Solar imaging by Star Hunter
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Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Hello! My name is RUSLAN ILNITSKY, I am an astrophotographer and my specialization is solar capturing. I am owner of the Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope since 2011. In this topic I will be glad to share my photos of the Sun, as well as my own knowledge of shooting and image processing.
H-alpha - December 20, 2022, 10:16 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - December 20, 2022, 10:09 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - December 20, 2022, 10:05 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
H-alpha - December 20, 2022, 10:16 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - December 20, 2022, 10:09 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - December 20, 2022, 10:05 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Welcome to the forum Ruslan. These are very nice images. I see you have a Antlia K-Line wedge. That's one of the best images I have seen taken with one! The faculae are well shown across the disk.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Welcome to the forum Ruslan! Very nice images! Where are you located?
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
I bought this filter a couple of months ago. To be honest, I expected a higher contrast. I have to improve it with the help of software - the Contrast Master program helps a lot with this. Someday I will still buy a Lunt Cak, but with a limited budget, Antlia is a good choice. So to speak, calcium for beginners.DeepSolar64 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:55 pm Welcome to the forum Ruslan. These are very nice images. I see you have a Antlia K-Line wedge. That's one of the best images I have seen taken with one! The faculae are well shown across the disk.
James
I am from Russia, Anapa. This is the seaside of the Black Sea. There are a lot of clear days here, about 300 per year. Therefore, whenever possible, I try to capture the Sun.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Ruslan,
To get the higher contrast you would have to go to an ultra-narrowband filter like a Lunt CaK module or a CaK or CaH DayStar Quark which are much more expensive. The Antlia K-line wedge is good for the money though.
James
To get the higher contrast you would have to go to an ultra-narrowband filter like a Lunt CaK module or a CaK or CaH DayStar Quark which are much more expensive. The Antlia K-line wedge is good for the money though.
James
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
I am from Russia, Anapa. This is the seaside of the Black Sea. There are a lot of clear days here, about 300 per year. Therefore, whenever possible, I try to capture the Sun.
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Wow, 300 days a year, that is amazing! I looked at some images of Anapa, looks like an amazing city.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
A very warm and sunny welcome
Wow! these are truly wonderful images, all have beautiful detail and processing, top work!
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Wow! these are truly wonderful images, all have beautiful detail and processing, top work!
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Warm welcome and thanks for sharing you wonderful images, Ruslan!
Best regards,
Arne
Best regards,
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Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome! The weather was clear this morning, I managed to photograph the Sun. Now there are many sunspots and several large prominences.
I hope the files in the attachment are not too big to see. If something is wrong - let me know, then I will upload them in half size.
H-alpha - December 22, 2022, 10:27 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - December 22, 2022, 10:32 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - December 22, 2022, 10:35 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
I hope the files in the attachment are not too big to see. If something is wrong - let me know, then I will upload them in half size.
H-alpha - December 22, 2022, 10:27 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - December 22, 2022, 10:32 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - December 22, 2022, 10:35 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
These are really nice. I really like how much better the Antlia K-line filter shows the faculae Vs the Baader Continuum filter.
James
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Yes, but resolution with Solar Continuum is better. However, I'm glad that with the complete set of H-alpha\Continuum\Calcium, I can make multispectral images in just a couple of minutes.DeepSolar64 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:19 pm These are really nice. I really like how much better the Antlia K-line filter shows the faculae Vs the Baader Continuum filter.
James
For example - data from October 04, 22, combination of three images, where the red channel is H-alpha, the green channel is Continuum, the blue channel is Cak.
Coronado PST 40 mm for H-alpha, Levenhuk Ra R66 ED + Lacerta Herschel prism for Continuum and Cak, QHY5III178m camera.
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Nice!
I want one of those Antlia filters because they show the photospheric faculae better than the Baader 540nm filter does. The Antlia CaK wedge is a relatively wide band device and shows primarily features of the photosphere compared to a Lunt CaK module which shows much more of the lower chromosphere and transition region. And at a higher contrast.
Are you stopping your scope down while using the Antlia wedge? Though it may dim the image a bit it may increase contrast if you do. The closest I come to the Antlia filter is an Edmund 430nm Gband filter. 10nm wide bandpass.
