First H-Alpha Sun for 2012

[Star Catcher (Ted Dobosz)]

Hi All

Got the Lunt LS80Tha scope and DMK41 camera out on New Year's day. Seeing was average but slow enough to get some reasonable data. This was my first attempt at combining prominence data and surface data and I think it came up well. Enjoy.

Image of Sun on New Year's day

Ted

[batema (Mark)]

Beautiful. Was this a double stacked system you are using???

Mark

[Star Catcher (Ted Dobosz)]

Originally Posted by batema

Beautiful. Was this a double stacked system you are using???

Mark

Thanks Mark

It was done as a single stack. I find the double stack somewhat problematic with some uneven patches or streaks that have to be carefully managed with tuning and post processing.

Ted

[Poita (Peter)]

I have serious scope envy.
I must get some threadlok breaker and finish my PST upgrade.

[AstroFlyer (Arek)]

Very nice.
Excellent detail with LS80 & DMK41, great combination.

[Star Catcher (Ted Dobosz)]

Originally Posted by AstroFlyer

Very nice.
Excellent detail with LS80 & DMK41, great combination.

Thanks Arek, agree it hits a sweet spot especially when used with a 2X barlow as in this case.

Originally Posted by Poita

I have serious scope envy.
I must get some threadlok breaker and finish my PST upgrade.

Peter...Well aperture up to a point and then you hit seeing limits during the day

[naskies (Dave)]

Beautiful - that sunspot area looks incredibly 3D to me.

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

Great result, well processed.
Well done!

[Derek Klepp]

Very nice Ted there's lots going on at the moment

[John Hothersall]

That is an extraordinary result what a prominence group to get, a good omen for 2012.

John.

[Star Catcher (Ted Dobosz)]

Originally Posted by John Hothersall

That is an extraordinary result what a prominence group to get, a good omen for 2012.

Thanks John, just a bit of luck in that checked in and saw the nice combination after midday. Agree that we could be in for an active year!

John.

Originally Posted by Derek Klepp

Very nice Ted there's lots going on at the moment

Thanks Derek. Yes I'm keeping an eye out for some views as soon as the weather settles here in Sydney.

Originally Posted by Merlin66

Great result, well processed.
Well done!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by naskies

Beautiful - that sunspot area looks incredibly 3D to me.

Thanks Dave.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Holey smack-in-noly : )