasshopper 3 (ICX687), 2x Barlow

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Lovely shots. That last image really shows off the massive proms on the south-western limb I spotted yesterday.

[Steve Ward]

Lovely ... 

[StarlightKnight]

Luke

Absolutely amazing

Great shots

Don

[David Smith]

Captured those proms really nicely.

[Purplehayze104]

amazing shots do like the h-a ones

[Pig]

Fantastic shots that man

[Montana]

Wow! these are lovely and non-motorised too, great skill indeed :)

Alexandra

[Charon]

Really amazing work, well done.

[Luke]

Thanks, all, most kind! I had a lot of fun processing the shots Here are a few more from the session. I think the 2x Barlow is working out okay, so I'm really happy I can get in a little bit closer when my trusty HEQ5 mount is not around to help out.

Edit: I forgot to mention, that I think the second shot is the "wrong way" around. I forget to flip it before I processed it, and then I didn't like how it looked when I flipped it.

[Luke]

Thanks, Michael, I loved your observing report, it tallied with what I saw on screen and helped me to imagine having seen it through the eyepiece

Lovely shots. That last image really shows off the massive proms on the south-western limb I spotted yesterday.

[DrRobin]

Superb Luke, that looping prom is fantastic.  Wish I had the time this week, lots of blue, but sadly too busy at work.

Robin

[Luke]

Thanks, Robin, hope you get a chance to top up on the vitamin D soon.