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by Taipan
Sat May 07, 2022 1:56 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sol in H⍺ - 6th May 2022
Replies: 8
Views: 286

Re: Sol in H⍺ - 6th May 2022

Realy nice pictures. I cant understand how you guys make the filaments stand out från the surface like that?? I can't get a result like that. Also use the Lunt 60MT. What programs to you use for sharpening and preprosessing? Use IMPPG and PS. Have pixinsight also but neber used it for solar. Or is i...
by Taipan
Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:48 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: Full well, an issue??
Replies: 6
Views: 1553

Re: Full well, an issue??

I don't need to use gain to get a good exposuretime. 1,79ms at Gain 0. The reason i asked is because of the readout noice.It's much lower at gain71. But thats not an issue i guess. And the dynamic range doesn't give me better proms from the dark sky when i do exposure of the limb? I only take one ex...
by Taipan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:51 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: Full well, an issue??
Replies: 6
Views: 1553

Re: Full well, an issue??

Oh. The camera is the player one Apollo-M Mini.
by Taipan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:50 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: Full well, an issue??
Replies: 6
Views: 1553

Full well, an issue??

A question. Is the full well related to the dynamic range? My camera has a fullwell at 25880 at gain 0. And the FW is 11003 at Gain 70 Because of a function in the camera the noice is reduced at gain70 and the dynamicrange is almost the same as at gain 0. Only the full well is still reduced at Gain7...
by Taipan
Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Monochome camera for Lunt 60mm
Replies: 21
Views: 1304

Re: Monochome camera for Lunt 60mm

Hello. I use the same Lunt60MT with the Player One Neptune-m. That camera has the IMX178 mono sensor. 2,4um pixels and still gives plenty of space to fit the sun on the sensor. The player one camera has a built in memory that gives me a stedy flow of 30fps at16bit and 60fps at 8bit when i use the fu...
by Taipan
Sun Mar 06, 2022 12:18 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: Sun från Sweden.
Replies: 14
Views: 814

Re: Sun från Sweden.

Tanks for all the nice replies.
Guess there is no need for the BF1200 blockingfilter either then. This is with my BF600.
by Taipan
Sun Mar 06, 2022 12:18 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun från Sweden.
Replies: 15
Views: 517

Re: Sun från Sweden.

Tanks for all the nice replies.
Guess there is no need for the BF1200 blockingfilter either then. This is with my BF600.
by Taipan
Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:13 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: Sun från Sweden.
Replies: 14
Views: 814

Sun från Sweden.

Sun from today 220305.
Starting to understand how to tune my Lunt 60MT but think i need a DS module... :)

Lunt60MT/Playerone Neptune-M
by Taipan
Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:13 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun från Sweden.
Replies: 15
Views: 517

Sun från Sweden.

Sun from today 220305.
Starting to understand how to tune my Lunt 60MT but think i need a DS module... :)

Lunt60MT/Playerone Neptune-M
by Taipan
Tue Feb 22, 2022 4:51 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: editing inverted images..
Replies: 7
Views: 336

editing inverted images..

Hi.
Playing around with inverted sun images.
In this picture the sun is dark in the middle but nere the edge its getting brighter and brighter.
Anybody who knows a method of geting rid of that??
by Taipan
Wed Feb 16, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: Lunt or coronado blockfilter?
Replies: 2
Views: 1309

Lunt or coronado blockfilter?

Just wondering
I have a Lunt LS60MT. Can i use a Coronado BF-10 on that scope or is there any reason to use a Lunt blockfilter? If i don’t care about the gold colour. :)
by Taipan
Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: New camera
Replies: 8
Views: 1466

Re: New camera

I Had the ASI 120mm, 120mm+ and the 178mm all with NR.
No rings with the player one IMX178 model.. And it has a build in tillt function
by Taipan
Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:44 am
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200
Replies: 14
Views: 1636

Re: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200

Ok. Tnx for answers. I have a 2.5X powermate so i guess it will work then :) Use a Player one IMX178 so i will use the LS60MH (420mm) for full disk and tha powermate for closeups.... Just waiting for the Lunt to arrive.... Used a Lunt 50 before and the backfokus on that one didn't allow any barlow o...
by Taipan
Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:01 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200
Replies: 14
Views: 1636

