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Simone Tranquilli
@localvoid.net
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Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer (with quite varying results).
Science, computers and operating systems since childhood.

Mostly a metalhead.

Also on https://mastodon.social/@simotranquilli

Personal website: https://www.localvoid.net
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The entire solar disk imaged in 3 wavelengths: O-III, Ca-K and H-Alpha.
All the 3 images are the result of a stitching process.
To see the full res, annotated images and technical details, follow the link .

#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #halpha #oiii #cak

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The full solar disk in O-III light, 26 december 2024. Mono image. To read about the technical details and see the RGB and annotated versions, follow the link in the post. The full solar disk in Ca-K light, 26 december 2024. Mono image. To read about the technical details and see the RGB and annotated versions, follow the link in the post. The full solar disk in H-Alpha light, 26 december 2024. Mono image. To read about the technical details and see the RGB and annotated versions, follow the link in the post.
May 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Another family portrait of Jupiter and its Galilean Moons.
After a long time I got a nice view of the GRS and the cloud structures around it.

For full res images and details follow the link below:

www.localvoid.net/2025/05/02/j...

#astronomy #astrophotography #jupiter #planet #solarsystem
RGB image of Jupiter and the four Galilean Moons. From left to right: Europa, Io, Ganymede, Callisto. Annotated RGB image with Jupiter and the four Galilean moons The planet Jupiter showing its clouds, bands and the Great Red Spot. Orbiting around it Europa and Io. Mono image.
May 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Three images of Jupiter, both mono and RGB. Full opensource image processing, with PixInsight replaced by LuckyStackWorker and GIMP. Details in the link below.

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#astronomy #astrophotography #jupiter #opensource
Annotated image with the names of the Galilean Moons Jupiter and the Galilean Moons (mono image) Jupiter and the Galilean Moons (RGB image) Jupiter and Io
April 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Last images of the Moon for the month of august 2024, just before the sunlight started to fill the sky.

Details and full resolution images following this link to the album

www.localvoid.net/2025/03/10/w...

#astronomy #astrophotography #moon
Full view of the waning crescent The large crater Schickard at the terminator The Grimaldi basin. CLose to it the Hevelius and Cavalerius craters
March 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Jupiter, 31 august 2024

Three images of Jupiter and the galilean moons.

For the acquisition details and the full resolution images follow the link:

www.localvoid.net/2025/03/08/j...

#astronomy #astrophotography #planet #jupiter
Full view of Jupiter and the four galilean moons. Annotated image with the names of the galilean moons Jupiter, Europa, Io and Ganymede Jupiter, Io and Ganymede
March 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The Sun in H-alpha light, 28 august 2024.

Three prominences and some views of the active regions 3799 and 3800.

Follow this link to the gallery to see the images in full resolution and read the complete descriptions .

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#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #halpha
February 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Plato, Vallis Alpes, Cassini - 26 august 2024.
Stack of the best 1000 frames out of 10000

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#astronomy #astrophotography #moon
Northern shores of Mare Imbrium: Plato crateron the North, Cassini on the South. Between them, Vallis Alpes. Inside Mare Imbrium, Montes Tenerife, Monst Pico and Mons Piton. Annotated image with the names of the main structures.
January 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Close to the lunar South Pole - Clavius, 26 august 2024
One of the main craters in the southern quadrant of the Moon: Clavius.

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#astronomy #astrophotography #moon
One of the main craters in the southern quadrant of the Moon: Clavius. Longomontanus, Maginus and a partial, but still fascinating, Tycho are above it, while the smaller Scheiner and Blancanus on its south western side. On the south, Gruemberger and the last clearly visible crater: Moretus. Then the Terminator where the lunar South Pole hides. Annotated image with the names of the main craters.
January 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Craters on the eastern shores of Mare Nubium, 26 august 2024.

Stack of the best 2000 frames out of 10000

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#astronomy #astrophotography #moon
A view of the craters on the eastern / south eastern shores of Mare Nubium. Among them, some of the main ones: Ptolemaeus, Albategnius and the smaller Klein: above them, the Herschel crater and, not entirely visible, Hipparchus. Moving to the south: Alphonsus, Arzachel and between them another small but interesting crater: Alpetragius. Purbach, Regiomontanus and finally Walther. Annotated image with the names of the main craters.
January 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Copernicus, Eratosthenes and Montes Carpatus, 26 august 2024.

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Stack of the best 2000 frames out of 10000

#astronomy #astrophotography #moon
The Copernicus crater on the Moon. To the north, the Montes Carpatus, to the NE, the Eratosthenes crater Annotated image with the names of the main subjects: Copernicus, Monte carpatus, Eratosthenes.
January 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Mare Frigoris, Mare Imbrium, Copernicus - 26 august 2024

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Stack of the best 2000 frames out of 10000

#astronomy #astrophotography #moon
A view of Mare Frigoris, Mare Imbrium and other main structures of the moon, like the Copernicus crater
January 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Last look at the Sun.

#astrophotography #sun #sunspot
December 31, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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It did look more like the flame of a candle than a planet, due the atmospheric turbulence, but at least i did try.

#astrophotography #planet #venus
December 27, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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First light: Tecnosky 120 f/11 ED, Player One Apollo - M, ToupTek AAF.

#amateurastronomy #telescope #sun #halpha
Screenshot of the astro imaging software FireCapture, while acquiring a video file in SER format. This video is the first test of my new Apollo - M camera and the 102 f/11 refractor. The subject is the solar chromosphere.
December 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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Testing the ToupTek motor focuser on my new Tecnosky 102 f/11 ED refractor while waiting for better weather.

