SHG out of hibernation!
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SHG out of hibernation!
Hello Everyone.
The weather is finally cooperating and occasional imaging opportunities come along!
Here is the 1st batch from my SHG this year. (Images taken in the CaII H line.)
The Configuration.
Telescope: 1000mmf f/10 catadioptric
Collimator Lens: 200mmf Pentax Takumar telephoto with Televue 2.5x Barlow.
Slit: 25um
Grating: 3600 /mm (25mm x 50mm)
Camera Lens: 135mm Tele-Xenar telephoto with Komura 2x extender.
Camera: Point Grey Grasshopper Express 1600px X 1200px.
Cheers.
Peter.
The weather is finally cooperating and occasional imaging opportunities come along!
Here is the 1st batch from my SHG this year. (Images taken in the CaII H line.)
The Configuration.
Telescope: 1000mmf f/10 catadioptric
Collimator Lens: 200mmf Pentax Takumar telephoto with Televue 2.5x Barlow.
Slit: 25um
Grating: 3600 /mm (25mm x 50mm)
Camera Lens: 135mm Tele-Xenar telephoto with Komura 2x extender.
Camera: Point Grey Grasshopper Express 1600px X 1200px.
Cheers.
Peter.
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Hi Peter
wonderful stuff, excellent pics, please keep them coming
wonderful stuff, excellent pics, please keep them coming
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These are fantastic! very impressive indeed. Seeing pictures like this really does make me want to make a SHG. I hope you get many opportunities to image this year, and please share everyone of them!
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Peter,
Well done!
Excellent SHG images - as usual!!!
Mark,
Wait until the book comes out later this year, it will give you all the info you'll ever need.
Well done!
Excellent SHG images - as usual!!!
Mark,
Wait until the book comes out later this year, it will give you all the info you'll ever need.
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Re: SHG out of hibernation!
Absolutely superb! lots of great filaments in there looks very similar to Ca K, it would be nice to see a side by side comparison, it would be very interesting for me
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Re: SHG out of hibernation!
Thanks for your comments, everyone!
Alexandra: Here is the requested CaH - CaK comparison! Bearing in mind that I've used different processing for each series, they're definitely similar. I think the quality of the CaH images might be a little better than the CaK, likely because my system seems to lose efficiency as I go further into the uv. Because of this and because of the fact that the CaK line is stronger in absorption (hence, darker), I have more light to work with at the CaH wavelength. On the other hand, the CaK line seems to show more contrast away from line centre. This comes out in the comparison between CaH1v and CaK1v and is, likely, a real effect, not too dependent on processing. This seems to make sense in light of the fact that CaK is the stronger (hence, deeper and wider) line. It probably also explains why commercial, narrow bandpass filters are mostly developed for the K line instead of the H line.
Cheers.
Peter.
CaK images:
Side by side comparison of CaK wth CaH:
Alexandra: Here is the requested CaH - CaK comparison! Bearing in mind that I've used different processing for each series, they're definitely similar. I think the quality of the CaH images might be a little better than the CaK, likely because my system seems to lose efficiency as I go further into the uv. Because of this and because of the fact that the CaK line is stronger in absorption (hence, darker), I have more light to work with at the CaH wavelength. On the other hand, the CaK line seems to show more contrast away from line centre. This comes out in the comparison between CaH1v and CaK1v and is, likely, a real effect, not too dependent on processing. This seems to make sense in light of the fact that CaK is the stronger (hence, deeper and wider) line. It probably also explains why commercial, narrow bandpass filters are mostly developed for the K line instead of the H line.
Cheers.
Peter.
CaK images:
Side by side comparison of CaK wth CaH:
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Hi Peter
an excellent comparison
an excellent comparison
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Very interesting Peter!
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Re: SHG out of hibernation!
Great set of images, Peter. Your SHG set-up is working exceptionally well!
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H-alpha, WL and Ca II K imaging kit for various image scales.
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Very interesting, many thanks The H line has much more prominent filaments though in the H2v so if you are fascinated by filaments it would seem the H line is the place to look
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