First light- Quark Chromosphere on 115mm triplet.

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First light- Quark Chromosphere on 115mm triplet.

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First light with the new Quark chromosphere yesterday. The conditions were poor with pretty bad seeing and drifting high haze.
This is with a focal reducer on the nosepiece of the camera. Altair Astro 115mm triplet and mono Chameleon camera.
80 frames from 400 stacked in AS!2 and a quick wavelet sharpening in Registax. No other processing (I prefer Lucy Richardson deconvolution to wavelet sharpening normally).
I can see the potential.
The image doesn't have that much contrast, but that can be sorted in processing. I can see the difference that the extra aperture makes to the resolution compared to my 60mm Lunt.The field illumination seems good- there was no flat used in these images.

These were followed up with these:
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Another thing that is really apparent with the Quark is just how good it is at capturing spicules. I don't know if it's down to the Quark or the extra aperture of the 115mm, but whatever it is I like it!!!

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A great set


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Lovely results. It really shows aperture helps. Must get myself some more ;)


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Great images, and very fine processing!

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nice :cool:


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Very promising I would say - that triplet seems a very good match for the Quark.


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Wow, these are excellent images Stephen. The extra aperture certainly helps!


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Very nice QUARK work! I like it very much.


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Hi Stephen

congratulations on the first light. Wonderful results


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Fantastic results!


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