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Started by Siderius , Apr 21 2025 05:31 PM

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#1 Siderius

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Posted 21 April 2025 - 05:31 PM

I know color cameras and solar don't usually mix, but my Saturn-M camera is not working and I found a Saturn-C that I wanted to experiment with anyway.
I have been capturing full disks with just the red channel at the same frame rates as mono – 35 fps, full frame. Still working on capture and processing, and boosting proms.

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Lunt LS80T Hα, DS, B1200, 2x Barlow, Player One Saturn-C, FireCapture, AS!4, Affinity Photo.

BTW, I'm a new adopter of Wine (10.5), and AutoStakkert 4 runs brilliantly as just another app on my MacBook. Goodbye, Windows, goodbye Parallels!

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#2 gstrumol

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Posted 21 April 2025 - 06:28 PM

Nice shot Eric!

I only use a color camera - a DSLR nonetheless!

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#3 Siderius

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Posted 21 April 2025 - 10:52 PM

A color image. Proms are a disappointment, but looking at this image with the backlight boosted gives a good impression of the eyepiece view of the disc, including the contrast of flaring regions.