The Art of Solar Imaging: Capture and Process Stunning Sun Images with the Lunt 40

Embark on an extraordinary journey as I guide you through the process of capturing and processing breathtaking images of the Sun using the Lunt 40, a small guide scope (ASI120MM mini), FireCapture, AutoStakkert!3, and Photoshop.

Stay tuned for my next video where I'll go over my solar capture and processing steps.

Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Equipment Used
1:08 Setup Outside & Starting FireCapture
2:56 Taking flat images with FireCapture
3:45 Taking the first video of the Sun
4:08 Taking a video with Gamma
5:00 Preview the videos taken with FireCapture
6:37 Process in AutoStakkert!3
9:30 Open stacked image in Photoshop for Sharpening
12:30 Colorizing the Sun in Photoshop
16:09 Final Thoughts on the Sun
16:42 Naztronomy merch
17:40 End

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[FortWorthAstronomicalSociety]

I am finishing up a video for the sun as well. I did it a little differently. I used a 80mm Ha scope, ASI183mm-Pro, and exposed for 1 minute at 3.5ms, 11fps. The larger chip let me get the entire disk in the field of view. I then recorded for about 3.5 hours. Each minute was 9GB of data. I then only took the best 1% of the 600+ frames each minute. This let me stack only the best images and I seemed to have better results.
I was also able to do the processing in PS in a way that let me get edge details without needed multiple exposures.
Now I have a 3.5 hour movie, with lots of neat transient flares and proms that just happened to pop up, as well as interesting chromospheric "spikes" and high-level "clouds".

[GarnettLeary]

Glad I found you. Subscribed. Keep up the good work.

[astrodysseus]

4:02 you have a lot of newton rings ! you need a tilt adjuster

[jwdeepsky]

Subscribed. Also sold me on the Lunt 40

[joelewandowski]

Very helpful I just took videos today with a asi120 mono and coronado PST but I'm using autostakert and gimp for processing so it should be similar.

[ignatprokhoropchyuck]

Teach as to capture and create the belissimo imaginos. Arriva amigos

[Eyesonthesky]

Great video, Naz! I need to work on that disk/colorizing thing. I get good images in monochrome, but didn't know how to add the color in. Have Photoshop Elements and GIMP, so I hope one of the two will let me do that channels thing

[decepticonX]

how do i get my avx to stay on alignment? I go through and do quck align because the sun but after a couple minutes the sun is out of frame? thoughts, anyone? TIA

[Haji]

im using lunt40mm with ASI224MC. When i turn on firecapture I only see a black screen. is there any setting I'm missing. i even tried to look at the moon with the same camera and using Celestron 8se and still balck screen,

[materialvision]

The stripes on the disc when doing the firecapture video, are those newton rings? Are they caused by the camera you use? I see they disappear later in the post process.

[iamamiwhoami-goods]

2:26 Essa é a cor VERDADEIRA do Sol. O vermelho o nome dele é narizta, filho do Gepeto.

[fxnzk]

Thats a cool video.. just a small question do you think color cameras makes filaments less clear? Or is it poor tuning ?

[iamamiwhoami-goods]

Está amarelado por conta do filtro, mas esse radiador é BRANCO.