Object:	The Sun in 0.7A Hydrogen Alpha
Date & Site:	Imaged on 09/29/2014; Runningman Observatory, Carlsbad, CA Conditions: clear
Equipment:	Telescope: Lunt 80mm Pressure-Tuned Refractor equipped a Hydrogen Alpha (0.7A) bandpass filter and 18mm blocking filter Mount: Losmandy G-11 Gemini Camera: Point Grey Monochrome CCD video camera (1296 x 964 pixels) with 0.5 focal reducer
Notes:	Exposures: 18 frames/second for 2500 frames. Processed by selecting the best 30% frames; stacked and filtered using wavelett functions. Final colorizing and sharpening in Photoshop CS. This particular capture on 9/29/14 shows solar prominences along the left and top edge; surface structure includes several ribbons and sunspots. 8 light-minutes away Back to Images