Solarscope
100mm test
August 23,
2012
100mm test
August 23,
2012
I have on loan a Solarscope SF-100, mounted on a TeleVue NP-101
refractor (540mm focal length). I am comparing the images through this
filter with a Coronado/Meade SolarMaxII 90/BF15. The images below
were taken on August 23, 2012. Seeing was mediocre throughout the test.
The Solarscope SF-100 images were taken at approximately 9:30am, with
an average airmass of 1.64. The SolarMaxII 90 images were taken at
approximately 10:00am, with an average airmass of 1.47. The observatory
was slightly hotter during the time of the SolarMaxII images, but airmass
was slightly less. I will reverse the time and airmass for additional
comparison images.
All images were taken with the filters mounted on the NP-101, and with a
2.5x Powermate between the blocking filters and the FLEA-3 imaging
camera. AutoStakkert!2 was used for alignment and stacking, RegiStax6
wavelets, and Photoshop CS6 for high pass and sharpening.
refractor (540mm focal length). I am comparing the images through this
filter with a Coronado/Meade SolarMaxII 90/BF15. The images below
were taken on August 23, 2012. Seeing was mediocre throughout the test.
The Solarscope SF-100 images were taken at approximately 9:30am, with
an average airmass of 1.64. The SolarMaxII 90 images were taken at
approximately 10:00am, with an average airmass of 1.47. The observatory
was slightly hotter during the time of the SolarMaxII images, but airmass
was slightly less. I will reverse the time and airmass for additional
comparison images.
All images were taken with the filters mounted on the NP-101, and with a
2.5x Powermate between the blocking filters and the FLEA-3 imaging
camera. AutoStakkert!2 was used for alignment and stacking, RegiStax6
wavelets, and Photoshop CS6 for high pass and sharpening.
Click above for unprocessed
image after alignment and
stacking in AutoStakkert! 2, no
wavelet or other processing.
image after alignment and
stacking in AutoStakkert! 2, no
wavelet or other processing.