James
I want one of those Antlia filters because they show the photospheric faculae better than the Baader 540nm filter does. The Antlia CaK wedge is a relatively wide band device and shows primarily features of the photosphere compared to a Lunt CaK module which shows much more of the lower chromosphere and transition region. And at a higher contrast.
Are you stopping your scope down while using the Antlia wedge? Though it may dim the image a bit it may increase contrast if you do. The closest I come to the Antlia filter is an Edmund 430nm Gband filter. 10nm wide bandpass.
James
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Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Nope, it works at full aperture (66 mm, f\6). You literally read my mind - today, when shooting, I thought about the aperture for the lens. If the sky is clear tomorrow, I will definitely try to reduce the aperture to at least 40 mm.DeepSolar64 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:58 pm Nice!
Are you stopping your scope down while using the Antlia wedge? Though it may dim the image a bit it may increase contrast if you do. The closest I come to the Antlia filter is an Edmund 430nm Gband filter. 10nm wide bandpass.
James
Previously, I used a stack of filters ZWB2 + NPZ SZS-22 for shooting in ultraviolet. The result was similar to the Cak filter, but with worse contrast. However, such ZWB2 + SZS-22 costs 30 times cheaper than Antlia.
https://star-hunter.ru/en/sun-2022-05-11/
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https://star-hunter.ru/en/2020-11-05-sunspot-ar2781/
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Ivan, MUARITS, thanks! I hope I can find here like-minded people in my hobby and gain new experience in shooting the Sun.
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Great images Ruslan - nice to meet you!
As has been said, your images with the Antlia 3nm filter have to be the best ones we have seen. We have looked at that filter ourselves and searched the web to find any reasonable images with it. If we'd seen your images we would probably have purchased it. Well done!
There is some great info on your website. We liked the article on imaging Venus and Mercury during the day. This is something we have been meaning to do for sometime. Also we would be interested in knowing more about your filter testing setup.
As has been said, your images with the Antlia 3nm filter have to be the best ones we have seen. We have looked at that filter ourselves and searched the web to find any reasonable images with it. If we'd seen your images we would probably have purchased it. Well done!
There is some great info on your website. We liked the article on imaging Venus and Mercury during the day. This is something we have been meaning to do for sometime. Also we would be interested in knowing more about your filter testing setup.
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Hi, Averton! I am glad that my website was useful to you. About Antlia filter - i think, it has lower contrast (still wide band 3 nm) than Lunt or Coronado Cak - i need to enhance the contrast by Adobe Camera Raw or Contrast Master software. Active regions are visible with it, but the photosphere is still too bright. However, it is one of the most affordable calcium filters along with Baader. The next step is already Lunt Cak.
You can try to process stack of 250 frames from Antlia filter (66\400 ED telescope, Lacerta wedge, ND filter). Please note that when shooting, I set the maximum offset. Because of this, the contrast can appear especially low. It is only stack without wavelet or deconvolution.
https://star-hunter.ru/wp-content/uploa ... ap3451.tif
My version of processing is here viewtopic.php?p=366100#p366100
You can try to process stack of 250 frames from Antlia filter (66\400 ED telescope, Lacerta wedge, ND filter). Please note that when shooting, I set the maximum offset. Because of this, the contrast can appear especially low. It is only stack without wavelet or deconvolution.
https://star-hunter.ru/wp-content/uploa ... ap3451.tif
My version of processing is here viewtopic.php?p=366100#p366100
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Thanks Ruslan, we'll have a go at processing your data and see what we can come up with.Star Hunter wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 12:23 am Hi, Averton! I am glad that my website was useful to you. About Antlia filter - i think, it has lower contrast (still wide band 3 nm) than Lunt or Coronado Cak - i need to enhance the contrast by Adobe Camera Raw or Contrast Master software. Active regions are visible with it, but the photosphere is still too bright. However, it is one of the most affordable calcium filters along with Baader. The next step is already Lunt Cak.
You can try to process stack of 250 frames from Antlia filter (66\400 ED telescope, Lacerta wedge, ND filter). Please note that when shooting, I set the maximum offset. Because of this, the contrast can appear especially low. It is only stack without wavelet or deconvolution.
https://star-hunter.ru/wp-content/uploa ... ap3451.tif
My version of processing is here viewtopic.php?p=366100#p366100
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Thanks for the advice. Stopping the aperture to 38 mm made it possible to noticeably improve image sharpness to the level with the Solar Continuum filter at the same focal length.DeepSolar64 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:58 pm Are you stopping your scope down while using the Antlia wedge? Though it may dim the image a bit it may increase contrast if you do.
