Hi-res WL animation of AR 3315
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Hi-res WL animation of AR 3315
The seeing yesterday was not too great for 180 mm aperture, but I recorded >200 videos and got some good stacks, and even a usable animation. Taken with Intes M715 with Blackfly S (IMX 273) camera, Baader ND 3.8 solar film + Solar Continuum (10 nm) filter, stacked in AS!3 and processed with ImPPG.
I had L-R deconvolution disabled (it doesn't work that well on granulation), instead used 2 layers of unsharp mask (one for sharpening, another for slight denoising).
Animation: 80-second intervals (20 s when recording, but decimated 4:1 & blended together for the final animation), 1:12 h total:
I didn't use my SSM last year due to malfunction (which I didn't want to spend time on). It turned out to be just Arduino loose in its socket - I gave it a push and we're back up and running this season
Here are the readings for the above animation's duration (the thicker line is the running 30-second average):
and for the still image shown in the beginning:
One might ask: "how did you manage to get sub-arcsecond details if the seeing was mostly much worse?". But remember: an SSM gives a seeing value averaged over the whole solar disc and a certain time period (here: 1 s). There might still be moments when fragments of the FOV are undistorted for a small fraction of a second, and when taking 3k-frame videos at 3 ms exposure as I did here, this gives the stacker enough material to work with.
Bonus track: M1.0 flare in the same active region (90 mm refractor + Lunt 50 etalon, 30-second intervals, 40 min. total):
I had L-R deconvolution disabled (it doesn't work that well on granulation), instead used 2 layers of unsharp mask (one for sharpening, another for slight denoising).
Animation: 80-second intervals (20 s when recording, but decimated 4:1 & blended together for the final animation), 1:12 h total:
I didn't use my SSM last year due to malfunction (which I didn't want to spend time on). It turned out to be just Arduino loose in its socket - I gave it a push and we're back up and running this season
Here are the readings for the above animation's duration (the thicker line is the running 30-second average):
and for the still image shown in the beginning:
One might ask: "how did you manage to get sub-arcsecond details if the seeing was mostly much worse?". But remember: an SSM gives a seeing value averaged over the whole solar disc and a certain time period (here: 1 s). There might still be moments when fragments of the FOV are undistorted for a small fraction of a second, and when taking 3k-frame videos at 3 ms exposure as I did here, this gives the stacker enough material to work with.
Bonus track: M1.0 flare in the same active region (90 mm refractor + Lunt 50 etalon, 30-second intervals, 40 min. total):
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Re: Hi-res WL animation of AR 3315
This is an amazing session. Both animations are absolutely perfect.
Thanks for sharing it here.
Thanks for sharing it here.
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Re: Hi-res WL animation of AR 3315
Great stuff, love the animations.
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Re: Hi-res WL animation of AR 3315
WoW, and WOW, again! Very nice work Filip. The sun looks alive in that first animation. The spots show a lot of movement. The edges of the penumbra are mesmerizing! And the granules can even be seen to boil in the lower spot's light bridge!!
Nice M1.0 flare too. It's like an immense bolt of lightning which isn't far from the truth.
Two thumbs up!!
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Nice M1.0 flare too. It's like an immense bolt of lightning which isn't far from the truth.
Two thumbs up!!
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Re: Hi-res WL animation of AR 3315
Brilliant. Thanks
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These are stunners Filip!
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These are amazing animations Filip!.
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Fantastic Filip, amazing to watch the movement in the penumbra.
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Superb images and animations Filip...well done
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