video compilation for Jan/Feb 2014 of AR11967

[h0ughy]

It's amazing that with a few 2.5h hour imaging sessions you end up with over 700gig of raw video data, comprising of white light solar imaging and Hydrogen Alpha imaging. Over 40 hours of processing to make the images in this video using Registax6, Autostakkert2, Photoshop and Microsoft Movie maker and a lot of luck. took an age to upload to YouTube, goes for 2m45s:help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdkvgYXPg6s&feature=youtu.be

the music was a choice that I made just to try and take on the strength and seriousness of the sun - good old Harrison Ford - how would he take it on?....and it was free so if you can recommend a better track then please let me know :rofl::D

[h0ughy]

OK to answer a question that was Pm’ed to me and probably someone else may wish to know?:thumbsup:

The scopes used were a 127ED that had the Baader Solar Wedge on it using both DMK41 and DMK51 video cameras – this was used for white light shots. The Ha shots were with a Lunt 60mm in single stack mode with both the DMK41 and DMK51.

All of the panels or images were captured with a 600 frame grab to make one image, of which the best 60 frames were used to be stacked to make one image, there are in total of 1732 images used in the animation.

To create the full disk solar images the panels that made them up were taken with either camera – but the panels were stacked in Autostakkert2 then taken into Photoshop to crop off the outer “rough” edging then saved. These were then put back into Photoshop and combined using photomerge being very carefull to select the pieces that make up the disk in order (doesn’t matter which way but they have to be sequential) the combined, then merged all layers then crop to suit. This is then taken into Registax6 and wavelets applied, saved then hop back into photoshop. Then do what you want……:P

Hope that helps:question:

[John K]

H0ughy,

that is seriously out of this world!

the prominence Ha element in full screen was incredible mate - thanks for sharing.

John K.

[rustigsmed]

that is bloody fantastic. :eyepop:
it just makes me want to spend thousands on solar gear!
the prominence animation was awesome!

Rusty

[h0ughy]

thanks john – you know I only got this together for a talk I am doing tomorrow for my Astro club NAS, I might tweak it further later to change some things?

well, the difference between proper deep sky and proper solar imaging is not too dissimilar:o, just one has more of a chance of happening than the other?:rofl: I am glad it tickled your fancy!:D

[RB]

Incredible !!!!

That was awesome mate, fantastic video.
So much work's gone into it.

Well done Dave.

RB
:thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

thanks RB:thumbsup:

[Tony_]

Magnificent animation. It's amazing what amateur equipment can capture ( with the addition of hard work and dedication).
I suspect videos like this may even increase the sales of solar scopes!

Tony.

[MarkJ]

Very very impressive David, well done. I'll have to show my kids tomorrow.

Mark

[redbeard]

Fantastic, best one I've seen. Very well done!

Cheers,

Damien.

[h0ughy]

thanks - LOL tell Bintel and Astroshop will you:rofl:

[h0ughy]

I am chuffed Mark:thumbsup: - tried to show my kids but they told me to go play with the traffic - Just Dad being nerdy again:P

[h0ughy]

thanks Damien:thumbsup:,

[strongmanmike]

One of the most enjoyable time lapse (and other stills) sequences I've watched Houghy :thumbsup: and a nice change from the fast moving clouds and shaking trees under a rotating milky way :thumbsup:..although they are nice to watch too :)

Mike

[h0ughy]

:face::thanks:

[multiweb]

:eyepop: Pretty freaking awesome David. :thumbsup: That is VOTW .

[h0ughy]

thanks Marc;)

[johnnyt123]

David.....
One man on one hell of a mission.
What a compilation...absolutely fantastic...

encourages me to take out my Lunt 80mm DS2 and DMK51, blow off the dust and get back to solar imaging....

John

[Peter Ward]

It's only when you have a go at this sort of animation, that you really appreciate the massive amount of data you have to process to get this impressive result. Frankly I haven't had the patience to date....

Well done :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

glad you got the motivational itch - thanks

[h0ughy]

thanks Peter (i must admit that being on holidays did help gutting the data), processing was a nightmare - i still don't like what i did, so there is room for improvement there.

[Star Catcher]

Hi David
As I have said in other forums, this is great work and encourages me to to have a go at timelapse. :)
Ted