MGTechDVP
12-03-2014, 04:19 AM
Hi All,
My new toy finally arrived and was exposed to its first light.
Below are the first images made with the SolarMax II 60mm (15mm BF). I was actually surprised that the flares and surface detail were visible through the eyepiece since I was expecting to having to process the video captures to get those details visible. Granted, the processed image revealed more then what I saw in the eyepiece but still it was there. Also the actual view is a deep red, not orange like what I color balanced in these images, I thought the orange looked better.
The eyepiece that came with the SolMax is a 25mm C-Max, and it wasnt quite enough power to show more then the largest flares and details, but when I used a 7mm, 5mm and the 2.5X TV, the detail was very noticible.
These Images are 1000-1500 frames captured using a DMK41au02. The Full disc was exposed for the surface detail and then for the flares, then combined in Photoshop, the Quarter disc was a single capture.
Thanks for looking.
Mariusz
My new toy finally arrived and was exposed to its first light.
Below are the first images made with the SolarMax II 60mm (15mm BF). I was actually surprised that the flares and surface detail were visible through the eyepiece since I was expecting to having to process the video captures to get those details visible. Granted, the processed image revealed more then what I saw in the eyepiece but still it was there. Also the actual view is a deep red, not orange like what I color balanced in these images, I thought the orange looked better.
The eyepiece that came with the SolMax is a 25mm C-Max, and it wasnt quite enough power to show more then the largest flares and details, but when I used a 7mm, 5mm and the 2.5X TV, the detail was very noticible.
These Images are 1000-1500 frames captured using a DMK41au02. The Full disc was exposed for the surface detail and then for the flares, then combined in Photoshop, the Quarter disc was a single capture.
Thanks for looking.
Mariusz