First solar mosaic through a DS solarscout.

[zcapp96]

This was primarily a test of my new ASI290mm. I had taken solar images with my ASI120mm but the newton rings were awful on it so decided to upgrade. Planets and then the moon are my primary focus so opted for the 290mm. Not much going on on the surface at the moment and was taken early in the morning when the sun was still climbing. Not the greatest match in the panels but not bad for a first attempt. Each panel was the best 40% from 2500 frames taken through a daystar DS60 solarscout. 

[David Smith]

Great first attempt. How many panes? I always find it really tough getting consistent illumination in H Alpha mosaics, Ca-K is much easier!

 

[zcapp96]

12 minutes ago, David Smith said:

Great first attempt. How many panes? I always find it really tough getting consistent illumination in H Alpha mosaics, Ca-K is much easier!

 

Thanks, it was 10 panes. I shall have to read up on the best tips, I kept everything constant as I do with lunar mosaics but each pane was different! The edges seemed to be the main problem, will try and give more overlap in future.