Daystar Quark Dial Settings - test
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Daystar Quark Dial Settings - test
I captured 1000 frames in Sharpcap, using Seeing Monitor. No flats. No change to any settings during the process - Question, should I have adjusted exposure?
Batch processed in AS3 -100 frames. Imppg for a quick stretch of histogram only.
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Re: Daystar Quark Dial Settings - test
You want to maintain the exposure level in test the setting itself is benign, looks to me though from these partial results the +3 setting is looking tuned imho...
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Re: Daystar Quark Dial Settings - test
Personally I have never used flats in my processing and find they are not necessary if I have tuned my etalons correctly . Your +5 setting produces the most even view to your camera and should only require exposure adjustment to go from surface to highlighting proms .
I did have a Quark for a few years so I have had experience with them , they will produce a nice even view but I found my other solar imaging options more "user friendly" than my Quark so I eventually sold it .
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If +5 is good, maybe +6 would be better! There's an increased tendency for the image to begin to blow out as the dial turns anticlockwise with either one or two horizontal bands as well as a left/right split.
Until now, without this extra information, I have been imaging on position 0.
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Constant gain & as much as possible exposure. - Daystar Quark & ApolloM-Max Starwave 102mm f11.
AS3 stacked - no further processing.
One flat used for all, clingfilm. Images show 'raw' stack then 'raw' stack with flat added.
As time and cloud threatened, this lot are positive turning starting at 0 (my positive at least )
For each image I added its own flat, either de-focusing or - last two - plastic bag.
Focus was getting more difficult as the morning warmed (though 5 C cooler than Monday! ). Also last two images my focuser decided to slip on the shaft....
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Re: Daystar Quark Dial Settings - test
It appears you are correct in using the +5 setting, it appears your "zone" is +3 to +5.
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But now, after one blue day and one blue morning, Wednesday is starting cloudy with stuff spreading in from the North Sea. :sighs:
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