In this 4-panel mosaic taken on May 8, 2011, you can see active regions 1203
& 1204. AR1203 is located near the bottom of the image with AR 1204 just
above it. Around the bottom edge of the sun are a few prominences and on the
surface are several filaments and plages. The white region to the upper left of
the image is a new sunspot that is emerging but has not yet been identified.
Telescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT
Mount:
Orion Atlas EQ-G performance tuned by Astrotroniks
Camera: Imaging Source
DMK31
Exposure: 1/1000sec.
Gain: 700
Acquisition: IC Capture.AS
(Uncompressed AVI)
Processing: Registax 6
Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop
CS5
Temperature: 80°F
Date(s): May 8, 2011
Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA