Sunspots and Prominences on the Western Limb: 12/19/24 |
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The Sun in Ha |
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Object Data |
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| Object type: | Solar | |
| Magnitude: | -26.7 | |
| Constellation: | ||
| Distance: | 8.3 light-minutes | |
| Notes: | A detailed capture fo the western surface of the sun showing two sunspot regions: AR 3924 (upper) and AR 3922 (lower). | |
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Exposure Data |
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| Date: | 12/19/24 | |
| Location: | Backyard Solar Observatory, Carlsbad, CA | |
| Lense: | Lunt 100THa solar scope; double stack with 18mm blocking filter. A 5.0x TeleVue Powermate brings total focal length to 3750mm. | |
| Camera: | ZWO ASI174mm camera (Sony IMX 174) | |
| Mount: | Losmandy G-11 | |
| Exposure time: | Frame rate of 128 f/sec (6.5 ms exposure) for surface layer and 21 f/s (46.5 ms exp) for prominence layer. | |
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| Notes: | Registered and combined 10% of the best 3000 frames; combined and inverted | |
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