Active Sun and huge sunspots AR1339

[Carole]

I've been wanting to catch these enormous sunspots for the last few days, and just managed a small break in the clouds today before the Sun disappeared behind the trees.

They have already produced C and M class flares.

ED120, 13 subs with DSLR 450D on ED120, Baader solar filter.
Stacked in Registax (which seems to have stacked the disc slightly offset but I tried it again and it did it again).  
I have put a rough comparison of Earth in the 4 o'clock position.  Earth fits inside the umbra of the largest spot.





Carole

[Tony G]

Great image Carole, and it's good to see someone putting a scale to the sun spots. Trying sometimes to explain the size of these is hard to people who don't realise the scale but this greatly helps. 

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Tony G

[Mac]

nice capture.

[Carole]

Thanks Tony and Mac.

[MarkS]

Very nice images Carole and well presented.

Mark

[Rocket Pooch]

Very nice 

[Carole]

Thanks Mark and Chris.

Carole