A "detached" solar prominence on 6 Jun 2011

by Craig and Tammy Temple

With the Sun providing a nice showing of solar prominences today, June 6, 2011, we were able to capture a nice shot of a "detached" prominence along with a nice surface prom.  In an attempt to "show off" the proms, we processed the image in false-color.

Telescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT
Accessories: TeleVue 2.5x Powermate
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G performance tuned by Astrotroniks
Camera: Imaging Source DMK31
Exposure: 1/6sec.
Gain: 852
Length: 3:00
Acquisition: IC Capture.AS (Uncompressed AVI) @ 7.5fps
Processing: Registax 6: best 75% frames
Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Capture time: June 6, 2011, 8:42am CDST
Capture conditions: 76°F; transparency: Avg. 3/5; seeing: Exc. 5/5
Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA
Posted 6/7/2011 7:49:33 AM by CraigAndTammy
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  • re:A "detached" solar prominence on 6 Jun 2011

    This shot is very impressive and I really like the colors! We can almost feel the heat! Jean