A first foray into solar imaging from Southern Tassie

[Tinderboxsky]

It was a good day (30th) for a first first foray into solar imaging using a solar film white light filter. The wider view is at 530mm and the close up at 3000mm focal length; both with a ZWO385 colour camera.

[Averton]

You must be pretty happy with that Steve. Great first images. Nice detail. What scope are you using?

[Merlin66]

Well done mate!
Excellent captures.
Look forward to seeing more of your results.

[John W]

Nice images - since you used a color camera why not present some color images? Cheers, JW.

[Tinderboxsky]

Thanks for your feedback.
The short focal length is a Vixen ED103 with dedicated focal reducer. The long focal length was with a Skywatcher Mak127 plus Televue 2X barlow.
Both ride (one at a time) on my old trusty, silky smooth and accurate Vixen GPD. I have the scopes carefully balanced and balance marks on the counterweight shaft etc, so that they can be swapped out easily as needed.
The DYI Baader Solar film filter I had hanging around from the last solar maximum when it was used extensively for visual observations.

[DarkArts]

Those are great captures - excellent resolution for solar film white light. :thumbsup:



Well, with sunlight at ~5800K, that'd just be white light anyway.

[Tinderboxsky]

Thanks Ken. Lots to learn I think.

[Tinderboxsky]

Thanks for your feedback John. Still getting my head around the processing side of things.

[Tinderboxsky]

Thanks for the feedback and encouragement. It is an old Baader solar film DIY filter that was used extensively last solar maximum for visual observations.

[Eris]

Top shots with plenty of detail in this great AR Steve. Well done. :thumbsup:

[Tinderboxsky]

Thanks for your feedback Gerard. I think I was lucky at the time with relatively good seeing conditions, going on my experience with planetary imaging.

[Saturn488]

Excellent first images! Better than my first when I got into solar!

[Tinderboxsky]

Thanks Chrys.

[N1]

Great imagery Steve, well-captured!

[Tinderboxsky]

Thanks Mirko.