First Solar Haplha image in years

I got the PST out again recently. As we approach Solar Maximum it would be a shame not to have a look every now and then.

This was taken by attaching my Canon 400D to the scope. 1s exposure. Green channel extracted, a few tweaks, then coloured orange. The diagonal lines are from Nebulosity, which is image aquisition software that I’m trying out. The free to try version puts diagonal lines in the images.

It needs better focusing, and the red channel with the flares needs to be merged in, but I’m happy with it given its the first image of the Sun I’ve tried with this setup since 2006.

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