Surface & Proms 13th Mar - After Work 5pm Fix

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Surface & Proms 13th Mar - After Work 5pm Fix

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Got home after work and sun was shining yesterday so I grabbed a few avis. Seeing was reasonable for 5pm but variable. Got better air for the proms and had to push the surface a little in processing. Not that happy with the rim merge with over feathering but its good enough for a post as its getting late here. Hope you enjoy. The usual LS80 +DMK41 & 2.5X powermate.

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I like it a lot, is it a merge or just a unique video image?


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HI Ted, great stuff! The way I merge the disk to proms is to select the black sky with the color range command, invert and then smooth selection 25 pixels. Then I contract 2 pixels, feather 2 pixels.

One thing you might want to keep in mind is that the rim of the sun is covered with a 2000km layer of spicules and you shoould try to keep them along the edge if possible.


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nice photo Ted, congratulations
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Hi Ted

that is a very fine pic


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Hi Ted...

Nice shot.

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Great result Ted! :)


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I like it a lot, is it a merge or just a unique video image?

Thanks. yes it is a merge and I tend to call it a composite.
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HI Ted, great stuff! The way I merge the disk to proms is to select the black sky with the color range command, invert and then smooth selection 25 pixels. Then I contract 2 pixels, feather 2 pixels.

One thing you might want to keep in mind is that the rim of the sun is covered with a 2000km layer of spicules and you shoould try to keep them along the edge if possible.

Thanks Chris. Agree, Yes I have used this and other methods for selection with varying degrees of success. I'll try your formula combination. I have not found one formula but then again I am somewhat chaotic in my processing. :) Sometimes I just sacrifice the spicules to get the proms and surface looking best.

I think there are several things happening with my processing at the moment, the level of seeing/mag varies considerably between avis and therefore how hard I process each composite seperately. This causes causes differing artifacts in each frame. I am also trying differing settings and combinations depending if it is prom or surface data.

With me... sometimes my processing is "like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get until you open it" :)

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Post by Montana »

This is incredible! I've never seen such a good merge, looks like flames erupting. Beautiful work, well done :)

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