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Re: your solar images

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Originally Posted by stephenramsden View Post
Hey Dennis,
I see you are a nut like me. Well I am an amateur nut. I have an ancient astrophysics degree from the early 80's and am about to retire from Air Traffic Control. So, I am learning all of this stuff right now. You mentioned a DSI. I bought the DSI and could not get it to do what I wanted. I was having a hard time getting the image to focus. It updated about every 1/2 second and it was hard to see my laptop screen in direct sunlight or shaded with my old eyes.

I have not used the glass filter yet and do not have a telescope worth putting one on. I invested my first $2000 in the PST, stacker, case, tripod, lense set, barlow, etc... You know the drill.

If you are interested, I have kept a journal of my pathetic images so far. They may have some value as abstract art? Ha Ha.

They are at www.stephenramsden.com The link is "My Solar Images".

ps I am using a Sony CD400 with a home made adaptor (PVC couplings and hose clamps). I am waiting for payday to feed the beast some more.
Hi Stephan,

I am worst than a nut! I am completely obsessed with the hobby!
you should see what my living room looks like! lol, my wife complains about it all the time.
If im not mistaken I dont see any Shots that I would expect the PST to show? IF those reddish shots are with the PST you need moe Magnification! Have you tried a barlow with the PST and some afocal photography?

Is this more like what you see in the eyepiece?

Dennis
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