Sol FD Ha 2022.07.03

this is the main message area for anything solar :)
Post Reply
User avatar
nicosolcy
Almost There...
Almost There...
Posts: 679
Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:10 am
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Has thanked: 1212 times
Been thanked: 906 times

Sol FD Ha 2022.07.03

Post by nicosolcy »

I still have to fix the tilt of the camera - I partially fixed it but it is too hot to stay under a blanket for too long!

Played in single stack mode, best 250 out of 1,000 frames with the Lunt 50mm Ha and Player One IMX178MM, plus a Barlow set at about 1.3x magnification. Once I get the tilt right, time to slap on the DS module!

So much to still work on to do this (I recall going through the same process when I had my 60mm), but I'll get there!
Attachments
Sol 2022.07.03 Ha.jpg
Sol 2022.07.03 Ha.jpg (1023.69 KiB) Viewed 303 times


Nick
---------------------------------------------------------------
Photosphere Junkie!
Borg 77 EDII f.6.6 (510mm), APM Herschel Wedge (Baader ND1.8)
Lunt 40mm SS FTF
ZWO ASI183MM, SW SolarQuest Mount
Baader Solar Continuum 540.0nm (FWHM 7.5) / Altair G-Band 430.3nm (FWHM 2nm) / Antlia K-Line 393.3nm (FWHM 3nm)
User avatar
marktownley
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 42274
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:27 pm
Location: Brierley Hills, UK
Has thanked: 20442 times
Been thanked: 10247 times
Contact:

Re: Sol FD Ha 2022.07.03

Post by marktownley »

That came out well Nick!


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
nicosolcy
Almost There...
Almost There...
Posts: 679
Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:10 am
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Has thanked: 1212 times
Been thanked: 906 times

Re: Sol FD Ha 2022.07.03

Post by nicosolcy »

Mark,

Thank you for the kind words but this needs a ton of work! I tell you, Cyprus is NOT the place to be when you want to adjust camera tilt in early July! I'll get there though, it will take a few trial runs to get everything going.

Today was more of a systems check. I updated everything on a Mac (Intel based) where I have a dual install of Windows and Mac OS and at least everything runs like a charm.

Also, given the image scale, I used a Barlow component placed at about 1.3x which pushes me marginally into oversampling territory. I will try removing it and using drizzle when stacking to compensate, plus the super resolution function in Pixelmator Pro to see if I am "covered".


Nick
---------------------------------------------------------------
Photosphere Junkie!
Borg 77 EDII f.6.6 (510mm), APM Herschel Wedge (Baader ND1.8)
Lunt 40mm SS FTF
ZWO ASI183MM, SW SolarQuest Mount
Baader Solar Continuum 540.0nm (FWHM 7.5) / Altair G-Band 430.3nm (FWHM 2nm) / Antlia K-Line 393.3nm (FWHM 3nm)
User avatar
Montana
Librarian
Librarian
Posts: 34563
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:25 pm
Location: Cheshire, UK
Has thanked: 17672 times
Been thanked: 8791 times

Re: Sol FD Ha 2022.07.03

Post by Montana »

That's an absolute beauty, well done for enduring the boiling to get it :bow :hamster:

Alexandra


User avatar
nicosolcy
Almost There...
Almost There...
Posts: 679
Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:10 am
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Has thanked: 1212 times
Been thanked: 906 times

Re: Sol FD Ha 2022.07.03

Post by nicosolcy »

Thanks Alexandra!

I will stupidly try today (41°C) to finalize the tilt adjustment and take it from there :)


Nick
---------------------------------------------------------------
Photosphere Junkie!
Borg 77 EDII f.6.6 (510mm), APM Herschel Wedge (Baader ND1.8)
Lunt 40mm SS FTF
ZWO ASI183MM, SW SolarQuest Mount
Baader Solar Continuum 540.0nm (FWHM 7.5) / Altair G-Band 430.3nm (FWHM 2nm) / Antlia K-Line 393.3nm (FWHM 3nm)
User avatar
arnedanielsen
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Way More Fun to Share It!!
Posts: 7285
Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:42 pm
Location: Vestby, Norway
Has thanked: 6181 times
Been thanked: 7142 times

Re: Sol FD Ha 2022.07.03

Post by arnedanielsen »

This came out very nice, Nick!

A little bit of uneven sharpness... is this caused by the tilting you are referring to?

This will be a very nice setup once you get everything tuned!

Best regards,
Arne


Best regards,
Arne
--
AstroBin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/arnedani/
User avatar
nicosolcy
Almost There...
Almost There...
Posts: 679
Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:10 am
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Has thanked: 1212 times
Been thanked: 906 times

Re: Sol FD Ha 2022.07.03

Post by nicosolcy »

Hi Arne,

Indeed, I have to play some more with the tilt adjusting mechanism. It was 41C yesterday afternoon so self survival was preferable to playing with the scope ;)


Nick
---------------------------------------------------------------
Photosphere Junkie!
Borg 77 EDII f.6.6 (510mm), APM Herschel Wedge (Baader ND1.8)
Lunt 40mm SS FTF
ZWO ASI183MM, SW SolarQuest Mount
Baader Solar Continuum 540.0nm (FWHM 7.5) / Altair G-Band 430.3nm (FWHM 2nm) / Antlia K-Line 393.3nm (FWHM 3nm)
Post Reply