CaK prom 19.5.2022

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CaK prom 19.5.2022

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Yesterday was a warm and nice day with cloud haze and some brief moments of clear sky. My initial plan was to try first-time Hinode Solar Guider, and after some trial and error it turned out quite a useful purchase!

Here is one pic from yesterday. I tried using an adapter for Lunt60TFa external filter as an aperture mask, as it sits perfectly to TS102ED. This looked like an improvement I have been looking for.

Surface and eruption with different exposure and added together in post-processing. The eruption was already lost in space when I got the hydrogen-alpha setup back in action.

TS102ED f/11, reduced to 60mm aperture, Lunt CaK module 12mm, ZWO ASI174MM. Sky-Watcher AZEQ6GT in EQ mode, Hinode Solar guider.


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Re: CaK prom 19.5.2022

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Ooooooh!!!! WOW I love it, that brought me a smile :)

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Wow, nice capture !

What is the Hinode solar guider ? How accurate is the tracking to the sun. Do you need to adjust the mount after 1 hour ??

Thanks

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Dear Petrus,

I am jealous of all your super solar equipment and cameras.
Do you mind if I downloaded your image of the prom/CaK disc here and try and process it to adjust colours, I am practising my image processing skills.

Many thanks.

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Congratulations on a fine CaK SPOD image!!


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Hi Petrus,

Congratulations on a super CaK image of a prom and disc !

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Re: CaK prom 19.5.2022

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Thank you very much everyone :)
Boso36 wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 10:07 am Dear Petrus,

I am jealous of all your super solar equipment and cameras.
Do you mind if I downloaded your image of the prom/CaK disc here and try and process it to adjust colours, I am practising my image processing skills.

Many thanks.

Magnus
Sure, you have my permission to practise with my image, please feel free to post your results too! I am still learning myself too, so I am always happy to see good tips for processing.

I cannot comment about Hinode for much, as this was my first test run. It was a partially cloudy/haze day, but during my imaging session, it kept the region of interest very nicely. It is possible to adjust how aggressive Hinode adjusts the corrections for the mount. For solar animations, this should be a great help.


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Sure, you have my permission to practise with my image, please feel free to post your results too! I am still learning myself too, so I am always happy to see good tips for processing.

I cannot comment about Hinode for much, as this was my first test run. It was a partially cloudy/haze day, but during my imaging session, it kept the region of interest very nicely. It is possible to adjust how aggressive Hinode adjusts the corrections for the mount. For solar animations, this should be a great help.
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Thank you Petrus,
I am grateful. Your image is good as it has several zones and colour possibilities. I will do what I can and show results on this forum.

Thanks, Magnus


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Cameras: ASI120mm-S,ASI174mm
Mount: SW HEQ5 Pro, SW EQ3 Pro Synscan (SW = Skywatcher),Vixen Polarie tracker (portable setup)
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