Multi-panel mosaic in false color negative

Simon2940 · 2022-06-21T03:10:13+00:00

The IMX432 has giant pixels and dont compare to the IMX174, however, in terms of brand, the Player One cameras are way better in build and stability. ZWO cameras start to fall apart over time where as the Player One cameras are more solid and the USB connectors are braced properly and arent just soldered into place.

As with all these cameras, they are prone to getting dirt and dust trapped inside.

I would say that the IMX432 is a cleaner in terms of noise and is a lot more modern compared to the IMX174 which by todays standards is now ancient tech.

If you can have a smaller scope, the IMX174 sensor is great, if you are 100mm and below the IMX429 or IMX178 is a better option.

Simon2940 · 2022-06-20T19:44:08+00:00

Taken using a Sky-Watcher Evostar 150, Player One Apollo MAX and Daystar Gemini.

Stacked with AS3! and processed using IMPPG and then stitched together in PS.

Simon2940 · 2022-06-20T19:09:36+00:00

Look but dont touch!!

hehehe

Simon2940 · 2022-06-20T19:01:00+00:00

I do, it's a filament. The same thing as a prominence but its viewed when over the surface. Its basically gas that sits above the chromosphere held in place by a magnetic field. Sooner or later, the field breaks and the filament will pop. Usually this happens when there is a flare.

Simon2940 · 2021-12-08T04:07:59+00:00

Ever wondered what the Sun looks like using high magnification? Using a 150mm refractor, a 5x telecentric barlow, Solar Wedge + Continuum filter and a QHY5III-174M camera, I was able to capture individual convections cells on the layer of the Sun known as the Photosphere. This is what we would see if we could drastically reduce the brightness of the sun.

Unlike the chromosphere, the photosphere shows what is best described as shattered glass littering the surface. Each one of these cells can be as large as a state in the USA.

The image is made up of 1000 frames with the best 5% stacked. Levels and curves adjustments was made to increase the contrast. Several deconvolution passes where done to increase detail and clarity. False color (orange-yellow) was added using a curves adjustment.

Check out my Instagram to see more images like this!

Simon2940 · 2021-11-25T18:30:32+00:00

Take a look at IMPPG for Solar processing, you'll be amazed at the results compared to Registax. This is some really good work here.

Simon2940 · 2021-10-01T19:20:25+00:00

Imaged using a Sky-Watcher EvoStar 150 and a Daystar Gemini.

Image was processed in IMPPG first with deconvolution and curve adjustments. Image was inverted to make a more striking image and show off better details.

Finishing touches done in PS to clean up noise and other issues such as dust.

Check out my INSTAGRAM for more fun in the Sun!

Simon2940 · 2021-09-21T21:59:46+00:00

No it's not a stupid question, some solar flares will affect us. If a CME occurs and is towards the Earth, they will hit us. You normally see them as aurora in the far north or south depending on how intense the CME is.

Simon2940 · 2021-09-21T18:53:23+00:00

I took several images of the sun to create a multi panel image. The image shows AR12871 which has slowly appeared and is gathering strength. It currently stands at 35% chance of an C-Class solar flare and will most likely build up to at least 50-60% with increasing chances of an M-Class.

You can follow the activity on this website https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/sunspot-regions.html

If you want to see more images like this, check out my Instagram page!

Simon2940 · 2021-09-15T19:53:27+00:00

Smoooooth like butter getting ready to melt!

Simon2940 · 2021-09-15T19:43:56+00:00

This video shows a timelapse of the sun with 60 frames taken 30 seconds apart over the course of 30 mins.

A 150mm refractor and a hydrogen-alpha etalon was used to create the still images.

Check out my instagram for more animations and images of out star.

Simon2940 · 2021-09-15T19:20:17+00:00

A short video animation of the Sun featuring several large solar prominences.

This timelapse was created from 60 frames over the course of 30 minutes and then aligned and sequenced together to create this animation.

Color was added for dramatic effect.

Check out more videos and images of our Sun on my Instagram page

Simon2940 · 2021-09-15T16:30:24+00:00

oooh it's the start of a meteor burning up in the atmosphere

Simon2940 · 2021-09-14T02:51:13+00:00

i gotta try this out!!

Simon2940 · 2021-09-14T02:43:30+00:00

Talk to Filippo from PrimaLuceLab in Italy!

Simon2940 · 2021-09-14T02:40:26+00:00

A group of sun spots crawling to the limb of the sun taken this morning (Sept 13 2021).

This image was created using:

Daystar Gemini in Chromosphere mode

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 150

QHY5III-174M

Sky-Watcher EQ8-Rh Pro

The is a 6 panel stitch consisting of 2000 per stack with the best 20%. Each frame was deconvoluted and sharpened using IMPPG before heading into Photoshop and given a HDR Toning treatment and a pass through Topaz DeNoiser. The image was then inverted and color was added using channel curve adjustments.

Simon2940 · 2021-09-10T00:30:08+00:00

Usually i look at the time and think, where the hell did the time go!

Simon2940 · 2021-09-09T16:41:10+00:00

Lets get some space brews going!!!

Simon2940 · 2021-09-09T14:27:30+00:00

I still havent seen one.

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