"Plasma Man" on the Eastern Limb of the Sun on 12/06/23

 



Ha Solar Image


Object Data

Object type: Sun in Ha
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Surface of the Sun continues to be active with sunspots, filaments, and a prominence that resembles a marching man "plasma man" holding a flag along the eastern limb of the sun.

East is up in this inverted image.

Exposure Data

Date: Dec 6, 2023
Location: Backyard Observatory, Carlsbad, CA
Telescope: Lunt 100THa solar scope; double stack with 18mm blocking filter. 
Camera: FLIR Grasshopper 23S6M videocamera (Sony IMX 174) with a TeleVue 2.5x powermate
Mount: Losmandy GM-11
Exposure time: 100 f/s for surface layer and 20 f/s for prominence layer. 
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Notes: Registered and combined 15% of the best 3000 frames from each layer.

Cropped.

 

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