#amateurastronomy #telescope #cloudynights
December 23, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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The Moon, close to the Last Quarter (3:51 UT), 26 august 2024.

I'll stop processing and posting new images for a while: the "harvesting" of new data is about to start.

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#astronomy #astrophotography #moon
The Moon, getting close to the Last Quarter (3:51 UT) and almost touching the Pleiades (not visible in the image due the exposure), 26 august 2024
December 17, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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Annotated image with the names of the Galilean Moons
December 15, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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Five protagonists of the scientific revolution: Jupiter and the Galilean Moons, 26 august 2024 (3:29 UT)

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#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #jupiter
An image of Jupiter and the four Galilean Moons. Stack of the best 1000 frames out of 10000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4.5 ms. Gain: 350. Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 37.5 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filter: Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 2x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (linear fit, resample 150%, color saturation, range mask, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, rotation, crop) - The GIMP (background flattening and final export) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"
December 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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AR 3796, AR 3792, AR 3790 (656.28 nm and 656.33 nm), 26 august 2024

Details and better quality images:

(656.28 nm)
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(656.33 nm)
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#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #sunspot ☀️
656.28 nm Stack of the best 600 frames out of 1000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4.5 ms. Gain: 230. Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 51 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" 656.33 nm Stack of the best 600 frames out of 1000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4.5 ms. Gain: 230. Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 51 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"
December 14, 2024 at 10:52 AM
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AR 3796 , 656.23 nm and 656.33 nm, 26 august 2024

Details and higher quality images:

(656.23 nm)
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(656.33 nm)
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#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #sunspot ☀️
656.23 nm Stack of the best 1000 frames out of 2500 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4.4 ms. Gain: 244. Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 48.3 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" 656.33 nm Stack of the best 1000 frames out of 2500 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4.4 ms. Gain: 245. Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 49.1 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"
December 14, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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Sun In H-Alpha light (656.23 nm), 26 august 2024. AR 3799 and AR 3800

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#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #halpha #sunspot ☀️
Stack of the best 1000 frames out of 2500 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 5 ms. Gain: 235. Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 48.3 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"
December 14, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Sun in H-Alpha light (656.23 nm), 26 august 2024: prominences and AR 3803

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Stack of the best 1200 frames out of 2500.

Details in the ALT text

#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #halpha ☀️
Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4.1 ms. Gain: 406 Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 52.5 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"
December 12, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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The Sun in H-Alpha light (656.23 nm), 25 august 2024.
Details and links to better quality images in the captions.

☀️ #astronomy #astrophotography #sun #halpha
AR 3790 https://astrob.in/n4mi2p/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208833/sun/ar-3790-25-august-2024-656-23-nm/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 1500 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4 ms. Gain: 250 Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 53.4 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" AR 3800 https://astrob.in/0cdds6/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208834/sun/ar-3800-25-august-2024-656-23-nm/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 1500 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4 ms. Gain: 241. Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 53.1 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" Filaments https://astrob.in/4dx9e1/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208835/sun/the-sun-25-august-2024-filaments-656-23-nm/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 2000 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4 ms. Gain: 241 Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 52.1 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" AR 3796, AR 3792, AR 3790 https://astrob.in/5ivxs5/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208837/sun/ar-3796-ar-3792-ar-3790-25-august-2024-656-23-nm/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 1500 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 4 ms. Gain: 241. Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 52.6 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"
December 9, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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The Sun, 24 august 2024: filaments
Details and better quality images in the captions.

#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #halpha ☀️
https://astrob.in/da30cq/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208623/sun/sun-in-h-alpha-light-656-23-nm-24-august-2024-fila/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 1500 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 3.7 ms. Gain: 240 Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 45.7 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" https://astrob.in/bk2qak/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208624/sun/sun-in-h-alpha-light-656-23-nm-24-august-2024-fila/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 1500 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 3.7 ms. Gain: 240 Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 46 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" https://astrob.in/02k9wd/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208626/sun/sun-in-h-alpha-light-656-23-nm-24-august-2024-fila/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 1500 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 3.7 ms. Gain: 240 Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 45.8 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"
December 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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he Sun, 24 august 2024: active regions (H-Alpha light)
Details and better quality images in the captions. (2/2)

#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #halpha #prominence ☀️
AR 3792 (656.23 nm) https://astrob.in/byuxk9/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208622/sun/sun-in-h-alpha-light-656-23-nm-24-august-2024-ar-3/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 1500 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 3.2 ms. Gain: 240 Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 44.6 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm" AR 3792 (656.33 nm) https://astrob.in/w4vy43/0/ https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/208628/sun/sun-in-h-alpha-light-656-33-nm-24-august-2024-ar-3/by-simotranquilli Stack of the best 1500 frames out of 5000 Imaging Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 102mm f/7 FPL53 Triplet Apo Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI585MC (Exposure: 2.3 ms. Gain: 240 Bit depth: 8 bit. Sensor temperature: 44.8 °C) Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO Filters: - DayStar Combo Quark Chromosphere - Player One S-Series ERF 1.25" - Player One S-Series UV IR-Cut 1.25" Accessories: - Lacerta 3x Tele Extender - GSO 35 mm extension tube Software: - FireCapture - PlanetarySystemStacker (debayer, alignment and stacking) - Pixinsight (color curves, deconvolution, multiscale linear transform, fast rotation ) - Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"
December 7, 2024 at 3:18 PM