by Craig and Tammy Temple
This image of the Sun, taken on June 6, 2011 and processed in false-color, shows
Active Region 1228.
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: 1/60sec.
Gain: 481
Length: 1:30
Acquisition: IC
Capture.AS (Uncompressed AVI) @ 30fps
Processing: Registax 6: best 65%
frames
Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Capture time: June 6, 2011,
8:57am CDST
Capture conditions: 76°F; transparency: Avg. 3/5; seeing: thin,
intermittent clouds
Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA