AR1161 and AR1162

Paul Haese · #1 23-02-2011, 07:04 PM

Did some solar imaging today but the seeing was not that great. I did manage to get a reasonable image of the active regions approaching the limb and a couple of prominences.

trent_julie · #2 23-02-2011, 07:45 PM

Nice capture Paul,

What camera and scope did you use?

Matt Wastell (Matt) · #3 23-02-2011, 07:49 PM

Hi Paul - I saw your post title and was very excited......more solar! It is a great image of the departing group - thanks for the view - I hope some more regions will be here for the weekend / and the sun is out / and my son has a long nap / and the lady does not want me for manly duties!

Paul Haese · #4 23-02-2011, 10:30 PM

Trent, I am using a solarmax 60 with 3x barlow and DMK41.

Thanks Matt. It looks like that active region coming around the limb will be pretty big. I have been watching it on the STEREO site. The SDO site shows this big magnetic loops on the approaching limb. Could be just right for the weekend.

Peter Ward · #5 23-02-2011, 11:57 PM

This is excellent H-alpha work. Nicely done.

Single or double stack?

Paul Haese · #6 24-02-2011, 10:11 AM

Thanks Peter. Double stacked.

Quark (Trevor) · #7 24-02-2011, 11:39 AM

Good stuff there Paul, wonder how the Flea would go for a up close and personal of part of an active region, maybe even in IR.

Cheers
Trevor

iceman (Mike) · #8 24-02-2011, 11:43 AM

Lovely depth to that one, nice work Paul.

Paul Haese · #9 24-02-2011, 12:54 PM

Thanks guys.

Trev, funnily enough when I packed up the DMK41 today I happened to gaze on the flea and wondered the very same thing. Next week at snake valley I will give it a shot and see how it pans out.

Derek Klepp · #10 24-02-2011, 07:33 PM

Nice shot Paul.What would be an average frame capture with your set up in average seeing conditions?
Derek

Paul Haese · #11 24-02-2011, 08:28 PM

Derek I currently capture around 850 odd frames over 58 seconds. Out of that I stack some where around 430 or so frames. All my Solar and lunar stuff is processed in AVIstack.

Derek Klepp · #12 25-02-2011, 10:26 PM

Thanks Paul

Shiraz (Ray) · #13 25-02-2011, 11:36 PM

Very interesting image Paul - Lots of fine detail. thanks for posting.

icytailmark (Mark) · #14 26-02-2011, 09:24 PM

how do you get colour for sun images? RGB filters?

Paul Haese · #15 27-02-2011, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icytailmark

how do you get colour for sun images? RGB filters?

No you have to false colour the Ha data images in a program like Photoshop. Ha solar is a monochrome light and therefore cannot be RGB imaged.

Frewi808 (Freddy) · #16 28-02-2011, 05:40 PM

Just came accross this one Paul.
Nice, something different then imaging Saturn in the wee hours.
Freddy