Cak Proms and surface

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Cak Proms and surface

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Very challenging session. I used my Celestron 150 masked (not my best Cak scope) and had haze from the Canadian wildfires. It was a test session for my new EO 394/10

Celestron CR 150/1200 masked to 60
ZWO 290
Cak module: Chroma .1 + Alluxa .1
blocking Chroma (surface) or EO 394/10 (proms)
I tried to TS and QS with my lunt Cak etalons but didn't make a huge difference on the surface

Image2023-05-20-1702_7-A-Calcium-Sun_Gain=90_Exposure=3.6ms_Gamma=74_pipp_lapl3_ap1485impg by Torsinadoc, on Flickr

Image2023-05-20-1703_6-A-Calcium-Sun_Gain=61_Exposure=3.6ms_Gamma=79_pipp_lapl3_ap2213imppgbb by Torsinadoc, on Flickr

Image2023-05-20-1704_1-A-Calcium-Sun_Gain=61_Exposure=3.6ms_Gamma=79_pipp_lapl3_ap1047imppg by Torsinadoc, on Flickr

Image2023-05-20-1700_3-A-Calcium-Sun_Gain=0_Exposure=4.0ms_Gamma=80(off)_pipp_lapl3_ap2928imppg by Torsinadoc, on Flickr


Image2023-05-20-1711_7-A-Calcium-Sun_Gain=36_Exposure=4.6ms_Gamma=80(off)_pipp_chroma_lapl3_ap3027imppg by Torsinadoc, on Flickr


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These are wonderful! Looks like big prom was more impressive in CaK than Ha!


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Thanks. Conditions were questionable. I got a brief animation but the high smoke really caused havoc


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Great shots! Amazing prom images.


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Hi Alan: great results in the conditions ! Love those CaK proms, beautifully captured.

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Beautiful collection of CaK images, Alan!

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Thanks to everyone.


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These really are excellent Alan. I found no real improvement triple or quad stacking in CAK, just exposure time got a lot larger!

Tell us more about the CaK stack :)


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Excellent, Alan. Very nice calcium images.

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Great shots Alan !!


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marktownley wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 6:53 pm These really are excellent Alan. I found no real improvement triple or quad stacking in CAK, just exposure time got a lot larger!

Tell us more about the CaK stack :)
I have a Chroma .1 + Alluxa .1 filter in a sky bender. I purchased Apollos old set up so he could fund other projects


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torsinadoc wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 9:59 pm
marktownley wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 6:53 pm These really are excellent Alan. I found no real improvement triple or quad stacking in CAK, just exposure time got a lot larger!

Tell us more about the CaK stack :)
I have a Chroma .1 + Alluxa .1 filter in a sky bender. I purchased Apollos old set up so he could fund other projects
I thought I recognised them ;)


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