My first (and probably last) Sun

[JSeaman]

I have never tried solar imaging before but I was given some Baader film yesterday so I 3D printed a cap for my ED80 and gave it a whirl. Whilst I don't really know what I'm doing, I managed to get this image using FireCapture with ~1.5mS exposure time and it's exactly what I hoped to get. Using autostakkert and registax gave me the final image and I'm not sure how far from 'real' I have made it, I didn't intend to create any kind of artefacts etc. A little false colour made it orange and now I will probably give up and move back to DSOs!

 

[maw lod qan]

I call that an excellent image. 

What ever you image, enjoy it and do it for your pleasure!

[JSeaman]

Couldn't agre more and thank you!

 

[Swoop1]

A very nice image with plenty of detail, which can be hard to tease out in white light images (or at least in my experience it can be).

Perhaps you should stick with Solar imaging as a sideline?

[JSeaman]

Well if there is an eclipse I might have another go. Although nice to hear I haven't done terribly!

[The Admiral]

No you haven't, it's a rather nice disk. Reticulation nicely revealed, and I like the colour.

Hone your skills for eclipses and transits.

Ian

[RT65CB-SWL]

That is damn good. Plenty of detail to see when the imaged is at maximum resolution.