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Creating False Colour Images of Solar Prominences Once the image has been analysed the quality graph can be used to determine the percentage of frames to stack, I have chosen 60% in this example. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1570014173046-IV6C89NR7T8LC2EL2QQF/3+Prom+image+3.jpg Blogs - Creating False Colour Images of Solar Prominences Place the alignment points along the solar limb, I place additional smaller points over the prominences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1570014241302-JLKMS2NFE5WR7ZQIDZ42/4+Prom+image+Registax+1.jpg Blogs - Creating False Colour Images of Solar Prominences The stacked image is then opened in Registax for sharpening, I’ve not aggressively sharpened as I find over-sharpening can lead to a very artificial result https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1570014388947-85UKE2GLICP6QUNP39XD/5+Surface+image+1.jpg Blogs - Creating False Colour Images of Solar Prominences Now perform the same actions for the images exposed for the solar disk, here we are setting the alignment point prior to analysing in AutoStakkert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1570014454652-Y8MPWU8MDOO5EESYLK4W/6+Surface+image+2.jpg Blogs - 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Announcing the winner of Planets, Comets & Asteroids IAPTY 2017 © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London IAPTY Awards Ceremony 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1464987445403-7YU0EEXKNCKDR490TIBR/20130731+Startrails+LaBastide-Villefrance.jpg The London Astronomer - Trails LaBastide Villefrance 31st Jul 2013 Star trails from Labastide France. 361 30 second exposures at ISO 800, lens at 17mm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1573831453791-QURVN275M6ZHAUXSI62G/60+-+Seatown+Beach+Sunset+4.jpg The London Astronomer - Sunset, Seatown Dorset October 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1464980923083-O7BFXQ85QUBDU5F8LFJ0/20150129+M83+LRGB+crop.jpg The London Astronomer - Messier 83 Spiral galaxy Messier 83 in the constellation Hydra 34 minutes Luminance, 3 minutes RGB Planewave 20" CDK f/4.5, FLI ProLine PL 16303E Imaged from SSO, 29th January 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1671795418517-Z0J9GYMUJ6IZY5OALZSL/20200422+16-11UT+Venus+v2.jpg The London Astronomer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1671795572931-DOASAY8O4TUEQ6ZPYMGI/20210827+23-06UT+Saturn.jpg The London Astronomer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1671795644574-V8EHIGTQH8DD7R2KBQ4N/20221006+22-23UT+Jupiter.jpg The London Astronomer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1548854480629-SXZ7OER35XT9ELR6L2E9/20190127-28+Rosette+Nebula+HaOiiiOiii.jpg The London Astronomer - Rosette Nebula HaOiiiOiii, London 27/28th January 2019 Two clear nights in a row (27th & 28th Jan) meant I was able to shoot this image of the Rosette Nebula in the constellation of Monoceros. 2 1/2 hours Ha and the same in Oiii (each sub 90 seconds) combined into a HaOiiiOiii image. TS65 Quad Astrograph & ASI1600MM Pro camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1706869725884-61OXFHNU7OBVJSV50SD5/20240122+17-53+ISS+%26+The+Moon.jpg The London Astronomer - Moon & ISS - 22nd January 2024 The ISS just before transiting the Moon. Celestron Edge HD11 scope & ASI174MM camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1648050062807-EBPSNIH4FYY1K7SFWB45/Solar+System+Composite.jpg The London Astronomer - Solar System Composite 20/21 A composite of solar system images all shot from London over the past few years (2020/21). Left to right, The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1666610873206-XXV4XINF9WAT2C5JCIK0/20220807+10-18UT+Prominences.jpg The London Astronomer - Prominences - 7th August 2022 Solar prominences imaged from London on the 7th August. Active regions 3074 and 3071 are also visible. Lunt LS60THa scope, Televue 2.5x Powermate, ZWO ASI174MM camera. Blend of two images, one for prominences and one for solar disc, disc inverted false colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1618148298841-4BN7UND0NAN8WA9SYMDY/Mars+2020+-+A+Gleam+of+Solace.jpg The London Astronomer - Mars 2020 The planet Mars imaged from August to December 2020, the August image is in the centre of the spiral and the December image at the end. The image shows the change in apparent size and phase as the planet moved towards and then away from Earth around the 2020 opposition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1465636037706-IZDV4ES92ERUVPC7ZCHV/20150928+Lunar+Eclipse+circular+composite.jpg The London Astronomer - Lunar Eclipse - Circular Composite Composite of images taken of the September 28th Lunar Eclipse from Full through the partial phases to totality 127 Mak & Canon EOS Rebel T3i https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1481062924657-TCX6HCDEB3R0T2INVPSH/20161203+16-30+Moon.jpg The London Astronomer - The Moon 3rd December 2016 The Moon imaged from London on 3rd December 2016 6 panel mosaic shot using a Celestron Edge HD11 and ASI174MM camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1515170458408-EA8023ETE6F45RSHNZYI/Boussingault+Crater.jpg The London Astronomer - Boussingault crater terraces Boussingault Crater - two for the price of one. Imaged in June 2017 from London. Celestron Edge HD11, ASI174MM camera, Televue Powermate 2.5x https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/d73a3797-60be-458e-a1cc-9a5d7b86c36b/Saturn+2016%2C+2018%2C+2020%2C+2022%2C+2023%2C+2024%2C+2025+-+45.jpg The London Astronomer https://www.thelondonastronomer.com/about daily 0.75 2018-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57516cf89f72662d66472dec/1465062241952-OR2SMV435MX2KF1739O7/image-asset.jpeg About Me in my back garden observatory, Wimbledon June 2016 https://www.thelondonastronomer.com/new-pagecontact-me daily 0.75 2016-06-15