Sun 1st August 12" Dob

von Tom (Tom) · #1 01-08-2011, 05:06 PM

Hi all,

I managed to image the Sun this afternoon using a full aperture solar filter, the Canon EOS 550D and the Sky Watcher 12" Goto Dobsonian, manually tracked.

Thanks for looking,

Tom

Satchmo · #2 01-08-2011, 06:17 PM

Nice shots, Tom. What type and brand of full aperture filter were you using ?

John Hothersall · #3 01-08-2011, 08:21 PM

White light images are still excellent even though everyone uses Ha scopes but these show great detail.

John.

asimov (John) · #4 01-08-2011, 08:33 PM

Lovely images Tom!

Derek Klepp · #5 01-08-2011, 09:01 PM

Very nice Tom especially considering the manual tracking

Shiraz (Ray) · #6 02-08-2011, 09:58 AM

top stuff Tom - very high res. regards Ray

mswhin63 (Malcolm) · #7 02-08-2011, 10:22 AM

Very nice Tom. Can't for the opportunity to get my DOB out one day.

leon · #8 02-08-2011, 02:10 PM

Great stuff Tom, I just love those crisp clean captures of our Star, well done.

Leon

Matt Wastell (Matt) · #9 02-08-2011, 08:38 PM

Great stuff - you are getting better all of the time! Yeah!!!

von Tom (Tom) · #10 03-08-2011, 08:41 AM

Thanks everyone. The seeing was relatively good. Mark, I used a sheet of mylar mounted on a flower pot dish as the full aperture filter.

Tom

Satchmo · #11 03-08-2011, 06:32 PM

So the yellow orange colour in the first two shots is synthetic ?

von Tom (Tom) · #12 03-08-2011, 08:15 PM

Yes, shot in monochrome. With the auto white balance on the 550D, a colour shot comes out a bit redder.