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denababy

hi everyone here is my attempt from some old data using my Lunt 50. there are some prominences on the right of the disk. please feel free to comment, sorry it is a bit (very) poor.

denababy

Hi I have an Explore Scientific 80ed apo that I want to use one or the other of my ccd cameras but have not been able to achieve focus so during the daytime, when the Sun was behind my house, I played around with the amount of spacers I had on as well as using my Celestron Barlow and changing it wit...

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Hi all I hope you are all ok. Since I received my Quark I have been trying to set it up I.e how many spacers for which camera (Altair Astro gap cam 8 and my zwo 120mm) but we have not had a clear enough sky. The best I have managed is that I get the Sun but not quite in focus, a squeeze one way or t...

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Hi I am looking for help once more, my Quark Chromosphere has arrived and I have had only one opportunity to try things out such as putting on one then two spacers to try and get a good focus but no luck yet. I have an Explore Scientific 80ed apo which is a triplet, I purchased a Baader 2” uv/ir fil...

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It has been quite a while since I started this post so here is an update. I purchased a Daystar Quark along with a Baader uv/ir filter (2”) and as suggested by Marty, a hello-pod, I am waiting for delivery of everything but when they arrive I will be able to use my Explore Scientific 80mm scope, in ...

denababy

Thanks Marty do you know where I can get one in the UK?

denababy

Hi everyone I have finally ordered a Quark chromosphere and waiting for it to arrive so in the meantime I am looking for a Solar finder to put onto my Explore Scientific scope. The problem is that the scope has an unusual foot, that, I think can be changed. I contacted the shop where I originally go...

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I have looked on YouTube where I found some videos about adjusting the exposure on the iPhone 6. It is hard enough getting the object in the camera view without trying to adjust things on the phone but I will play around and eventually do it.

denababy

WIN_20180628_11_28_57_Pro.jpg Anyone got any ideas, I took a pic of the Sun using my iPhone 6 it took ages to find the Sun in the camera lens and I proceeded to take a pic but even changing the colour using the edit button on the phone there is no colour on the Sun just a white blob. I took the pic...

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No. I have tried various combinations with barlows and my Powermate x2.5 but have to revert to just the camera. I have been thinking of getting a Quark to put onto my Explore Scientific 80apo but at just over £1000 it really has to make a massive difference. If there was an astronomy shop near where...

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Hi Paul I am able to get focus but not with any Barlow Etc. in the Imaging train. I move the blocking filter out by about 10mm to achieve focus and the only camera I can get focus is the one in the pics. I have a DMK 120 , for which I purchased a shorter adapter and an Altair Astro gm8 which, when I...

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Hopefully here are some pics of my scope Etc. but without and cables.

denababy

Yet again wonderful. I have tried with different lenses such as a Celestron Barlow x2 and a Powermate x2.5 but cannot get focus, it must be a Lunt thing. I have changed the focuser from the original helical one to a Feathertouch,but still the same issue with focus. With the pic above you can see a p...

denababy

Just when you want to try things the Sun puts it’s hat on.

denababy

Wow is all I can say, it gives me something to go for. Thanks for your time. Today the skies are totally clouded out and to make things a little bit worse, the next door neighbour have their fire lit and it is a wood burner so plenty of smoke to add to the glumness. As soon as I can, weather permitt...

denababy

That is fantastic, just goes to show when you know what you are doing things happen. I did notice that there was at least one prom but as you can see it is not visible.

denababy

11_06_11_g5_ap1574.png Hi Bruce thanks again for your reply. I have both versions of SharpCap (3.0 and 3.1) I now mainly use version 3.0 so that I have some control with Gamma, I cannot understand why this control was taken out of V3.1? I use the histogram to achieve between 80 and 90 and then up m...

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Bruce can I ask what your equipment is. Mine is a Lunt ha50 and although it is advertised as being ok for Imaging it really is hard work. I would love to get the detail on the proms you have in your post above. I have been thinking about getting a Quark and putting it on my Explore Scientific 80apo....

denababy

Thanks Bruce G I will read and reread your post, really great information thanks. Paul, I have Four ccd cameras but the only one where I can achieve focus is the zwo. I have replaced the Hellical focuser with a Feathertouch one. I am hoping tomorrow (Tuesday 21st May) will be sunny so I can put sugg...

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12_13_51.CameraSettings.txt I have tried and tried but cannot fathom this problem. When I take an out of focus shot to be used as flat calibration on the surface I only change the focus and nothing else. When I then open the surface vid and apply the out of focus vid I get a shadow and where the sk...

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Just goes to show I know very little. I have and will have a good look at the settings.

denababy

I tell a lie, I hooked everything up and looked very very closely and there were the rings. You are correct PDB I do have the 120mm, yes I installed the drivers, Iam going to look to see if there are newer drivers. The horizontal lines I think are Newton rings. and I try to get rid of them by using ...

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09_53_11_g6_ap1605.png the last few days have been ok ish so I set up my Lunt Etc. and took a few videos. Firstly I could not see any Newtons rings until I opened the file then they were as plain as day. After adjusting my tuning very slowly I managed to get some detail, that's the first problem ne...

