Full solar disk 27.1.19

[Marke (Mark)]

Full disk mosaic stacked in PS , ST80 0.5x reducer , Quark , ASI174

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

Very nice!
You've capture the surface detail very well.
The ST80 Quark combo is working well for you.
Well done!

[Marke (Mark)]

Originally Posted by Merlin66

Very nice!
You've capture the surface detail very well.
The ST80 Quark combo is working well for you.
Well done!

Thanks Ken I am quite impressed with the results and still the bigger scopes to call on as well . Very glad I saved money and got the Quark

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

Mark,
Have you tried processing in ImPPG?
It seems to be giving me better results than Registax....

[Marke (Mark)]

Originally Posted by Merlin66

Mark,
Have you tried processing in ImPPG?
It seems to be giving me better results than Registax....

All my processing has been in ImPPG so far mate it does a great job

[GUS.K (Ivan)]

Fantastic full disk captures Mark.

[Marke (Mark)]

Originally Posted by GUS.K

Fantastic full disk captures Mark.

Thanks Ivan its the one thing I was hoping to achieve so I am happy I got it worked out now

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

[TareqPhoto (Tareq)]

So if my budget for solar is roughly at around US$1000-1500, is it better to buy a dedicated solar telescope or buy a Quark and use it with my current scope [ST80 or even Canon lenses if possible]?

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

Tariq,
Not for Canon lenses but most scopes >f5 the Quark is probably the best deal at the moment.

[Derek Klepp]

Great discs Mark.The Quark works well with smaller apertures but once you go up to say 127mm or 150mm the seeing really becomes the deciding factor.Back when the Sun was more active I think at my location the use of 150mm of aperture was only feasible on a couple of occasions.I have a Quark on a 150mm scope with an internal etalon but found myself stopping down to 100mm for a better result.
Cheers Derek

[Marke (Mark)]

Originally Posted by Derek Klepp

Great discs Mark.The Quark works well with smaller apertures but once you go up to say 127mm or 150mm the seeing really becomes the deciding factor.Back when the Sun was more active I think at my location the use of 150mm of aperture was only feasible on a couple of occasions.I have a Quark on a 150mm scope with an internal etalon but found myself stopping down to 100mm for a better result.
Cheers Derek

Thanks Derek I have 80 , 102 , 127 plus 0.5x reducer so that gets me good coverage