Cloud dodging and a light leak in the image train that I have not seen before provided the challenges today. Strategically placing the Lunt fabric carry bag over the diagonal, powermate and camera did the trick solving the light issue. The clouds as we all know are another problem entirely.
Images -
1) An overview of the activity on the solar disc.
2) A nice prominence captured on the south east limb.
3) A close up of AR12853. No spots but it remains an active flare region.
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John
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Lunt 60mm DS TH⍺ B1200CPT.
ZWO ASI 174mm & tilt adapter.
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro.
SharpCap Pro.
Various Powermates and Barlows.
One cat with a love of tripod legs.
ZWO ASI 174mm & tilt adapter.
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro.
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Various Powermates and Barlows.
One cat with a love of tripod legs.
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Re: AR12853 and some proms
These are absolutely fabulous captures and processing John.
I do love the framing of your images too.
We both had that marvelous break in the clouds today and your captures show this well.
But, " a light leak in the image train" and " Lunt fabric carry bag over the diagonal, Powerate and camera" sounds quite unusual and I wasn't aware that Lunt issued fabric carry bags either, so please let us know the secret ??
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I do love the framing of your images too.
We both had that marvelous break in the clouds today and your captures show this well.
But, " a light leak in the image train" and " Lunt fabric carry bag over the diagonal, Powerate and camera" sounds quite unusual and I wasn't aware that Lunt issued fabric carry bags either, so please let us know the secret ??
CLEAR SKIES
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Hi Ivan, I use a pressure tuned 60 mm Lunt, single stacked, with a B1200 blocking filter.
Lunt 60mm DS TH⍺ B1200CPT.
ZWO ASI 174mm & tilt adapter.
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro.
SharpCap Pro.
Various Powermates and Barlows.
One cat with a love of tripod legs.
ZWO ASI 174mm & tilt adapter.
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro.
SharpCap Pro.
Various Powermates and Barlows.
One cat with a love of tripod legs.
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Re: AR12853 and some proms
Thanks Terry. I was using a Tele Vue 4x Powermate for the second time and when taking flats I noticed two bright bands diagonally across the sensor. For some reason Lunt included a cloth bag when I bought it from FLO. It's pretty useless as a bag and you can’t even put the scope in it then place both in the case.EGRAY_OBSERVATORY wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:55 pm
But, " a light leak in the image train" and " Lunt fabric carry bag over the diagonal, Powerate and camera" sounds quite unusual and I wasn't aware that Lunt issued fabric carry bags either, so please let us know the secret ??
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Terry
When I saw the lines on the screen I thought ‘lights leaking in, I need something to cover it’. The wife had the washing out and I thought about using a pair of my pants (underwear for any Americans online!). But as I already had my head under a black sheet so I could view my laptop screen without glare, the last thing I needed was someone looking over the fence seeing a man under a sheet with his pants on his telescope which is pointing at the Sun.
Somehow, the Lunt bag seemed more appropriate.
John
Lunt 60mm DS TH⍺ B1200CPT.
ZWO ASI 174mm & tilt adapter.
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro.
SharpCap Pro.
Various Powermates and Barlows.
One cat with a love of tripod legs.
ZWO ASI 174mm & tilt adapter.
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro.
SharpCap Pro.
Various Powermates and Barlows.
One cat with a love of tripod legs.
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Nice images John! I agree, man with pants on his head could get some frowns from the neighbours
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Nicely done, John. Lovely images under challenging conditions.
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thanks for the afternoon giggle
Beautifully presented images, just lovely!
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Beautifully presented images, just lovely!
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