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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Daniel on Apr 18, 2009, 23:36:52

Title: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: Daniel on Apr 18, 2009, 23:36:52
Hi All, have to say, solar imaging is just the most relaxing astronomy you can do, I was out capturing this sitting on a deck chair, working everything remotely from the laptop under glorious sunshine.

Anyway, this is a 23 frame animation of 500 frames taken at 2 minute intervals, stacked in registax and stabilized in shake.

Check out the fireballs colliding!!!!

Daniel
:O)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3453374923_32f300ee41_o.gif)
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: Rick on Apr 18, 2009, 23:45:12
Cool!
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: Mike on Apr 19, 2009, 01:17:58
Pretty amazing animation Daniel.

Nice to see the action on the sun is hotting up  :roll:
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: Delphine on Apr 19, 2009, 09:17:42
Wow!!
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Apr 19, 2009, 14:09:31
cool
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: Fay on Apr 19, 2009, 14:28:12
Fantastic Daniel, best I have ever seen!!!
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: RobertM on Apr 19, 2009, 17:17:14
That is exceptional Daniel, that Lunt certainly has very good definition.
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: Mac on Apr 19, 2009, 19:30:45
 8) :D
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: JohnP on Apr 19, 2009, 21:25:53
Impressive Daniel - Don't suppose you done any calculations to detrmine how big those prominences are compared to say the diameter of the Earth...
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: Daniel on Apr 20, 2009, 03:28:22
Hi John, just whipped up a quick image for comparisson, the sun being 109 times wider across than the earth, which makes those "little" fireballs coliding with eachother probably the size of Asia!!!

Daniel
:O)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3458150156_3df4811fb8_o.jpg)
Title: Re: Sun Prominence animation
Post by: MarkS on Apr 20, 2009, 05:48:54

Daniel,

That's a simply stunning animation!  Very well done.  It's good to see the earth's size in comparison.

Mark