Tuesday 22 March 2011

Argon sun 488nm 70mm f11


argon sun 70mm f11 lrg, originally uploaded by Mark Townley.

Compared to the continuum image of the same area, this area is quite a bit lower in resolution. This is due to the lower transmission value of the argon filter, only about 50%, as a result there is quite a bit more smearing visible - known as 'seeing smearing'. This can be combatted by using a lower density primary filter on the scope as opposed to the solar wedge, and as result get the exposure time considerably shorter. By doing this I think imaging at this wavelength will yield some interesting results - so, watch this space!