Thanks Guys! Your thoughts are much appreciated !! I tried a dfferent type of contrast adjustment with this set using the 3D camera lighting adjustment in PS6. This will be it for me for awhile as I AIC2012 is fast approaching. I also have 3 data sets of DSO that I went very deep on I need to deal w...

Which presenation do you prefer?
It is amazing to me how differently they show the story. Thanks for all your help . .

Nicely Done!

To take a flat in full disk mode you take essentially five out of focus sun images, one in each corner and one in the middle. Then combine the files in photoshop using lighten. this will produce a flat that is filled in and can then be used as a real full field flat. B) Chris I have a coupole of fl...

Ok - so I thought I would try my hand at greyscale with some data from today. Have lots of interesting stuff but just too tired to mess with it all. I messed up my flats so sharp eyes can see some ERings. Hate them things

Very nice! I was debating to do some imaging this morning so you may have inspired me. Interesting stuff to zoom into.

Hey Ken, Just letting you know that for some reason the prom pic you took last year is still my favorite. I still use it as my intro screen for the lectures I keep getting invited to do. I am giving it at Dragon*Con this weekend and at a NOVAC meeting in September. Your name and image has been seen...

I almost did not post this as it a bit below standards but it is kind of fun with a teal background.

Thanks for taking the time to look . . .

This is excellent Ken! Many thanks. I need to get my head around using masks for solar imaging more... Would you mind if I put a link to you solar vidsthe imaging tutorials section of my website http://brierleyhillsolar.blogspot.co.uk/p/imaging-tutorials.html - naturally I would credit you for it! ...

WOW!! amazing images! LOL you don't have enough solar telescopes I think!

I love it when People really dive into what they do!

Very Nice and Welcome! You will find the people here very encouraging and helpful.

Remote focusing is wonderful!! Very nice setup!

Kindest Regards,

Congrats! amazing possiblities!

I see that the "artsy Arcs" are getting really popular and there are several methods to produce these using brushes which work nicely. Even with my Wacom Tablet my hand is not always very steady and I want total control over the result. So I threw together this tutorial that uses my favorite tools -...

WOW! top notch!

With AIC just two months away and constaint clear skies I have not been imaging the Sun so much but was able to grab a few frames. This is just a quickie with my 60mm. Hope everyone has been doing well . .

Just wondering if anyone has tried this camera. It features larger formats at 30fps.

http://www.ptgrey.com/products/grasshop ... asheet.pdf

Regards,

Ken,

Can you also tell us which scope and camera?

SolarMax 60 (SS) modified with a TCF-S focuser and DMK41. See the link below;

http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Solar/Coronado.html

Regards,

Also can you give us a hint of image processing techniques? :) thank you, Gabor Thanks again for the very kind words . . . Well, there were many tools used on that image. DeConvolution, Smart Sharpen, HDTR Toning tool, highpass filtering, differential colorizing, all blended together with Masks in ...

This movie was created by my good friend Mike Mayda using an Epic-X camera on a Takahashi EM-200 german-equatorial mount with a Nikon 300mm f/2.8 lens and doubler through a white solar filter. Frame rate was 3 fps. This was worked over in Nuke-X to add color and sharpen it a bit, and then slowed ano...

Ken, Nice to see you again !! Wow, that is an amazing shot. It is unbelievable how you managed to bring out so much details on the cloud and on the surface at the same time !! :ohmy: :ohmy: Masterpiece of image ! Fernando Edit: It doesn't look like to be a composite, is it Ken ? Thanks for the very...

Nice Plasma Cloud that looks kind of like a fish! Have a greak weekend!

Hello Everyone,

Had a great time at the Chico Observatory with Alex Filippenko and 2500 - 2700 attendees. Weather was fantastic but it was not quite a bullseye. This is a bit more than double speed.

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Thank you for the encouraging words. It is great to hear from you all. I have not forgotten this group and look forward to seeing more of you all.

I have to admit I almost had to go back to tutorials to remember how to do this

Kindest Regards,

Hello Eveyone, It has been several months since I was able to get the time to do a bit of solar imaging. Life has been busy (I became a grandpa two weeks ago). I did get a few minutes on a Prom last Sunday and spent only about 1/2 hour in the processing so it is nothing special. It just felt good to...

[quote]Excellent result with blazing colors! An image to be proud of for sure. The only advice I would give is a slight adjustment to the mask to smooth out the transition just a bit. Again congrats on a very fine image . . . Kindest Regards, Ken, if you had any idea how many times I watched that s...