2.03.2020 Candelabra prom

[Rusted]

First proper sunshine since I built my new H-alpha OTA.

iStar 150/10 H-a, 160mm external Baader D-ERF, Baader H-a 35nm, Beloptik KG3, PST etalon, Maier ITF, PST BF5.

ZWO ASI174CC, WO 2x Barlow, SharpCap, AS!2, PhotoFiltre7.

 

Edited March 2, 2020 by Rusted

[Rusted]

Tried iMPPG to bring out more detail at the price of over-sharpening. Interesting but too heavy handed!

 

The next image is gentler treatment in iMPPG. Note the rapid changes in the prom's appearance.

Edited March 2, 2020 by Rusted
New image

[Pete Presland]

Superb looking prom!

[Rusted]

Thanks Pete. Rapid changes taking place.
Too much cloud to try an animation. Sky becoming milky with more wind.

[Peter Drew]

Very promising debut for the new rig.     😃

[vineyard]

The 2nd image reminds me of a Joshua Tree for some reason!  The 3rd image is much more fluid - conjures up the prom rippling away. 👏🏽

[Rusted]

21 minutes ago, Peter Drew said:

Very promising debut for the new rig.     😃

Thanks Peter. I hope you realize it's all your fault! 😎

 

[Rusted]

This is a largely unprocessed image of the solar surface without the Barlow.
Run through AS!2 to produce a still image using 100 frames out of 2000. NO sharpening.
I used only a touch of Histogram in PF7 to make the contrast slightly more obvious.

 

[Peter Drew]

47 minutes ago, Rusted said:

Thanks Peter. I hope you realize it's all your fault! 😎