Newbie here!

this is the main message area for anything solar :)
Post Reply
Ndg
The Sun?
The Sun?
Posts: 6
Joined: Tue May 21, 2024 2:34 pm
Been thanked: 18 times

Newbie here!

Post by Ndg »

Newbie here!
Great to be part of the group.
Shot this full solar disc this past Sunday.

Lunt 100 MT DS ASI 1600
Attachments
Final-Full-Sun-LDS-051924-01a.jpeg
Final-Full-Sun-LDS-051924-01a.jpeg (775.32 KiB) Viewed 875 times


Lunt 100 MT
ASI 1600, ASI 174
Zwo AM5
User avatar
solarchat
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 4412
Joined: Sat Feb 01, 2014 3:10 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA USA
Has thanked: 86 times
Been thanked: 1498 times
Contact:

Re: Newbie here!

Post by solarchat »

Welcome to our friendly forum!


Stephen W. Ramsden
Atlanta, GA USA
Founder/Director Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project
http://www.solarastronomy.org
Ndg
The Sun?
The Sun?
Posts: 6
Joined: Tue May 21, 2024 2:34 pm
Been thanked: 18 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by Ndg »

Thank you!


Lunt 100 MT
ASI 1600, ASI 174
Zwo AM5
Ndg
The Sun?
The Sun?
Posts: 6
Joined: Tue May 21, 2024 2:34 pm
Been thanked: 18 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by Ndg »

Thank you!


Lunt 100 MT
ASI 1600, ASI 174
Zwo AM5
User avatar
rigel123
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 8107
Joined: Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:26 pm
Location: Mason, OH
Has thanked: 9365 times
Been thanked: 9583 times
Contact:

Re: Newbie here!

Post by rigel123 »

Welcome! Nice disk! How long have you had your Lunt?


Warren

Lunt LS60T DS
Orion ED80T CF
Meade ETX LS6
Lunt CaK BF1200
Lunt WL Wedge
Baader Photographic Film
ASI174MM
Skyris 236M
Player One Saturn-M SQR

https://www.astrobin.com/users/rigel123/
Ndg
The Sun?
The Sun?
Posts: 6
Joined: Tue May 21, 2024 2:34 pm
Been thanked: 18 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by Ndg »

2 weeks. I had a Quark before that.


Lunt 100 MT
ASI 1600, ASI 174
Zwo AM5
User avatar
marktownley
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 43369
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:27 pm
Location: Brierley Hills, UK
Has thanked: 21978 times
Been thanked: 11198 times
Contact:

Re: Newbie here!

Post by marktownley »

Nice disk and welcome to the forum!


Image
http://brierleyhillsolar.blogspot.co.uk/
Solar images, a collection of all the most up to date live solar data on the web, imaging & processing tutorials - please take a look!
User avatar
DeepSolar64
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 19688
Joined: Thu Sep 05, 2019 12:19 am
Location: Lowndesville S.C.
Has thanked: 18601 times
Been thanked: 17756 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by DeepSolar64 »

That is a very nice introductory image! Welcome!!


Lunt 8x32 SUNoculars
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope
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

Image Visual Observer
" Way more fun to see it! "
User avatar
Martin_S
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 1966
Joined: Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:34 am
Location: Brisbane , Australia
Has thanked: 1094 times
Been thanked: 3261 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by Martin_S »

Welcome to the forum Ndg.


H alpha : ,Skywatcher 120mm F8 open frame refractor, a tilted 2" 7nm H-alpha filter as a sub energy rejection filter, Baader TZ4 telecentric focal extender, Player One energy rejection filter, Combo Quark Chromosphere, Naked PST etalon for double stacking, ASI74mm camera
User avatar
Carbon60
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 14531
Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:33 pm
Location: Lancashire, UK
Has thanked: 8858 times
Been thanked: 8628 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by Carbon60 »

That's a great start. Welcome.

I'd be interested to know your stacking/processing steps to produce the final image.

Stu.


H-alpha, WL and Ca II K imaging kit for various image scales.
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
More images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarcarbon60/
Ndg
The Sun?
The Sun?
Posts: 6
Joined: Tue May 21, 2024 2:34 pm
Been thanked: 18 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by Ndg »

I used Autostakkert to stack and Regsitax for mild sharpening.
The rest of the processing was then done in photoshop.


Lunt 100 MT
ASI 1600, ASI 174
Zwo AM5
User avatar
AstroBees
Ohhhhhh My!
Ohhhhhh My!
Posts: 105
Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:44 am
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Has thanked: 248 times
Been thanked: 294 times
Contact:

Re: Newbie here!

Post by AstroBees »

Welcome to the forum.


Lunt 80mm Ha double stack
Explore Scientific ED152 CF APO with Baader ASTF Whitelight film & Baader Solar Continuum filter
All piggybacked on a Astro-Physics Mach 1.
User avatar
MAURITS
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 9024
Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:37 pm
Location: Belgium
Has thanked: 2648 times
Been thanked: 5182 times
Contact:

Re: Newbie here!

Post by MAURITS »

Welcome.


Regards,
Maurits

Vista del Cielo Observatory

www.vistadelcielo.be
User avatar
Montana
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 35080
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:25 pm
Location: Cheshire, UK
Has thanked: 18833 times
Been thanked: 9219 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by Montana »

A very warm and sunny welcome :bow :hamster: what a beautiful opening image, the proms are fantastic

Alexandra


User avatar
pedro
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 12504
Joined: Sun May 01, 2016 8:26 pm
Location: Portugal
Has thanked: 15 times
Been thanked: 7045 times
Contact:

Re: Newbie here!

Post by pedro »

Welcome to SolarChat


User avatar
KMH
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 1250
Joined: Sat Feb 22, 2014 4:45 pm
Has thanked: 711 times
Been thanked: 902 times

Re: Newbie here!

Post by KMH »

Very nice! I think you'll really enjoy the Lunt 100.

Kevin


Post Reply