Hydrogen Alpha: Lunt 60mm Solartelescope + Lunt 50mm front filter for double stack.
Extra equipment: 0.5x focal reducer, 1.5x barlow
Camera: DMK31 USB Mono

The weather was fine all day up until i started capturing. Then the clouds came. Of course right in front of the sun!!


0.5 focal reducer - HDR from 4 exposures


Alternative of the above.



No magnification - Mosaic of 5 images.

Link 2000 x 2000 full resolution



No magnification - Mosaic of 9 images.

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1.5x barlow - Mosaic of 9 images.

Link 2000 x 2000 full resolution



1.5x barlow - Mosaic of 17 images.

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Images with 1.5x barlow:


Took a break because of the clouds. Then shot these as it cleared up a bit.


Captured right after.


I noticed how quickly these loops were developing so i started on time lapse B.



Time lapse:

Sequence A - 600 frames were captured every 30 seconds. Sadly i had to stop only after 15 minutes due to clouds.


Link 154kb quicktime at 415 x 558



Sequence B - 600 frames were captured every 30 seconds. Again i had to stop because the clouds got thicker.


Link 189kb quicktime at 493 x 346


These are the clouds that appeared as i shot Sequence A. I took a time lapse of those clouds.
Captured an image every 5 seconds, 749 frams in total. It took the computer 20 hours and 12 minutes to convert and process the RAW files.


Link 51mb quicktime at 1188 x 792
Link 11.5mb quicktime at 594 x 396


I noticed something peculiar as one of the planes flew past the cloulds. As if it was draging heavy turbulence with it. But does turbulence really move that fast at that altitude? Think it's more of a coincidence.

Here is a 100 frames zoomed in version.


Link 16.5mb quicktime at 1920 x 1080