Easter SOL - the mosaic - my first one - NOW WITH REPRO

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Good start David. Some uneven illumination in the panels, but overall good detail visible. Speed of download and time from panel to panel is important. Particularly the panel above to panel below. That can be several minutes between and you will get blurring there if you are not fast enough. Getting the whole system totally on band is a bit tricky but the sensor you are using will make it easier. Larger sensors can be problematic with getting an even illumination. My latest solar image I have near perfected the panelling and mosaicing. It can be a tough road to perfection but if you persist you will get there.

well to start with in my mind becasue i didnt alter anything i wasnt changing the shots the gradient should have been ok - how wrong i was. I took 2 minute captures on each panel, and tried to get it as quick as i could. but some high cloud was also a problem. I would like any tips you may have

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Star Catcher

Well Done David. I echo Paul's comments Mosaics can be a pain especially if the seeing conditions turn on you. Keep at it.
Ted

thanks Ted - always got an ear for tips

Originally Posted by Matt Wastell

Great progress! Looking forward to your mosaic adventures. How long did the processing take?

well about a full evening

Originally Posted by EricB

Well done David.

Eric

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Originally Posted by astronobob

Hey Wow David, not much perfecting to do. One thing I Dig about your Sol images is that you leave some dark orange-red color in the background sky, gives it a real authentic look and creates an amount of 'Heat' in the general appearance, A great processing technique ! Top Class in my books

thanks for that stamp of approval

Originally Posted by Solar

Good on Ya David, You will nail it in no time.

thanks for the support

Originally Posted by acropolite

Nice work Sir h0ugh, most impressive.

thanks Phil - glad you liked it - might repro it

[Paul Haese]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

well to start with in my mind becasue i didnt alter anything i wasnt changing the shots the gradient should have been ok - how wrong i was. I took 2 minute captures on each panel, and tried to get it as quick as i could. but some high cloud was also a problem. I would like any tips you may have

If you are running around 15 fps try to keep the individual panels to under 1 minute. Maybe at a stretch to around 65 seconds. Take the time to get the brightest part of the sun as an evenly illuminated panel. Move the pressure tuner backwards and forwards until you are satisfied of correct tuning. Once you have this sorted start at one end and race through was quickly as you can with the time frame specified. You will still get some blurring but you will get better results with practice. Don't mosaic on days of cloud. You just will not get it done smoothly.

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

If you are running around 15 fps try to keep the individual panels to under 1 minute. Maybe at a stretch to around 65 seconds. Take the time to get the brightest part of the sun as an evenly illuminated panel. Move the pressure tuner backwards and forwards until you are satisfied of correct tuning. Once you have this sorted start at one end and race through was quickly as you can with the time frame specified. You will still get some blurring but you will get better results with practice. Don't mosaic on days of cloud. You just will not get it done smoothly.

thanks for that - so really it comes down to a very fast camera - even illumination and panels under a minute - sounds simple

i will ponder how i will achieve this, though i must say for the next week it probably wont be practiced due to the weather. Paul if you look at some of my older shots you can see where i had both tuner parts illuminating the sun, for some reason i cant get them to marry up and be one, so the compromise was an offset "glow" . i will have to work very hard on getting this bit right. still learning and thaNKS!!

[h0ughy (David)]

Edit -did a repro - see first post