First Attempt

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DonB
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First Attempt

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At the Barrington outreach there was a club member who had a double mount and DayStar Hydrogen-Alpha filer. I want to thank him as I bought this filter and below is my first attempt to image a prominence. I apologize for not remembering his name, but again I thank him for introducing me to this filter.


Image

The filter does have certain limitations though. The principle incorporates a barlow system of 4.3 creating the best F number around F20 to F34. So low power eyepieces are necessary and a video camera will drive the power way beyond the telescope's limit. But the view in the low power eyepiece is superb and is dandy for outreach.

Equipment:

DayStar Hydrogen-alpha solar filter - Prominence mode.
Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 triplet refractor.
Camera: Cannon 60D.
Finished in Photoshop

Don 8) 8)
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Awesome Don!
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Great shot, Don!
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Nice work Don,keep it up, ant take good care of that rig. The images and the live views are breath taking. Sorry you missed MSSF, it was a great time!!
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DonB
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Thanks guys. Family problems kept me home this weekend.

Don
"When I was 18, my father was the dumbest man I ever knew.
When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years."
--- Mark Twain

Orion 120mm F/5 Refractor
Celestron 8
Explore Scientific 80 Triplet
Explore Scientific 102 Triplet
Orion 8" Astrograph
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Awesome capture Don. Keep up the great work! 8)
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