Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
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Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
Basic setup with Skywatcher Heritage 76 Mini dobsonian with Baader Astro Solar film that I cut out myself. My early introduction to solar observation through my own telescope before I got into hydrogen alpha. This was during solar minimum in the pandemic years...
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
More pictures taken with Samsung A50 phone through eyepiece. First introduction to viewing the Sun through white light filters. Solar minimum period.
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
These are great
You need to repeat the images now as the spots are fabulous
Alexandra
You need to repeat the images now as the spots are fabulous
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
More images from my phone, with a lucky branch in the way
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
It's a bit tricky to get the right exposure and focus on the phone to get the spots to show well. Sometimes trying an app that allows you to manually focus and control the exposure. I use one called " Yamera ". Also, especially when uploading a lot of images it is good to downsize them a bit.
I started Ha in May 1019. During solar minimum and just before the pandemic broke out. I've been doing white light for many years, off and on.
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I started Ha in May 1019. During solar minimum and just before the pandemic broke out. I've been doing white light for many years, off and on.
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
Nice shots, if you can dial the exposure back it will work well!
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
Fantastic images! you caught the spots well and the lovely tree branch
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
Attempts at capturing sunspots today with various eyepieces!
4mm eyepiece attempt. The viewing hole is tiny! I first used 20 mm to find the Sun. Skywatcher Heritage 76 comes with basic 20mm and 4mm eyepieces
4mm eyepiece attempt. The viewing hole is tiny! I first used 20 mm to find the Sun. Skywatcher Heritage 76 comes with basic 20mm and 4mm eyepieces
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
Clearest shot with a higher quality 12.5 mm plossl
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I prefer the 12.5mm too
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Thanks! Well, the plossl cost slightly more than the whole telescope and its two included eyepieces which I bought for $50 Canadian in near new condition
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Re: Pictures of Skywatcher 76 using Baader Astrosolar Film
The plossl will probably be easier to image through with the phone camera. Those old style SR and Huygens eyepieces have very short eye relief, small lenses and narrow fields of view making taking images through them more difficult. The H20 will be easier than the higher powered SR4.
I use a 20mm plossl a lot with my Orion70.
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Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
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Lunt, Coronado, TeleVue, Orion and Meade eyepieces
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Celestron AstroMaster Alt/Az Mount
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS
Meade Coronado SolarMax II 90 DS
Meade Coronado AZS Alt/Az Mount
Astro-Tech AT72EDII with Altair solar wedge
Celestron NexStar 102GT with Altair solar wedge
Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
Sky-Watcher AZGTI Alt-Az GoTo mount
Cameras: ZWO ASI178MM, PGR Grasshopper, PGR Flea
Lunt, Coronado, TeleVue, Orion and Meade eyepieces
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