This looks great. What sort of focuser is required to take advantage of this feature?

Randall Benton

I want to piggyback a small camera onto my Lunt LS100. Does anyone know where I can get the proper clamshell ring that would accommodate such a rig? JMI makes some but I don't know if they are the right size. Thanks for any suggestions.

Randall Benton

Nice work Pedro. I assumed I was the only underwater photographer on the SolarChat forum. Of course it is usually unwise to assume anything. If you are interested, you can see some of my U/W work at: www.randallbenton.com

Beautiful work, and congratulations on the exhibit!

Randall Benton

Simply gorgeous images Lou. I love the way you process your images, and these are really spectacular. For me, this is the level to strive for. Nice work.

Randall Benton

This item has sold.

I still have this camera for sale, but I have dropped the price to $1,800.00 US.

Images are similar when single stacked also, but the affect is less obvious. I use Autostakkert to stack the images. The good people at Lunt made the same suggestion as ERoel did, so I'll try that this weekend. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Randall Benton

I just got my DS LS100 back from Lunt for service, and my original problem persists. I sent them a detailed description of the issue, with sample images. The invoice from the techs at Lunt said: "Sent in due to possible leak in system. Tested, resealed cavity, retested, cleaned. OK to return to...

I have decided to reduce the price for this great camera. So, for anyone looking for a great deal on a superb camera, I will sell it for $2,200.

I am selling my 6mp PGR Grasshopper3. (GS3-U3-60QS6M-C) I bought it in May 2016 and used it about a dozen times, so it is still just like new. I think it may have been a bit too much camera for me as I am new to this hobby. I plan to replace it with a more modest model. I paid $2,800.00 USD, and I w...

Thanks for the tutorial! In Photoshop there are always 1,000 ways to skin a cat. I have tinkered with countless ways to color my discs, but I think I will adopt this one.

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Christian Viladrich, what does your passive heat dissipation look like?

Randall Benton

I am using a 6mp PGR Grasshopper3 and it often will overheat and shut down. I live in norther California and the temperatures can get into the high 90s. Of course this camera was probably not designed to work in the direct sunlight during the California summer heat. I contacted Point Grey, but they ...

I have a LS100 w/DSII and a 6mp PGR Grasshopper3. I thought that after a little practice I could make nice FD images like others on this forum. However, I cannot get the FD entirely 'on-band.' So my questions are: Do others have this same 'sweet spot' issue with this configuration? Am I simply not t...

Although not a sharp as rxdeath's video, this is my first attempt at the ISS transit on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Thanks to rxdeath, and to CalSky for their predictions.

Randall Benton

https://vimeo.com/172062313

VirtualDub worked perfectly. Thanks for the advice cshahar

Beautifully done sir! I should post mine, too, even though yours is much better.

Randall Benton

I accidentally recorded an .avi for far too long and it is 23gb. Way too big for AS!2 to handle. Is there a way to trim it to just the first 500 frames so I can process it?

Randall Benton

Still learning how all this works. I thought I would experiment in PS with an inverted image. I like what it does for filaments, and the brighter limb makes it easier to mate with a separate exposure of proms. This full disc image is a composite of surface+proms exposures. My exposure of the proms h...

Thanks to all for the encouragement. I have watched many of Mark Townley's tutorials and at first applied them all to my images. I now realize that each serves a purpose, but applying them all was just torturing the reality out of my efforts. I am till striving for the delicate details i see in the ...

I have tried this about six times now, and after getting some great advice from forum members, I see some improvement. I am still disappointed with the results compared to others on this forum, however. Specifically, using cameras with lower resolution than the one I am using, others seem to be gett...

Thanks for the advise OTangen. I will try this today. Can you describe how to rotate the ERF in the focuser? It sounds like you have the B3400 which is what I have as well. I removed the focuser, but I don't see how to rotate the ERF within it. Anyway thank you very much for the suggestions. Randall...

I have added a DSII to my Lunt LS100 and I am quite confused about the tuning. The instructions are not too specific so I feel like I am just blindly twisting the tuners until it looks good. There must be a better method than this. Even so, my best efforts result in a full disc which is not entirely...

Thank you for the advice! I used a Lunt LS100, PGR Grasshopper3 (6mp), Firecapture 500 frames @ 25fps, Registax using wavelet sharpening with all sliders at 10-15%, and Photoshop using Highlight/Shadow adj, and to combine the surface and proms images. I colored it by adding a layer to the final BW i...

I am new t this. I bought a scope and a camera and yesterday was the first day without cluds eveythig went together. So this is my first Ha photo attempt. Compared to others I have seen here I thought it looked a little over sharpened. Dimensionally it looks less like a sphere and more like a coin. ...

I spoke to the good people at Lunt and they are sending a replacement part that will fix my problem. Their customer service is first rate. I suppose many of you already know that, but they deserve the shout-out nevertheless. Thanks Gus.

Randall Benton

I have a Lunt LS100 and I am trying to install their DSII module. Looks like a straightforward project but the DSII doesn't seem to slip far enough into the OTA for the provided thumbscrews to seat securely. I certainly don't want to force anything. Can anyone advise me on this?

Randall Benton

I am gearing up to look at the sun in Ha for the first time. I have the scope, and a 6mp PGR Grasshopper3. I am a Mac user, but sadly the software support for this hobby on a Mac is pitiful. So I need to get a Windows laptop to run the camera and process the files. I won't use the new machine for an...

Everyone has been so helpful but it seems the more I learn, the more I need to know. Ya know? Anyway I have some basic questions I hope someone can help me with as I prepare to dive in head-first. Regarding the myriad choices of cameras, is there an advantage to CCD over CMOS sensors (or vice versa)...

I am a photojournalist in Northern California. I am starting to plan for next year’s total solar eclipse, and I want to photograph the partial phases in H-alpha. I have done as much “Google” homework as I can and I think I will be buying a Lunt H-a scope (probably the 100). I am coming at this proje...