Cracking shots! Bravo.

Am I allowed to say streuth, what cracking images....

Nice shots Mark.

Thought I had problems with heat sources, but the house must give turbulence headaches!

With many thanks for your kind patience and assistance. With a plus for the software

Not exactly a simplified explanation, nor helped by somewhat 'poor' subtitling!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G7dss9_fos

Gives me a clue of sorts, especially as it is related to astronomy images....

Thanks GA.

So the process is effectively making an attempt to remove the earth's atmosphere (the blur) from the telescope image?

It's the how that is intriguing....

None in particular Mark.

Just interested in what happens at the level of the pixels to understand the underlying mechanics to teach the final images.

I still use imPPG for preference, with recent dabbles in Astrosurface - though that latter one is proving less easy to use at the moment.

Can anyone recommend a source (simple explanation) for what the various convolution and wavelet processes do when they affect our astronomy images. I found a stacking tutorial that helped my understanding of what's really happening, just need a similar guide to the next stage in the sequence. Cheers...

That's a definite keeper!

Nice new toy that Lunt.

If only they produced something for viewing through cloud!

Haven't seen the sun in a long while......

Yep - those last two for detail. Cracking shots.

What 'scope/cam setup are you using?

And it's cloudy here! (again!)

Wonderful images here - thanks all....

Hi Marty, Thanks. I generally have little 'problem', it was just yesterday the focus on the sun was unusually soft and, as I'm getting back into the swing of things again after the scope returned from service, I 'just' wondered if the blocking filter needed to be a specific distance in/out. I guess ...

Sorry Mark, I should have said. Camera. Basically is there a definite sweet spot beyond the suggestion by Lunt which is 1-2 inches. I know if it's too far out I get uneven illumination across the view.

Lunt ls60 blocking filter

Is there a way to work out the sweet spot on how far in/out for the blocking filter? I guess most of my issues this morning were with poor seeing. But it would be useful to know if there's something more 'expert' than about 1-2 inches out!

Yeah!

ps emails still going to my spam box...

Rings are not an issue I have (fingers crossed) - have you tried a de-focus flat? Otherwise you may need a tilter?

leaks at the controller are extremely rare. Your case was the first time that something like this happened twice to a customer. If there is a leak, it can unfortunately only be repaired by our technicians. Looking forward to seeing the toys back home - hopefully the clouds will have cleared by then!

Excellent capture and, going by your story, a true lucky capture!

Excellent capture and, going by your story, a true lucky capture!

Brilliantly captured.

It's the Michelin Man on the first closeup!

Stunning!

Looking forward to the next season when I'll be replacing the 150 degree lens with a 63 degree - hopefully fewer light sources to affect the camera software - hopefully.

178MC in DIY cam facing North (ish) - AllSkyEye software -

Wonderful. I envy you your patience to be able to do something like this.

I assume you take the pad to the eyepiece, and not run between the table and pad trying to remember positions