Ten Seconds ZWO ASI174 white light

[Luke]

Hi Folks,

Well I was expecting zero seconds of sun today during solar luncheon, I suppose I should be chuffed to have got ten seconds once I rushed the focus. Focus may have been off etc. but camera seems to be working okay, so I'll take that for a first light given the mass of cloud of recent days. I am not counting the light bulb the other night!

13th February, 2015
Tele Vue 60, Lunt 1.25 inch Herschel Wedge, Solar Continuum and UV/IR cut filters, ZWO ASI174 camera, 1.6x Barlow

Only about ten seconds worth of capture. Not sure how I will get on with expected Newton's rings in h-alpha, but I will try flats and drift, not so keen to look at a tilt solution unless I have to. And white light and lunar should be fun with the much faster frame rate than my trusty Grasshopper 3 (26FPS).

Good luck all other ASI174 first lighters!

Luke

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice result. I have not seen severe Newton-ring problems in other IMX174-based cameras like those from Point Grey or Bassler (no worse than my DMK21 occasionally shows) . I am not expecting the ASI174 to be radically different in this respect.

[sooot]

Ill class that as a good first light.

[Pete Presland]

Very nice 1st light look forward to seeing more.

[Montana]

Not bad for 10 seconds :) I'd just love to see the Sun for 10 seconds

Alexandra

[Luke]

Thanks, Michael, Craig, Pete and Alexandra

Hang on in there, Alexandra, I think Michael has the sun at the moment but it's coming back here when his ASI174 arrives

[Pig]

Nice one Luke  it takes me 15 seconds to get my scope outside and ready to use.... and you can snap an image like that in 10..... cant be bad

[Johan L]

Lovely image Very interesting camera, I would really like that outstanding frame rate