Re: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200

Would something like this work?
https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/pr ... ngth-.html

Put it in front of the blockfilter..
by Taipan
Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:29 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200
Replies: 14
Views: 1636

Re: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200

Best to look through the massive archived-material on the SolarChat pages - with their images through different Barlow's as the 60mm Lunt scopes have been around for well over 10-years, so one can decide on the different manufacturers of each, plus their current prices and availability can be check...
by Taipan
Tue Feb 01, 2022 10:06 am
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200
Replies: 14
Views: 1636

Re: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200

Any tips on which 1,25" 2x-3x barlow is preferable?
by Taipan
Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:26 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: 2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200
Replies: 14
Views: 1636

2” barlow on Lunt60MT B1200

I just bought a Lunt 60MT with tha B1200 blockfilter.
I alredy have a 2x barlow 2”.
Is it possible to mount the barlow between the telescope and tha blockfilter? Or must i have a 1,25” barlow and mount it afterski the blockfilter?
I have a 1,25” powermate Also but they are crap for solar i heard??
by Taipan
Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:35 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: Lunt LS60MB Backfokus
Replies: 1
Views: 561

Lunt LS60MB Backfokus

Anybody who use this scoope?’ Where thinking about tha backfokus.
Is it as short as on the LS50? No space for tiltadaptor and so on.
Is it possible to use a powermate/barlow on the Lunt 60MT??
by Taipan
Sun Jun 13, 2021 2:28 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: powermate on Lunt50THa
Replies: 13
Views: 1339

Re: powermate on Lunt50THa

Ok. Didn't thing it should be possible to reach fokus with that setup. But then i will try :)
Do you not got problems with newtonrings either??
by Taipan
Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: powermate on Lunt50THa
Replies: 13
Views: 1339

powermate on Lunt50THa

Is there anyone who has succeded to put a 2,5X powermate on the little Lunt50? If so, can you give me some tips on where in the imagetrain i should put it? And distance from blockfilter and to camera to achive fokus... I allredy got the powermate so i thought i should try this out before i bye a big...
by Taipan
Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:06 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: New camera for my Lunt50
Replies: 6
Views: 364

Re: New camera for my Lunt50

Thank you, there is really a lot of space. I see that the right side of the disc is "lit up", perhaps you already know what this happens when the pressure tuner is not tuned. Ivan Yes,it's a littlebit tricky to get the sun tuned and evenly lit.. This was only to show how big the sun is on...
by Taipan
Wed Jun 02, 2021 6:38 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: New camera for my Lunt50
Replies: 5
Views: 416

Re: New camera for my Lunt50

Ivan wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:37 pm Great result. I also shoot with Lunt50. Is it a mosaic or does the sun fit entirely onto your sensor?

Ivan
The sun fits on the sensor. The IMX178 as a 8,92mm diagonal and the sun from the Lunt 50 is about 3,5mm i think so it's lots of space :)
This picture shows the sun on the full sensor
by Taipan
Wed Jun 02, 2021 6:38 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: New camera for my Lunt50
Replies: 6
Views: 364

Re: New camera for my Lunt50

Ivan wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:37 pm Great result. I also shoot with Lunt50. Is it a mosaic or does the sun fit entirely onto your sensor?

Ivan
The sun fits on the sensor. The IMX178 as a 8,92mm diagonal and the sun from the Lunt 50 is about 3,5mm i think so it's lots of space :)
This picture shows the sun on the full sensor
by Taipan
Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:32 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: New camera for my Lunt50
Replies: 6
Views: 364

New camera for my Lunt50

Sun from 30/5 taken with my Lunt50THa SS. Bought a new camera because i had a problem with newtonrings with my ZWO 178MM. Got my eyes on the "Player One Neptune-M". It also got the IMX178 sensor but also have built in tiltadaptor. And built in memory for higher speed. So i thought i should...
by Taipan
Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:32 pm
Forum: SPoD Archive
Topic: New camera for my Lunt50
Replies: 5
Views: 416

New camera for my Lunt50

Sun from 30/5 taken with my Lunt50THa SS. Bought a new camera because i had a problem with newtonrings with my ZWO 178MM. Got my eyes on the "Player One Neptune-M". It also got the IMX178 sensor but also have built in tiltadaptor. And built in memory for higher speed. So i thought i should...
by Taipan
Sun May 09, 2021 5:23 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: LS60MT VS LS60THa.
Replies: 11
Views: 1249

Re: LS60MT VS LS60THa.

