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Portable Solar viewing with AGc and AGm

2/14/2016

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I recently had a good clear day to use my PST while on a camping trip. The PST and my SkyProdigy mount make a nice portable Solar viewing setup.  I now have both the color and the monochrome versions of the MallinCam AutoGuider camera (AGc and AGm), and decided to try both of them on the same day.  Since viewing the sun through Hydrogen-Alpha filters is essentially viewing with a single color, a monochrome camera works quite well.  I viewed prominences using the 2x Barlow with the AGc in color and in gray scale mode, as well as using the AGm, all at 1280 x 960 resolution.  

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Here is an image using the AGc in color mode.
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And here is the AGc in gray scale mode.
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This is a few minutes later with the AGm (monochrome) camera in place.
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As you can see, the AGm provides very good detail.  Here is an image of the surface detail using the AGm without the Barlow in place.
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All I need to do now is learn how to colorize the gray scale images!
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Stephen Garretson
3/15/2016 04:11:13 pm

What computer setup are you using, just a laptop? I have a Lunt 60mm Ha scope and Skyraider AGc, and want to use them to show elementary school kids how amazing the Sun is. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge I have been using.

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Jim Meadows
3/17/2016 06:34:05 pm

I mostly use a Microsoft Surface Pro 2. I recently bought the MallinCam Netbook Kit and have begun using its Netbook computer as well. I have used the Netbook with both the AGc and AGm on the PST with good results.

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