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H-alpha - December 24, 2022, 10:14 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - December 24, 2022, 10:18 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - December 24, 2022, 10:26 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope (with aperture diaphragm 38 mm)
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - December 24, 2022, 10:18 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - December 24, 2022, 10:26 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope (with aperture diaphragm 38 mm)
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Star-Hunter,
I have seen a lot on here of others using stop-down masks to increase contrast in solar images, especially in CaK. It also increases the effective focal ratio of the telescope. I can see the difference in your 540nm continuum image too!
Nice three light images. Again I really notice the CaK3nm image. Nice faculae marking those active regions!! I also notice granulation. It's most likely granulation of the photosphere but I do wonder if you may be picking up some supergranulation of the lower chromosphere as well.
Merry Christmas!
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I have seen a lot on here of others using stop-down masks to increase contrast in solar images, especially in CaK. It also increases the effective focal ratio of the telescope. I can see the difference in your 540nm continuum image too!
Nice three light images. Again I really notice the CaK3nm image. Nice faculae marking those active regions!! I also notice granulation. It's most likely granulation of the photosphere but I do wonder if you may be picking up some supergranulation of the lower chromosphere as well.
Merry Christmas!
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
A few past, but interesting shots. It was very cloudy, I had to catch the sun between the clouds. Nevertheless, we managed to catch fragments of a clear sky.
Solar eclipse, October 25, 2022.
H-alpha - 13:53 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 100 frames.
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Continuum - 12:50 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 100 frames.
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CaK - 13:57 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
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-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-GSO polarizing filter
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Stacking of 100 frames.
Solar eclipse, October 25, 2022.
H-alpha - 13:53 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 100 frames.
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Continuum - 12:50 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 100 frames.
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CaK - 13:57 (UTC +3)
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Very nice on all three eclipse images. You got it with the CaK3nm Antlia wedge too!!
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
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Very sharp set of images Ruslan...well done
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H-alpha - January 17, 2023, 10:41(UTC +3)
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-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - January 17, 2023, 10:46 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - January 17, 2023, 10:49 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
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Stacking of 250 frames.
Equipment:
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-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - January 17, 2023, 10:46 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CaK - January 17, 2023, 10:49 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
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-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
This is an excellent 3 light lineup. I especially like the Antlia 3nm bandpass CaK image.
Very nicely done!!
Very nicely done!!
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Nice comparison in wavelengths there Ruslan.
Just a suggestion, but why not start a "New Topic" when you have had another imaging session so your new images don't get lost in a long topic.
Have you caught the NW prom lifting off? It looks very faint in your Ha image.
Just a suggestion, but why not start a "New Topic" when you have had another imaging session so your new images don't get lost in a long topic.
Have you caught the NW prom lifting off? It looks very faint in your Ha image.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Yes, interesting details appear in calcium compared to the continuum. However, this is not Lant I'm thinking about making a Sol'Ex.DeepSolar64 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:48 am This is an excellent 3 light lineup. I especially like the Antlia 3nm bandpass CaK image.
Very nicely done!!
I think that when I create a new topic, the image will then be lost for sure. And so all my images are in one topic, especially since I often photograph the Sun.Averton wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:15 am Nice comparison in wavelengths there Ruslan.
Just a suggestion, but why not start a "New Topic" when you have had another imaging session so your new images don't get lost in a long topic.
Have you caught the NW prom lifting off? It looks very faint in your Ha image.
The prominence on NW turned out to be weaker than I thought. Maybe I missed all the fun
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Fresh active Sun after cloudy days!
H-alpha - February 13, 2023, 10:44 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
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-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - February 13, 2023, 10:49 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
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-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - February 13, 2023, 10:53 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
H-alpha - February 13, 2023, 10:44 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Continuum - February 13, 2023, 10:49 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CaK - February 13, 2023, 10:53 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Are you using an Antlia 3nm bandpass filter for your CaK? It looks good!
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Good additions Ruslan!
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Synthesized RGB image based on H-alpha, continuum and calcium filters data from this post viewtopic.php?p=371947#p371947 (February 13, 2023).
R - Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm
G - 66ED + Baader Continuum
B - 66ED + Antlia Cak.
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I love the composite!! Two thumbs up!!
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The Sun, February 23, 2023, 12:59 (UTC +3)
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Nice addition!
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H-alpha - March 8, 2023, 09:00 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
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-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
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-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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Continuum - March 8, 2023, 09:06 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
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CaK - March 8, 2023, 09:08 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
Equipment:
-Coronado PST H-alpha 40 mm telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Deepsky IR-cut filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Continuum - March 8, 2023, 09:06 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Lacerta Herschel prism
-Baader Solar Continuum filter
-ND3 filter
-QHY5III178m camera.
Stacking of 250 frames.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CaK - March 8, 2023, 09:08 (UTC +3)
Equipment:
-Levenhuk Ra R66 ED Doublet Black telescope
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
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-Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm filter
-ND96-09 filter
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Stacking of 250 frames.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Again, I notice the K-Line image first. Yours shows the faculae across the disk very well. Better than many other K-Line images I have seen. They seem hard to pull out of the background. I think your dark coloration may help a bit. Those faculae are of low contrast especially towards the disc center.
This reminds me of a recent post by Christian Viladrich, I think. He mentioned that the " faculae " seen towards the center are not true faculae at all but intragranular lanes. Faculae are generally not visible from straight above. Faculae are the bright walls of the granules seen from the side and being near the limb against the darkening of the limb they are easier to see. Looking from above the walls of the granules cannot be seen and one is looking straight down upon the intragranular lanes. The individual bright points making up the lanes are only visible with great seeing, large aperture and with short wavelength filters but the lanes themselves should be visible with normal-sized equipment and a filter like the Antlia K-Line 3nm filter. I think the channels that form the lanes are associated with both faculae and the intragranular bright points, just viewed from different perspectives.
It's another interesting field of solar study. I am trying to understand it.
Very nice job, Ruslan!
James
This reminds me of a recent post by Christian Viladrich, I think. He mentioned that the " faculae " seen towards the center are not true faculae at all but intragranular lanes. Faculae are generally not visible from straight above. Faculae are the bright walls of the granules seen from the side and being near the limb against the darkening of the limb they are easier to see. Looking from above the walls of the granules cannot be seen and one is looking straight down upon the intragranular lanes. The individual bright points making up the lanes are only visible with great seeing, large aperture and with short wavelength filters but the lanes themselves should be visible with normal-sized equipment and a filter like the Antlia K-Line 3nm filter. I think the channels that form the lanes are associated with both faculae and the intragranular bright points, just viewed from different perspectives.
It's another interesting field of solar study. I am trying to understand it.
Very nice job, Ruslan!
James
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Some super discs there
James, in CaK you see the supergranulation cells (large scale network). You are also seeing residual plage from either former active regions or plage from active regions yet to develop. The plage hangs around from 4-6 weeks pre and post AR development. I hope this helps
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James, in CaK you see the supergranulation cells (large scale network). You are also seeing residual plage from either former active regions or plage from active regions yet to develop. The plage hangs around from 4-6 weeks pre and post AR development. I hope this helps
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Alexandra,
That is true, especially in ultra-narrowband CaK but this is an Antlia CaK 3nm wedge. Much wider bandpass than a Lunt CaK module. Here one is seeing more into the photosphere than in the lower chromosphere. Maybe that 3nm wedge does better on true CaK lower chrom features than many of us think?
I dunno. I don't have either. Soon I hope.
James
Like their plage counterpart, faculae do the same. Show up before a region blows up and persists after it dies. Faculae are hard to study across the disc in white light though because they are only visible near the limb.
That is true, especially in ultra-narrowband CaK but this is an Antlia CaK 3nm wedge. Much wider bandpass than a Lunt CaK module. Here one is seeing more into the photosphere than in the lower chromosphere. Maybe that 3nm wedge does better on true CaK lower chrom features than many of us think?
I dunno. I don't have either. Soon I hope.
James
Like their plage counterpart, faculae do the same. Show up before a region blows up and persists after it dies. Faculae are hard to study across the disc in white light though because they are only visible near the limb.
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
H-alpha - March 23, 2023, 11:25 (UTC +3)
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
Nice!!
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
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Re: Solar imaging by Star Hunter
I love the color you have used here.
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