Sorry for the delay in replying, as have just been on the telephone to Mauritius for the last three hours - OOOh AAAh !! I believe that the 50mm DS you have will also fit the 60mm scope, but a confirmation from Lunt, where you should give the exact product-code of yours - will confirm that, as I al...
by Taipan
Sun May 09, 2021 3:50 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: LS60MT VS LS60THa.
Replies: 11
Views: 1249

Re: LS60MT VS LS60THa.

So, is there some kind of adaptor to fit the 50mm to the 60??
by Taipan
Sun May 09, 2021 1:28 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: LS60MT VS LS60THa.
Replies: 11
Views: 1249

Re: LS60MT VS LS60THa.

I can't vouch definitely for the A - differences, as if I want to, I double stack my Ha 60mm with a 60mm DS which obviously makes the contrast much- better for Solar-surface detail, albeit with the loss of prominence detail. Of course a 0.5A difference is very nice... I generally for imaging prefer...
by Taipan
Sun May 09, 2021 12:02 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: LS60MT VS LS60THa.
Replies: 11
Views: 1249

Re: LS60MT VS LS60THa.

Oh, another question.. Is it possible to use the 50mm DS filter from my LS50 on the 60mm modell??
by Taipan
Sun May 09, 2021 12:01 pm
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: LS60MT VS LS60THa.
Replies: 11
Views: 1249

Re: LS60MT VS LS60THa.

And the small difference 0,7Å-0,65Å between the two models are nothing to worry about??
by Taipan
Sun May 09, 2021 9:20 am
Forum: Commercial Solar Filters/Cameras/Hardware
Topic: LS60MT VS LS60THa.
Replies: 11
Views: 1249

LS60MT VS LS60THa.

My question is witch of those should i bye? :)
Is the MT the new version of Lunts 60mm scope? Better etalon in that one?
Only gonna use it fore sun Ha so the fact that i can use the MT as at night scope is not an issue.
by Taipan
Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:32 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 27/6-2020 Full disc from Sweden
Replies: 9
Views: 568

Re: Sun 27/6-2020 Full disc from Sweden

Thank you. Sadly the Lunt 50 has so short backfokus that i cant use a tiltadaptor. Tryed different alternatives but could never reach fokus. :(. So flats it is for me i’m afraid.
by Taipan
Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:56 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 27/6-2020 Full disc from Sweden
Replies: 9
Views: 568

Re: Sun 27/6-2020 Full disc from Sweden

Another version of the same picture. Used another flat.No NR. :)
Maybe a little bit oversharpend :).
by Taipan
Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:38 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 27/6-2020 Full disc from Sweden
Replies: 9
Views: 568

Sun 27/6-2020 Full disc from Sweden

Today there where some spots. :)
Still fiddeling around with my Lunt 50.. Didn't get the flats right this thime... Some NR.
by Taipan
Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 19/6-2020
Replies: 5
Views: 447

Sun 19/6-2020

Another try with my little Lunt 50. :)
First try using solarflats. A more even lit disk and no Newtonrings :) Nice.
Also made two exposurs this time. The proms might be a littla bit out of focus? Or didn't i shapen those enough maybe....
Well one of my best tryes yet i think :)
by Taipan
Sun Jun 14, 2020 7:29 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Morningsun from Sweden
Replies: 9
Views: 510

Morningsun from Sweden

Todays sun with my little Lunt50 and ASI178mm. Where playing around with the DS filter and tried my new focuser(moonlite mini). Not an even illuminated disc but i think it's ok :) 500frames taken with sharpcap. Stacked and auto-sharpen in ASS3 and color anda little bit of stretching to get the proms...
by Taipan
Thu May 28, 2020 2:34 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Lunt LS50THa+barlow/powermate??
Replies: 8
Views: 638

Re: Lunt LS50THa+barlow/powermate??

