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Pages: 1 Jesus Munoz sage Reged: 03/09/07 Loc: Querétaro, México DS vs TS images       #5519287 - 11/14/12 10:05 AM Attachment (84 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, Last Sunday I was working with my Lunt 60 scope and I took some images with a PGR Chameleon and a FR working at around 375mm for getting a full solar disk. This is a comparison of placing one etalon for double-stacking and two etalons for triple-stacking. Obviously the capturing parameters changed drastically because I got less light with the TS setup. Thanks for your comments Post Extras:       Jesus Munoz sage Reged: 03/09/07 Loc: Querétaro, México Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Jesus Munoz]       #5519291 - 11/14/12 10:08 AM Attachment (73 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And this image is the triple stack sample. Thanks for your comments Post Extras:       ValeryD Vendor (Aries) Reged: 11/26/05 Loc: Kherson, Ukraine. Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Jesus Munoz]       #5519390 - 11/14/12 11:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The difference is quite small and TS for photography has no real advantage. One can record a longer movie and stack more frames - to increase the S/N and then rise the contrast higher and finally the pictures will be almost identical. Better to invest in larger aperture than in TS. Post Extras:       Andy Devey Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/06/11 Re: DS vs TS images [Re: ValeryD]       #5520573 - 11/15/12 05:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Jesus I triple stack my SM90 and it really comes into its own at long focal lengths and especially on the limb. I have found that with TS detail can be seen right up to the edge where as with DS the photosphere has leaked through and the chromosphere appears much fainter around the edge. Mostly TS movies Regards Andy Post Extras:       Matt Wastell Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/05/09 Loc: Paddington, Brisbane, Australi... Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Andy Devey]       #5520600 - 11/15/12 05:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello Jesus, Both are great images - these is a bit more pop in the TS. Post Extras:       Jesus Munoz sage Reged: 03/09/07 Loc: Querétaro, México Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Matt Wastell]       #5522562 - 11/16/12 10:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you Valery, Andy and Matt for your comments. I think there is more contrast in the TS and it deserves the extra effort for using 3 etalons. Great videos as always Andy! TS and long focal lenght, incredible. Post Extras:       BYoesle Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/04 Loc: Washington USA Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Andy Devey]       #5524280 - 11/17/12 12:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful images Jesus! Quote: I have found that with TS detail can be seen right up to the edge where as with DS the photosphere has leaked through and the chromosphere appears much fainter around the edge. Hi Andy. Do you have any comparison images you could post? Post Extras:       Andy Devey Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/06/11 Re: DS vs TS images [Re: BYoesle]       #5525591 - 11/18/12 06:50 AM Attachment (37 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Bob Here are a couple of typical images but they were not taken at the same time - it was one of your comments on an earlier post that got me to experiment on the limb and TS is great for prominences and filament-prominence features This is a DS limb photo Edited by Andy Devey (11/18/12 06:52 AM) Post Extras:       Andy Devey Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/06/11 Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Andy Devey]       #5525594 - 11/18/12 06:53 AM Attachment (35 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is a TS limb photo Post Extras:       Andy Devey Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/06/11 Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Andy Devey]       #5525616 - 11/18/12 07:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Jesus I downloaded your two stunning full disc shots and if you switch from one to the other continuously the difference id detail is massive! Regards Andy Post Extras:       mbucky Post Laureate Reged: 10/21/07 Loc: San Diego Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Andy Devey]       #5525731 - 11/18/12 09:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   nice stuff man, TS seems to deliver some good results by cutting back on stray light Post Extras:       BYoesle Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/04 Loc: Washington USA Re: DS vs TS images [Re: mbucky]       #5527762 - 11/19/12 11:36 AM Attachment (26 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Andy - This is curious, as I do not see any hint of a “double limb” with photospheric leakage with double stacking my two front mounted SM90's (image below)... rather it looks almost identical to your triple stacking image: The DS view you have above looks more like a typical 0.7 A FWHM image, and the TS looks more like a >0.5 A FWHM image. You may want to experiment in getting your DS tilts and rotations optimized link (for instance using a auxiliary refractor telescope), and then do the triple stack. The only other issue that might be involved is that if your DS mode uses an internal etalon, where the bandpass (and therefore contrast uniformity) can vary across the field of view/ image due to increased field angles, you may not be getting all the benefits of DSing in all parts of the image plane... Post Extras:       BYoesle Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/04 Loc: Washington USA Re: DS vs TS images [Re: BYoesle]       #5527766 - 11/19/12 11:39 AM Attachment (30 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Identical processing: Single stack @ 0.7 A FWHM left, double stack @ >0.5 A FWHM right: Post Extras:       Jesus Munoz sage Reged: 03/09/07 Loc: Querétaro, México Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Jesus Munoz]       #5529084 - 11/19/12 11:11 PM Attachment (28 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very interesting points Bob and Andy. Here I present a comparison of TS-DS-SS in the same region of the Sun taken last Sunday. I think the TS shows a little better the solar limb, but marginally. None shows double image Regards Post Extras:       BYoesle Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/04 Loc: Washington USA Re: DS vs TS images [Re: Jesus Munoz]       #5529315 - 11/20/12 02:22 AM Attachment (30 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great comparison images Jesus! But your image of a single stacked (SS) does indeed show the “double limb” phenomena quite well. I have cropped and enlarged your image, and placed the tip of the arrow on the “inner limb,” which is actually the edge of the photosphere showing through at 0.7 A FWHM. This parasitic light reduces the contrast of the chomospheric details, giving the edge of the chromosphere a fainter-translucent appearance as noted by Andy, and makes getting exposures and processing of the prominences with disk detail more difficult. With double stacking (DS), the FWHM of the filter system is >0.5 A, and photospheric leakage/contamination is eliminated, which significantly improves contrast and prominence detail. Triple stacking (~0.3 A FWHM) appears to have less effect, if at all - at least in these images. Post Extras:       BYoesle Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/04 Loc: Washington USA Re: DS vs TS images [Re: BYoesle]       #5529318 - 11/20/12 02:27 AM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Triple vs Double Stacked (I actually prefer the DS image over the TS - but it may just be the processing): Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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