Get Ready For Some Solar Action
Mar 18, 2024 17:25:04 #
Used a QHY462C camera and Astro-Tech 65EDQ telescope with a Hershel Wedge and Baader K-Line filter, mounted on an Evolution mount.
Shot several video sessions of 1000 frames each and processed for the best ten frames in PIPP then manually picked the best of the best for final postprocessing in Lightroom/Photoshop. Several sessions with a 2.5x PowerMate and one without. I tried a 5x PowerMate but the atmosphere was not co-operative!
A couple of LARGE active areas coming around the left edge of ol' Sol. They should make for some interesting imaging over the next week or so and maybe some Aurora activity as well.
Enjoy!
bwa
Shot several video sessions of 1000 frames each and processed for the best ten frames in PIPP then manually picked the best of the best for final postprocessing in Lightroom/Photoshop. Several sessions with a 2.5x PowerMate and one without. I tried a 5x PowerMate but the atmosphere was not co-operative!
A couple of LARGE active areas coming around the left edge of ol' Sol. They should make for some interesting imaging over the next week or so and maybe some Aurora activity as well.
Enjoy!
bwa
Pano of two sessions w/ no PowerMate
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With 2.5x PowerMate
With 2.5x PowerMate
With 2.5x PowerMate
With 2.5x PowerMate
Mar 19, 2024 16:00:30 #
Very nice, Brian!
Are you practicing for the Eclipse?
Or too far N/W for it?
Mar 19, 2024 16:24:56 #
SonnyE wrote:
Very nice, Brian!
Are you practicing for the Eclipse?
Or too far N/W for it?
Very nice, Brian!
Are you practicing for the Eclipse?
Or too far N/W for it?
WAY, WAY too far NW for totality but even here we'll see about 1/4 of the sun blacked out.
bwa
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