Solar mosaic - July 4, 2014

Posted by CraigAndTammy
on Monday, July 14, 2014

This is a 4-panel mosaic in H-alpha light showing all the interesting activity that was happening on Ol' Sol on July 4, 2014. The sun showed off everything -- prominences, sunspots, filaments, & plages.

Telescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT
Accessories: JMI EV1n motorized focuser
Mount: iOptron Mini Tower
Camera: Imaging Source DMK31
Exposure: 5.1ms each
Gain: 260 each
Length: 60 sec. each @ 30fps
Acquisition: Fire Capture 2
Processing: Registax 6; Adobe Photoshop CC
Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5; PixInsight 1.8
Capture date/time: July 4, 2014 - 2:09-2:17p.m.
Capture conditions: 86.4ºF ; intermittent clouds & windy
Location: Natchez Trace State Park, Pin Oak Lake RV Campground, Wildersville/Lexington, TN, USA

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