Monday's daub: Sunflowers?

[Rusted]

How can I possibly compete with the images shared here?

[tooth_dr]

Nowt wrong with that!  Better than my attempt (I didnt get my scope out 😂)

[Rusted]

33 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Nowt wrong with that!  Better than my attempt (I didnt get my scope out 😂)

Isn't that what they call: Damned by faint praise?

[Rusted]

Not to be outdone: Here's the H-a daub for today:

[Rusted]

And... hot off the press: 

[Pete Presland]

Very nice set of images.

[Rusted]

36 minutes ago, Pete Presland said:

Very nice set of images.

Really? Should have gone to Specsavers!

I ought add that I think my images are awful compared with all the others who post here.

I see them as so far beyond my present level of skill that I only post mine to amuse the regulars.

[Pete Presland]

Some nice detail in the penumbra  on the first image and light bridge showing very well. 

The wider view looks good as well, with what looks like a couple of  filaments visible,  as well as some decent "surface" detail.

And  a nice prom, you should see some of my early images 😉

[Rusted]

1 hour ago, Pete Presland said:

Some nice detail in the penumbra  on the first image and light bridge showing very well. 

The wider view looks good as well, with what looks like a couple of  filaments visible,  as well as some decent "surface" detail.

And  a nice prom, you should see some of my early images 😉

You are much too kind, Sir! 

[Pete Presland]

10 minutes ago, Rusted said:

You are much too kind, Sir! 

My glass always half full when it comes to all things astronomy Chris. I think there is probably a better image in the data than maybe you are ending up with. Are stacking 40% of the frames on all your videos?

 

P.S your 7" Refractor is a very impressive looking scope!

[JamesF]

1 minute ago, Pete Presland said:

My glass always half full when it comes to all things astronomy Chris. I think there is probably a better image in the data than maybe you are ending up with. Are stacking 40% of the frames on all your videos?

I have been wondering myself if some experimentation with the numbers of frames might yield less noise in the sunspot images.  Getting focus absolutely bang on is something that requires a little practice, too.  There's not really much substitute for time at the scope in that regard, and as I got more used to the process I also found it easier to be more ruthless about dropping data I wasn't happy with.  Certainly when I started I found it hard to throw away data that was probably not good enough when I'd spent so much time and effort collecting it.

James

[Rusted]

Valuable information gentlemen.

I am still a relative novice at imaging and even more so at processing.

You may well have saved me from buying that 100TB hard drive.