Today's SUN (20230607) | Player One Saturn-M (First Light)

[pedro]

Today's SUN (20230607) | Player One Saturn-M (First Light)

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Solar imaging session (20230607) | Pedro RE'
TV NP127 F/5.2| Player One Saturn-M SQR (first Light)
http://pedroreastrophotography.com/

Noise is very low, excellent results (FD H-alpha image). I had only a few minutes before the clouds rolled in

It was difficult to record proms with this camera. When I increase gamma I have an uneven illuminated image...

I always have this problem with CMOS cameras


IMAGING SETUPS


IMAGING SETUPS


IMAGING SETUPS


SUN (20230607) H-alpha (15:00 UTC). TV NP127 F/5.2, SM60, BF30, PLAYER ONE SATURN-M SQR


SUN (20230607) H-alpha (15:00 UTC). TV NP127 F/5.2, SM60, BF30, PLAYER ONE SATURN-M SQR

[pedro]

screen_20230607-11 by Pedro Re', on Flickr

screen_20230607-10 by Pedro Re', on Flickr

screen_20230607-09 by Pedro Re', on Flickr

screen_20230607-08 by Pedro Re', on Flickr

screen_20230607-06 by Pedro Re', on Flickr

solar_imaging_session_iphone_20230607 (10) by Pedro Re', on Flickr

solar_imaging_session_20230607-01 by Pedro Re', on Flickr

PLAYER_ONE_SATURN-M_SQR_20230607 (2) by Pedro Re', on Flickr

PLAYER_ONE_SATURN-M_SQR_20230607 (4) by Pedro Re', on Flickr

PLAYER_ONE_SATURN-M_SQR_20230607 (8) by Pedro Re', on Flickr

PLAYER_ONE_SATURN-M_SQR_20230607 (12) by Pedro Re', on Flickr

PLAYER_ONE_SATURN-M_SQR_20230607 (16) by Pedro Re', on Flickr

[marktownley]

Thanks Pedro and congrats on the new toy!

[pupak]

Excelent pictures. Saturn-M is very good camera forSun.

[Montana]

Lovely images Pedro, looks to be some giant proms about

Alexandra

[pedro]

Thanks Mark, Pupak & Alexandra

The weather here is very bad... No time to use the new toy properly

[arnedanielsen]

Lovely images as always and congrats on your new camera!

Best regards,
Arne

[DeepSolar64]

You at least had usable skies with new equipment. Usually clouds show up when new equipment arrives!!

It seems that the CCD camera is dying. CMOS is taking over. Both with video astrocams and mirrorless and DSLR cameras.

[pedro]

Thanks Arne & James

CMOS cameras are worse in my opinion. Stretched images are very noisy. I will have to deal with it. The player one Saturn-M camera e great though

[thesmiths]

CMOS cameras are worse in my opinion. Stretched images are very noisy.

Hi Pedro, I have an ATIK 460EX, which is similar in size to an IMX 533 sensor. Do you not use any CMOS cameras for cooled, deepsky observations? I keep thinking I should sell my ATIK, but CCD is still so nice for some things.

[pedro]

I have a ZWO ASI2600MM but it went back to the factory (cooling was not working). CCDs have a much better dynamic range as compared to CMOS

I use CCD cameras most of the time for solar (with the exception of the ASI174MM and now the Player one Saturn-M)

[gabrieli]

Hi, Pedro

Beautifully presented images as always in your posts. I fully agree with your experience with this camera in terms of gamma
causing what looks like noisy speckles in the area around proms (for me). It looks terrible on the live view but somewhat more tolerable when imported into PS for processing but I still have to adjust the dark level to suppress this noise. I like this camera for its sensitivity and sensor tilt (once I adjust that feature). It does give improved shutter speeds compared to my ASI 1600 (still prefered for 2 panel full discs such as my recent posts).

Lou

[SteveZ]

Pedro - Great images. Have fun with the toy.

[pedro]

Thanks Lou & Steve

Lou, thanks for your reply. I also think that it's not easy to process high gamma solar images with this camera. I will have to experiment more to get better results. It is a great camera though, for solar and other imaging projects as well.

[ffellah]

Great images and thank you for the test of your new camera.

Franco

[OlegLviv]

Pedro good result!

[pedro]

Thanks Franco & Oleg

[eroel]

Pedro:
A very good first light with your super setups.
I also have a bad weather and seeing conditions.
Fuerte abrazo.
Eric.

[thesmiths]

I use CCD cameras most of the time for solar (with the exception of the ASI174MM and now the Player one Saturn-M)

Isn't the 174MM now redundant if you have an IMX 533? Or does the 174MM retain some advantage?

[pedro]

The 174MM is still usefull mainly to image with the Quark. I will try the Saturn-M as well with the Quark

[BGazing]

The 174MM is still usefull mainly to image with the Quark. I will try the Saturn-M as well with the Quark

Pedro, perhaps I am missing something...what are the FPS you get from typical framing windows on 533?

[pedro]

I get about 40 FPS (3000X3000) and about 90 FPS (2000X1440)