Ok, nice. Guess it's worth trying out then. it will be f17 or something so it might be other problems with hi Gain and so on..
But worth trying. Tinking of bying a powermait for planetary use anyway, to use with my SCT..
by Taipan
Wed May 27, 2020 6:34 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Lunt LS50THa+barlow/powermate??
Replies: 8
Views: 638

Re: Lunt LS50THa+barlow/powermate??

Imaging... Use an ASI178mm
by Taipan
Wed May 27, 2020 6:25 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Lunt LS50THa+barlow/powermate??
Replies: 8
Views: 638

Re: Lunt LS50THa+barlow/powermate??

Nice. What hapend with the backfocus? Longer distance? The barlow is mounted after the blockingfilter i supose. Betwen the diagonal and the camera..
by Taipan
Wed May 27, 2020 6:11 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Lunt LS50THa+barlow/powermate??
Replies: 8
Views: 638

Lunt LS50THa+barlow/powermate??

Just curious. Anybody tryed to put an 2xbarlow/powermate on this little scope? To get a little bit closer to the proms. :)
by Taipan
Fri May 22, 2020 7:53 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: How to use the DS ethalon on Lunt50?
Replies: 3
Views: 424

How to use the DS ethalon on Lunt50?

How do you use the DS filter on Lunt50? When i use the filter the pictute is wery uneven lit. I don't turn the knob on the filter at all. If i do the sun starts to burn out from one side.. Do you rotate the DS-filter on the scope to get it right and let the filter IN the scope do half the sun and th...
by Taipan
Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Sun 21/3-2020 Full disc
Replies: 15
Views: 3484

Sun 21/3-2020 Full disc

First sun with my new camera. Not so much NR anymore. Maybe some faint ones but i dont bother :) Much better than my old camera.
Lunt 50THa, ASI 178mm.. 15s Ser.
by Taipan
Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:49 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: focus help for solar
Replies: 5
Views: 4684

focus help for solar

Using a Lunt 50 and a ZWO ASI 178mm. What program do you use when you filming? And because its so hard to se the screen on the computer when you are out in the syn. Is there som focus aid function for the sun?? Tried Firecapture but have problems with frames not being saved. And just downloaded Shar...
by Taipan
Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:17 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..
Replies: 11
Views: 2474

Re: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..

Ok. Tnx. Then i just have to utse PS to remove them. Not the best solution bit it works..
by Taipan
Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:07 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Todays sun from Sweden.
Replies: 4
Views: 1155

Todays sun from Sweden.

My pic of the sun 2/6. I think i got really good proms out of one 8bit pic. First try with my DS ethalon. Think the lines around the sunspot got much more details. And the disk didn't need so much red in PS.
NR removed in PS.
by Taipan
Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:01 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..
Replies: 11
Views: 2474

Re: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..

Just for info.. It didn't work for me. Can't reach fokus with that adaptor and T2ti-ti ring. Guess i just have to live with the nr or take them away in PS. But thanx for help and tips.
by Taipan
Tue May 29, 2018 3:21 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..
Replies: 11
Views: 2474

Re: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..

Hmm, i now se that you don't have the helical focuser? It your shorter than the original?
by Taipan
Mon May 28, 2018 3:56 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..
Replies: 11
Views: 2474

Re: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..

Ok. Tnx. Maybe try this adaptor. I don't hav to tilt tha camera so much så it might work as long as a reach focus.
:)
by Taipan
Mon May 28, 2018 7:06 am
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..
Replies: 11
Views: 2474

Re: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..

krakatoa1883 wrote: Sat May 26, 2018 2:51 pm OK, my LS50 reaches focus with the tilt adapter, provided the short C-T2 connection is used.

What tiltadaptor are you using?
by Taipan
Fri May 25, 2018 1:57 pm
Forum: This is SolarChat !!
Topic: Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..
Replies: 11
Views: 2474

Help! Tiltadaptor and Lunt LS50..

Anyone used any tiltadaptor with the LS50 and achieved focus?
Trying to get rid of NR....