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Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:52 pm
by dccole9
I had been wanting to do an HDR picture of a solar eclipse ever since I saw what was possible over the years. Well, it finally came to fruition and, after catching up on my day job, here's my first result:
21 Aug 2017 HDR Eclipse by
Chris Cole, on Flickr
It was a surreal experience. I am very envious of my wife. Her birthday was August 21st and she got an eclipse as a present!
If the opportunity is there, I'll trek to the path of totality in 2024. I can only imagine what tech will make life easier then. Smartphones weren't around when I took my first astrophoto!
Chris
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 5:15 pm
by Carbon60
Fabulous image, Chris. You've captured lots of wonderful detail here. Superb result.
Any chance of a detailed explanation of your equipment, settings and processing technique?
Stu.
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:54 pm
by Derek Klepp
Well done Chris.
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 11:27 pm
by dccole9
Sure! From top down:
Stellarvue 90mm f7
Canon 600d camera with Magic Lantern software
Ap900gto mount
The picture was from a HDR composition(sec) 1/4000, 1/1000, 1/250, 1/60, 1/15, 1/4, 1”, 4" exposures although I didn't use the 4" exposure.
Magic Lantern is great for bracketing and completely automates the sequence.
The processing involved using the "Pellet Method" in Photoshop which is outlined on astropix.com. I highly recommend checking it out, the workflow is fairly straightforward:
http://www.astropix.com/html/j_digit/e_comp.html
A few more tweaks in Photoshop and this gives the result above. However, I still haven't figured out how to add the prominences.
I really wanted to join you and the other veterans of Solarchat but the logistics weren't there. Are you considering the eclipse in 2024?
Chris Cole
BTW, love your Ha work! Heck, everyone's work here covers about ever nook and cranny of the event.
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 11:41 am
by ffellah
That is a fantastic image, Chris, well done !
Franco
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 5:28 pm
by Bruce Girrell
Nice!
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:10 pm
by Carbon60
Thanks for the details, Chris. Sharing info is what makes this site so great.
Thinking about 2024 for sure.
Stu.
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:08 am
by OTangen
HI!
Wonderful detail Chris. One of the best results I've seen so far.
Oivind Tangen
60N 10E
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:18 pm
by Montana
Wow! well done! did you use the first method?
You have answered my post, I will add the link and try it out tonight
Alexandra
Re: Corona Picture, finally <dusts hands off>
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:45 pm
by marktownley
That's a super shot of the Corona Chris!