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Thank you Theo, if I use any Barlow at whatever magnification it is impossible to get any where near focus. I Have three ccd cameras, DMK 21 an Altair Astro 8gm and the ZWO, out of those three only the zwo works on my Lunt. I have emailed Lunt a few times but never received a full answer. I changed ...

denababy

When we next get some clear skies I will try Gamma at 50. I use the histogram and try to set everything so the reading is between 70 x 90. That way I am not clipping off data. I am really looking forward to getting some worthwhile shots of the Sun. Cheers

denababy

Hi the images look just as the pic. Is there something I should try during the capture process, my settings in Sharpcap are - exposure 0.10 ms, gain about 57 and Gamma at 1. Do I-need different equipment to improve things or should I be able to achieve better results using my Lunt 50 ah? I have an E...

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Hi the pic is a stacked one from Autostakkert 2. The Newton’s rings I can get rid of using the flat, but I have problems when I load it, I must be doing something wrong. I follow Marty’s video step by step but must be missing something. Thanks for your time.

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Right I have saved the file as a png. hope this works.

denababy

Where will I find place in line? I have looked and looked but for the life of me I cannot see it. Wait until I can do this There may be quite a few pics to go along with my questions.10_27_28_g6_ap1534.png.tif

denababy

I am trying to upload a pic, I go to Full Editor & Preview, then attachments at the foot of the page then type in some words and hit submit but nothing seems to happen, what am I doing? Or what is the next step to upload a pic.

denababy

Trying and trying to insert a pic. It's all in the eye movement

denababy

hi in reply to my focus issue I focused using an eyepiece first then attached my camera and refocused using the magnification on Sharpcap (200).

denababy

Thanks for your replies. Yes the first thing I do is look through an eyepiece and tune the best I can, to ensure I have a good visual before I attach the camera. Tomorrow I am going to try and upload the stacked pic so that you can see the detail I have not got.

denababy

Hi all, today’s problem for me is that I cannot get any detail in my videos. My equipment is a Lunt 50 ha single stack, zwo 120 mm camera, software is Sharpcap v 3 Autostakkert 2 and Photoshop cs 2. After careful alignment and clear blue skies I have taken numerous videos over two days but when I tr...

denababy

hi there I am now using my laptop instead of the Ipad to see if I can load a pic.

denababy

Hi everyone we have had a few days of clearish skies so I took the opportunity to image the Sun but when I loaded my flat frame onto the surface layer it was a real mess in that the image looked reversed and where it should have been black sky it looked very contrasty and the surface was various sha...

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I might just might buy a Quark chromosphere and use on my Explore Scientific ed apo 80mm to view the Sun, I hope to get more detail than through my Lunt 50, on my Lunt I have a Sol searcher which obviously helps to find the Sun quickly, and I want to fit a similar thing on my Es. I wonder if any one...

denababy

Hi Merlin66 where is this library? Do you mean the local library or is there one on this site?

denababy

Hi, as usual I’m looking for help and advice. I have managed to get to the point in processing where I need to merge the surface and proms prior to colouring, but there are no YouTube videos that show me how using Gimp, that is, none that I can find, are there any vids of Gimp in the same manner of ...

denababy

Hi there if you watch a video on YouTube by Wise Imaging it will explain that taking an out of focus flat frame and loading it on your surface vid it gets rid of nr’s As well as any dust bunny’s. I to am a novice and have the same scope and camera as you, I have a Powermate 2x5 but cannot get enough...

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Those of you that live in the UK are only to aware that cloudless days are few and far between so when we do indeed have one of those rare days I set up my Lunt 50 and laptop etc. There are a few days where there are breaks in the cloud but I have to setup from scratch, it must be wonderful to be pe...

denababy

Yesterday I received my Tele vue Powermate but as yet the clouds won’t let the Sun come out to play so I guess I will just have to wait.

denababy

Hi all, I know I have asked this question before but I’m still cogitating wether to buy a Televue Powermate x2.5 I really don’t want to spend £200 if it will not do what I want, that is, improve my view and achieve focus with it on. My scope is a Lunt 50 and my cameras are DMK 21, Altair Astro and a...

denababy

Don’t try and lift it on your own that is how folk get a pulled back. By the way fantastic pics.

denababy

Hi I set up and polar aligned my mount as the sky was nice and Blue, but when I tried to get an image, firstly using an eyepiece then using my laptop, nothing, the sky had gone ‘milky’ although still sunny. It only needs the faintest of cover and the image of the Sun is lost, so I gave up. How I wis...

denababy

Hi everyone I have been going through things most of this morning and feel I have a better understanding of things but, now there is the next issue, which processing software does everyone use. I have gimp at the moment and a ten year old version of Photoshop. I would think that you only use a small...

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Hi Alex tomorrow I am going to go over things again so I will be able to record exactly what I am doing. I am aware that the avi. is a movie is seems to be this area where I am going wrong.

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Hi Mark the extension is avi. I have opened a Flickr account but I cannot upload the said file, I have the file sitting in Sharpcap Captures and there does not seem to be a way of getting it into my camera roll where most of my pics reside. What I need to know is how can I either save avi’s into ano...

denababy

Thanks for the replies. My mount is an eq3-2 powered by a Skywatcher 7ah battery and the hand controller set to solar. In Autostakkert I selected surface. I have just opened a Flickr account but due to the file extension NOT being a tiff, jpeg or png I cannot upload the file. I have asked the questi...

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I have no idea how to post a shot! Tell me and I’ll try it. Cheers

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