Greyscale Sun

[Derek Klepp]

Managed a few pics between the clouds yesterday arvo. There was a nice large Prominence. Still trying various settings with the new scope. The eyepiece view using a 8-24 Baader Zoom really is exceptional.
Derek

[koputai (Jason)]

Amazing stuff. Nice work Derek.

[Poita (Peter)]

That is astounding. What is a scope like that worth?

[Star Catcher (Ted Dobosz)]

Hi Derek

Superb image, scale and resolution. Congrats on your new scope!

Ted

[Dennis]

Terrific images Derek, the 2nd one in particular is quite spectacular.

Cheers

Dennis

[Saturn%5 (Graeme)]

Nice work Derek

[mswhin63 (Malcolm)]

Very nice detail, thanks for showing.

[bartman (Bart)]

Awesome Derek!!!!
....and as I have said before with other great Sun shots,
It looks like a shagpile carpet. I reckon from pictures like this, one could be made to resemble a nice center piece under the dining table!
Cheers
Bartman

[Peter Ward]

Humm. Impressive.

[sheeny (Al)]

Yes, I'm impressed! That's awesome image scale and detail.

Al.

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Fantastic Derek! I'm almost ashamed to post my solar shots now. Can't wait to see more from this scope.

[Derek Klepp]

Originally Posted by Poita

That is astounding. What is a scope like that worth?

Around 6K from an Australian Dealer with about a 10 week waiting period

[Shiraz (Ray)]

amazing images Derek - thanks for the view. Regards Ray

[Derek Klepp]

Thanks for all the comments . The pic on the right was the best that afternoon. Must have been a window of better seeing. I also used a flat when processing due to all the dust on my sensor.
Derek

[multiweb (Marc)]

This is great. SOHO like.

[Poita (Peter)]

I'm tempted to drive the 617km to take a look at this beastie :^)
I've never seen anything like it, very much looking forward to seeing more images.
Is it this scope?
http://starizona.com/acb/Lunt-Solar-...P2902C544.aspx

[Poita (Peter)]

BTW, what is the advantage of using a GSTAR / Mallincam type camera over a traditional CCD camera like the DMK series?

[Derek Klepp]

Peter here's a pic of the scope it has a B1800 Blocking filter(the diagonal) which is better for imaging. As for the camera there is no advantage it is just what I'm used to and works with my current setup. I actually think the DMK camera's are the way to go for use with laptops. I am setup for live viewing and the Gstar ex has dual outputs(one to the computer via capture card and one to a large TV).
Derek