Solar 2012-07-26





Hydrogen Alpha: Lunt 60mm Solartelescope + Lunt 50mm front filter for double stack.
Extra equipment: 0.5x focal reducer, 1.5x barlow, 2.5x Powermate
Camera: DMK31AU03 USB Mono
Recording: 1500 frames @ 30 fps captured for each AVI. 20% used for final stacking.


80GB data in 149 AVIs were recorded.


0.5x focal reducer - HDR out of 5 images.


0.5x focal reducer.


Alternative of the above.




1.5x barlow - Mosaic of 9 images.

Link 2000 x 2000 full resolution



1.5x barlow - Mosaic of 17 images.

Link 2000 x 2000 full resolution




When i was done capturing the time lapses i looked at the sun visually since it put up such a nice show that day.
Also yanked out my binoviewer and the 3D effect was quite clear, particularly with that huge proms.
It was as if i could reach out my arm and touch it. Quite cool :)
That also gave me an idea to try to shoot it in 3D.
I stuffed my DMK31 into one of the places in the binoviwer and a plasticcap in the other. Recorded and then switched them around and did another recording.

Color:

Link 1600 x 900 full resolution



Link 1700 x 990 full resolution



Black/white:

Link 1600 x 900 full resolution



Link 1700 x 990 full resolution




Time lapse:

Sequence A - 600 frames were recorded every 30 seconds for 20½ minutes with 1.5x barlow.
Nice activity at the edge and a lump of plasma moving quite fast near the two sunspots.


Link 5.1mb quicktime at 970 x 700
Link 4.9mb inverted quicktime at 970 x 700



Sequence B - 600 frames were recorded every 30 seconds for 20½ minutes with 1.5x barlow.
This one was recorded right after the previous one.
Again nice activity along the edge. As well as a couple of mini eruptions on the surface.
That lump of plasma near the sunspots seemed to have stopped and is rotating now.


Link 5.3mb quicktime at 1000 x 700
Link 5.1mb inverted quicktime at 1000 x 700



Sequence C - 600 frames were recorded every 30 seconds for 20½ minutes with 1.5x barlow.


Link 195kb quicktime at 600 x 500
Link 501kb inverted quicktime at 600 x 500