First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
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First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Roughly processed; AS3 & Imppg. More practice needed! I've not had this much detail on my Lunt LS60tha!
Tuned on setting I received the unit.
No flats applied
William Optics 102GT + diagonal + uv/ir cut + tilt adapter + ZWO 174mm (cool)
Tuning at around 9 minutes from switch on.
A few images -
Tuned on setting I received the unit.
No flats applied
William Optics 102GT + diagonal + uv/ir cut + tilt adapter + ZWO 174mm (cool)
Tuning at around 9 minutes from switch on.
A few images -
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Promising start Geoff!
My advice at this stage; try images around either side of the dial setting you worked on, look for even illumination and contrast across the field of view with most detail. It don't look far off in the images above.
Try ticking 'crop' in AS3 when you stack, it will get rid of the jaggedy edges to the image.
Mark
My advice at this stage; try images around either side of the dial setting you worked on, look for even illumination and contrast across the field of view with most detail. It don't look far off in the images above.
Try ticking 'crop' in AS3 when you stack, it will get rid of the jaggedy edges to the image.
Mark
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Appears you have a decent copy of a quark.
I am looking forward to seeing more.....
I am looking forward to seeing more.....
Rich
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Welcome to the Quark club Geoff. When you get a chance you should should do a series of test captures on the same area of the Sun, retuning your Quark for each exposure. Then stitch them together for a comparison.
Here's a series of captures I took last week, these are raw stacks each with exactly the same capture settings ,with no flats or post processing. It will give a good indication of the optimum settings for your Quark.
H-alpha_123130_lapl5_ap9402 by Martin Symonds, on Flickr
Here's a series of captures I took last week, these are raw stacks each with exactly the same capture settings ,with no flats or post processing. It will give a good indication of the optimum settings for your Quark.
H-alpha_123130_lapl5_ap9402 by Martin Symonds, on Flickr
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
The Quark does seem pretty evenly illuminated.
I find my best tuning to be -5 (negative 5). I think several of us do as well.
While I'm recovering next week I'm hoping I have enough brain cells to put together my version of a processing tutorial to add to the number of other excellent choices out there.
In fact, I would not mind taking a stab at processing those files myself to see if it is capture or processing. How big are your AVIs? Maybe I can dropbox them...
Jack
I find my best tuning to be -5 (negative 5). I think several of us do as well.
While I'm recovering next week I'm hoping I have enough brain cells to put together my version of a processing tutorial to add to the number of other excellent choices out there.
In fact, I would not mind taking a stab at processing those files myself to see if it is capture or processing. How big are your AVIs? Maybe I can dropbox them...
Jack
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Thanks guys. I'm fairly chuffed with what I managed at a starter. I fully intend checking each setting and I'm slightly assured that it took only 9 minutes to come upto temperature. An earlier attempt powering through a Pegasus Ultimate didn't yield a green light after 20 minutes - strangely!
After a brilliant morning of sunshine, yesterday, Friday has dawned cloudy! Och weel that's weather.
@jack - the above files were each around 5GB (1000frames). I also took 4 in sequence as the Quark warmed up, they are around 3GB (500frames).
Another story to this - I purchased a 102 refractor, f11, specifically for this Quark - sadly its focus comes in at 150mm - Quark, tilt, zwo174mm are around 170mm length! There's an option to remove the lower 120mm of the tube, but the guy who fitted it at the factory over torqued one of the three retaining screws and stripped its hex drive.
After a brilliant morning of sunshine, yesterday, Friday has dawned cloudy! Och weel that's weather.
@jack - the above files were each around 5GB (1000frames). I also took 4 in sequence as the Quark warmed up, they are around 3GB (500frames).
Another story to this - I purchased a 102 refractor, f11, specifically for this Quark - sadly its focus comes in at 150mm - Quark, tilt, zwo174mm are around 170mm length! There's an option to remove the lower 120mm of the tube, but the guy who fitted it at the factory over torqued one of the three retaining screws and stripped its hex drive.
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Pick up a stripped screw head remover for about a fiver, that will shift it.Alto wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 6:11 am Another story to this - I purchased a 102 refractor, f11, specifically for this Quark - sadly its focus comes in at 150mm - Quark, tilt, zwo174mm are around 170mm length! There's an option to remove the lower 120mm of the tube, but the guy who fitted it at the factory over torqued one of the three retaining screws and stripped its hex drive.
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Thanks Mark. That's a new one on me. I've previously just drilled out the screw head - but that was in wood and less delicate! Am a little annoyed the shop hasn't gotten back to me.marktownley wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 6:42 amPick up a stripped screw head remover for about a fiver, that will shift it.Alto wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 6:11 am Another story to this - I purchased a 102 refractor, f11, specifically for this Quark - sadly its focus comes in at 150mm - Quark, tilt, zwo174mm are around 170mm length! There's an option to remove the lower 120mm of the tube, but the guy who fitted it at the factory over torqued one of the three retaining screws and stripped its hex drive.
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
If you like, PM me and send me your AS3 tifs. I’d like to experiment.
Explore Scientific 152mm f6.5 achromat
Aeries D-ERF
Quark Chromosphere f27 native, (f14 when focal reduced)
Mallincam .5x focal reducer (large format)
12nm Filter
ZWO174 (IMX249 chip 5um)
Huge Sense of Adventure Viewing Creation
Aeries D-ERF
Quark Chromosphere f27 native, (f14 when focal reduced)
Mallincam .5x focal reducer (large format)
12nm Filter
ZWO174 (IMX249 chip 5um)
Huge Sense of Adventure Viewing Creation
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ENGINEER-DBZ-2 ... NrPXRydWU=
Something like that should work. I only had a quick look so you might find cheaper alternatives.
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Thanks Mark - there's a couple of youtube videos that have offered some ideas to try.
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Re: First Light Daystar Quark Chromosphere
Finally I've managed to coax the screw loose. There was very little in the head.
A bradawl pushed gently in had enough purchase to allow grip and removal!
Phew.
It's annoying I've seen little of the sun since this first light - now I have the scope fixed we're away for a couple of weeks.
Sun'll still be there in October, won't it .........
Is there a minimum temperature for use of the Quark?
A bradawl pushed gently in had enough purchase to allow grip and removal!
Phew.
It's annoying I've seen little of the sun since this first light - now I have the scope fixed we're away for a couple of weeks.
Sun'll still be there in October, won't it .........
Is there a minimum temperature for use of the Quark?
Call me Geoff.
I do what I do because I want to, and because I can....
Doesn't mean I know what I'm doing, though!
I do what I do because I want to, and because I can....
Doesn't mean I know what I'm doing, though!