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CapturingTheNight β€” The Sun 25th of Sept 11

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WARNING: NEVER OBSERVE THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYE OR THROUGH A TELESCOPE, CAMERA OR OTHER OPTICAL DEVICE UNLESS YOU HAVE A PROPER SOLAR FILTER AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

Second try at imaging the sun. Set the camera to monochrome mode which made focusing a heap easier. Also tried a different processing technique. Much happier with the colour and how this one looks. Once again this is a blend of two exposures. One for the surface detail and one to bring out the solar prominences around the edge of the sun. Incidentally the prominence at about 2 o'clock on the disc is bigger than the Earth.

25/09/2011
Canon 1000D
Baader Mark III Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom EP @ 16mm
Coronado PST
NEQ6 Pro Goto Telescope Mount
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Handie [2011-10-03 01:29:35 +0000 UTC]

wow! That's incredible! I've never seen anything like this before!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Handie [2011-10-03 01:35:12 +0000 UTC]

*heaps more activity*

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Handie In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-10-03 01:38:00 +0000 UTC]

So are those "sun spots" that I see there?

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Handie [2011-10-03 01:45:35 +0000 UTC]

Yes. Down the bottom left there are two large ones. The filaments around the edge are solar prominences. Got some huge ones erupting today

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Handie In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-10-03 01:59:14 +0000 UTC]

So what does that mean to us? Or is this something that is happening all the time? How big is your lens for this??

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Handie [2011-10-03 03:14:48 +0000 UTC]

Not a lot really. All normally happening 24/7. Sometimes there is lots of spots and flares but other times it is quieter. If you get a large number of sunspots and flares pointed at the earth you would see an increase in aurora activity and in the most extreme cases, communications and power being effected.

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Handie In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-10-03 03:25:06 +0000 UTC]

I seem to remember a couple of times when some weird communication things were happening I heard the the "solar flares" theory being passed around!

So is this new for you - shooting the sun? It would be interesting to see behind the scenes on these - not very many people shoot this, I would imagine. I have a friend (well, my business partner, actually) who is planning to make some sort of system that moves the camera so he can shoot the stars. He ordered some machined parts for it but I'm not sure what it's exactly all about. You probably have a pretty good idea what it is.

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Handie [2011-10-03 04:10:59 +0000 UTC]

Yeah it happens from time to time. There was a blackout along the north eastern seaboard of the USA into Canada from memory in the 80's or 90's that was as a result of a massive solar eruption

Pretty new to imaging the sun. Only been doing it for a couple of weeks now. I would be interested in seeing a pic or two of what sort of rig your business partner is building. There are a couple of things I think it could be.

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Handie In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-10-03 04:16:07 +0000 UTC]

I have no idea - he just told me that he ordered some parts from a guy he saw advertising in a magazine or something and the rest he could make himself out of wood...

Looking forward to your up and coming sun pics!!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Handie [2011-10-03 06:04:07 +0000 UTC]

Just finished processing it. Very happy with it. I'll let the upload I put up today have it's moment in the spotlight before I upload the next sun picture tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Ah. Wood. That clarifies it. He is most likly making a barndoor tracker. I made one when I first started out before purchasing the expensive telescope and mount. Very nice starting point for an astrophotographer.

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Handie In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-10-03 06:14:09 +0000 UTC]

Well, if he's having troubles with it I'll direct him to you! Seeing as you are a red hot sun photographer! I'm behind in viewing the dev's in my box. I'll have to look and see if there are more suns there that I missed...

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Handie [2011-10-03 01:34:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much Sandra Wait till you see the shots of the sun I just took. Heaps for activity. Working on them now. Upload probably tomorrow.

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Handie In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-10-03 01:38:31 +0000 UTC]

Cool! This must be quite a set up to shoot this!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Handie [2011-10-03 01:47:02 +0000 UTC]

I'll post a behind the scenes shot one day. It's basically my astrophotography setup with a different telescope on it.

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MikeRaats [2011-09-30 15:38:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow! This is amazing!!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to MikeRaats [2011-09-30 20:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much I'm glad you like it.

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MikeRaats In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-11-30 04:54:09 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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cmsfk70 [2011-09-30 03:50:18 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to cmsfk70 [2011-09-30 07:32:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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cmsfk70 In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-10-04 13:32:27 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome

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chelsea-marie-lewis [2011-09-26 15:32:59 +0000 UTC]

That is freakin amazing!!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to chelsea-marie-lewis [2011-09-26 20:00:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it.

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blueMALOU [2011-09-26 13:36:04 +0000 UTC]

This is the best picture of the sun I have ever seen in my life YouΒ΄re a great artist! Great job! Check out my gallery.:

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CapturingTheNight In reply to blueMALOU [2011-09-26 20:01:33 +0000 UTC]

Awww Thank you for that very nice feedback on my work

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blueMALOU In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-09-26 20:14:31 +0000 UTC]

: I saidon your work,no words...

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MayEbony [2011-09-26 08:29:46 +0000 UTC]

How incredible! I did not know it was possible to photograph the sun so I've definitely never seen anything like this before. I think I'm pretty smart if I can get a decent shot of the moon LOL

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CapturingTheNight In reply to MayEbony [2011-09-26 08:52:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much It is possible but you need specialist solar equipment and know how to use it properly. DO NOT try with just a standard camera. At best you will ruin your camera, at worst you will go permanently blind.

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MayEbony In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-09-26 13:22:45 +0000 UTC]

I promise!!! Sunsets and sunrises are OK to have the camera look at the sun though because of the angle through the something-osphere? Stratosphere?

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CapturingTheNight In reply to MayEbony [2011-09-26 19:56:02 +0000 UTC]

Good to hear. Yeah you can get away with it at sunset and sunrises due to the increased atmosphere but you still need to be careful.

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MayEbony In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-09-27 02:37:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Greg

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AJHege [2011-09-26 05:12:39 +0000 UTC]

Amazing Photo!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to AJHege [2011-09-26 06:29:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much I'm glad you like it.

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ShesABromide [2011-09-26 00:20:04 +0000 UTC]

Photos like this make me feel very small haha Wonderful capture
I don't think I've ever seen an actual photo of the sun like this Both tries turned out great, though this one looks much better with the detailed texture and such

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CapturingTheNight In reply to ShesABromide [2011-09-26 06:28:54 +0000 UTC]

Me too! Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. I really appreciate it.

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organblower [2011-09-25 12:37:42 +0000 UTC]

I had no idea the sun looked like that! Amazing!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to organblower [2011-09-25 19:59:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I'm glad you like it. The detail is all real, the colour though is purely up to me in post processing (I image in monochrome for the sun)

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DiamonEyes [2011-09-25 04:20:00 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely incredible

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CapturingTheNight In reply to DiamonEyes [2011-09-25 05:21:37 +0000 UTC]

LOL Thank you so much for the lovely feedback on my work Really appreciate it.

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DiamonEyes In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-09-25 05:22:41 +0000 UTC]

You're totally welcome! That is an great image!

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Joe-Lynn-Design [2011-09-25 04:13:48 +0000 UTC]

Amazing shot Greg! Thanks for sharing!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Joe-Lynn-Design [2011-09-25 05:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Carl It's my pleasure. I told you there would be better ones to come

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Joe-Lynn-Design In reply to CapturingTheNight [2011-09-25 05:28:47 +0000 UTC]

Yes you did and you were right

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