Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Second Image of the Sun - Making some progress

So this is my second image of our sun with my new solar setup.  I believe the seeing conditions were much better than the previous day which made the flare appear sharper.  It is not as sharp as I had hoped but it is still better.  I am still playing around with various processing methods as well.  Also, When trying to get the Sun in the frame, make sure the lower cap is off the Quark.  I spent 20 minutes trying to find the Sun - thinking the Quark is broke - before I saw the somewhat melted plastic cover on the bottom of the Quark.   

I believe Earth would be about half the size of the flare, maybe smaller.  I will work on finding more exact references in the future.


Sun & Solar FlaresHome Monroe, CT
Date: 9-5-20
Camera: ZWO ASI178 MM
Telescope: Orion ED80 F7.5 Refractor
Barlow: None
Focal Length: 600
f/7.5
Focal Reducer: None
Mount: Orion Sirius
Filter: Daystar Quark Chromosphere

Tilt Adjuster: Daystar Interference Eliminator
Exposure: 0.001752
Best 350 of 1000
Gain: 344
Processing: SharpCap, PixInsight, Photoshop.

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