These types of comparisons can be tricky unless you run the tests in rigorous way as there are so many other factors at play. I always capture in 8 bit mode (SER) and can capture disk and proms at the same time and in quite some detail. It depends on the image capture settings (speed, gain, gamma) a...

Not so impressive in WL for sure, but informative nevertheless, showing a nice collection of pores. Beautiful Ha images, Martin.

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Welcome back, Dave. Excellent images. It really is surprising how quickly we can get rusty during even relatively short breaks.

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Excellent images, Paul. Nicely done.

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Beautiful results, Maurits. Lots of lovely details.

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Thanks for your report, James.

Many thanks for your kind comments, everyone.

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Many thanks, everyone. I was really pleased to see/image the large prom.

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Many congratulations, Martin. Great image.

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Hi Some solar images in Ha, captured on my 150mm/DS Lunt 35 mod. Basler acA1920-155 um camera 2.7x PM Full disk DS Lunt 60, Basler acA2440-75 um, 1.5x Barlow, 2 pane mosaic https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51114055905_d4cc37bf1a_k.jpg 20210413_Ha_FD_mono by Stuart Green , on Flickr https://live.s...

Super long prom today! Ha on a 150mm'Lunt 35 mod. 2.7x PM Basler acA1920-155um I had to push the gain to get a reasonable image of this faint prom without overly long exposure times. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51112998569_d02bd05cd6_k.jpg 20210413_Ha_Prom_Mono by Stuart Green , on Flickr Th...

Super crisp proms, Eric. Very nice.

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Excellent images, Mark, as usual.
Enjoy your time on the canal. Hopefully the weather will hold both for imaging and relaxing outdoors with a few beers.

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Just a few frames, Ivan, but at least it provides a good impression of solar dynamics.

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Superb prom images, Eric. Very nice indeed.

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Nice report and beautiful images, James.

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Many thanks, everyone. Back to a covering of cloud today

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We're having quite a run of beautiful weather here, albeit a bit on the cold side with a covering of morning ground frost, so yet another opportunity for solar imaging this morning. FDs again in Ha and Ca II K. The region that hasn't quite developed into a sunspot (still a collection of pores) is lo...

Many thanks, everyone. Really appreciated.

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Beautiful images, Mark. Really excellent resolution. Boiling froth!!

Sorry to hear the ISS transit capture was unsuccessful (this time).

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Another beautiful day with an almost cloudless start, so another opportunity for solar imaging in Ha and Ca II K. With half decent seeing (for a nice change) I even tried a close up view of the bright plage area towards the east. Hydrogen Alpha FDs in Mono and Colour: Lunt 60 Basler acA2440-75 um 1....

Many thanks, everyone. Much appreciated.

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Hi Alexandra,

I guess the seeing conditions will have to be pretty near perfect on a C11 for calcium images. That’s probably the limiting factor at the moment, maybe?

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Very nice images, Jozef, in challenging seeing conditions.

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Very nice WL images, Ivan.
A warm welcome. Great to have you on board.

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