Full discs with LS50 and TS80ED

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Full discs with LS50 and TS80ED

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Solar activity is returning to be very low as AR12715 is approaching the W limb. There are few prominences on the limb (yesterday there was a fine one on the W) and a filament is visible on the disc inside a large area of magnetic activity but without details in WL. This morning I counted 7 spots in AR12715 .

I have finally been able to obtain a fairly uniform disc with my pressure tuned LS50, it was quite simple but I didn't realize it immediately: it has been sufficient to rotate the diagonal to a 9 o'clock position :D There should be some kind of mismatch between the BF and some other component(s) inside the tube, rotating the diagonal compensates most of the unevennes.
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Re: Full discs with LS50 and TS80ED

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Do you use a tilt adapter or do Newton rings not pose a problem for you, I cannot get a uniform disc in a single shot I have to do mosaics.I will have to try rotating the diagonal.


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Beautiful shots, nice and even FD´s.
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Thanks Eric.

Brendan, I do not have Newton rings with my Lunt and the Chameleon mono, I have them with the Quark, in this case I use a TS tilt adapter but only when making a flat is not enough to get rid of them.


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All beautiful images, Raf.

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Hi Franco, thanks, happy to read that you liked my images.


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Nice images Raf


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Great set of captures Raf!


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Beautiful smooth and even full discs :bow
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Wonderful images

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Thanks to all for your kind words, I am still undecided whether to buy or not a DS module, it costs a lot of money and I don't know if it's worth it...


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I like the DS module.


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Nicely done. Lovely FDs, Raf.

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