First solar image

[Lee]

My first real astroimaging crack today - the sun and sunspot 904. D70 at prime focus through ED80.... I can see a Barlow in my near future! And probably a PST, given the great prominence images being posted today. None of the detail of Dennis' fantastic shots of late I'm afraid.....

[mickoking]

Top shot Lee

[sheeny (Al)]

Mate, that is great for a first shot! Nice and sharp (just what I have trouble achieving! )

Well done!

Al.

[Dennis]

Hi Lee

That is an excellent image, let alone for a first attempt. I also like the presentation, with the full disc and the enlarged, more detailed smaller pane. Heaps of detail resolved in the region.

Well done.

Dennis

[h0ughy (David)]

well done mate! I bet you were jumping around the table when you saw that shot!

[Lee]

Initially the shots were dim.... really dim, took me 5 minutes and a bunch of bad shots to realise the Hartmann mask was still on the objective!
A little post-processing of the raws brought out some nice detail in the end.

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by plasmodium

Initially the shots were dim.... really dim, took me 5 minutes and a bunch of bad shots to realise the Hartmann mask was still on the objective!

Ahah, welcome to the club. I once hand guided a 40 minute exposure of Eta Carina....with the Hartman mask on....using my 35mm film camera.

Cheers

Dennis