Sun in CaK / White Light
With Explore Scientific AR152 Refractor
+ Lunt CaK filter or Baader Wedge
Uploaded 12/24/17

Daily Report
For Sunday, December 24,  2017
 
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Images below are 1290 wide and non clickable
 

            
 WHITE
            LIGHT:

            
Lets
            Start with the prime focus shot with the six inch stopped to
            4 inches. Only one small spot group, and it is decaying fast
            now.

            


            
 

            
Next,
            lets try the 5x powermate to yeild a EFL of 5 meters. Seeing
            is choppy, but some granulation can be seen:

            


            
 

            
Finally,
            intalling the Calcium K filter and stopping down to 4 inches
            again and inserting a 1.5x barlow to yield f/15:

            



Instruments:  Explore Scientific AR152
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200
Camera:  DMK 51 (1600 x 1200)
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 1.5/5, Transparency 5/10
Outside Temperature: 35F
Processing: Autostakkert 2, Registax 6, Photoshop CS2

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