This image shows an enormous solar filament extending out from the chromosphere of the Sun. Filaments are the exact same phenomena as prominences, only they are seen against the solar disk instead of extending out from the limb. Taken with a single stacked Coronado PST and a 24mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da in Movie Crop Mode. The best 300 frames were selected from a total of 7242 video frames. Aligned, stacked, and sharpened in Registax 6. False colour added in PS Elements 10.
The Sun on February 16, 2013 in hydrogen alpha light. Image has been inverted to highlight features on the chromosphere in a different way. Image taken with a Coronado PST and a 12mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da at ISO 400, 1/100s exposure. False colour added in PS Elements 10.
The Sun on February 16, 2013 in hydrogen alpha light. A massive filament can be seen to the bottom left of the solar disk. Image taken with a Coronado PST and a 16mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da at ISO 400. 1/200s exposure for the solar disk and 1/5s exposure for the prominences. Combined and false colour added in PS Elements 10.
The Sun on February 9, 2013 in hydrogen alpha light. Image taken with a Coronado PST and a 16mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da at ISO 400. 1/200s exposure for the solar disk and 1/60s exposure for the prominences. Combined and false colour added in PS Elements 10.
A close-up of the Sun on February 6, 2013 in hydrogen alpha light. Image taken with a Coronado PST and an 8mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da at ISO 400, 1/60s exposure. False colour added in PS Elements 10.
The Sun on February 6, 2013 in hydrogen alpha light. Image taken with a Coronado PST and a 16mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da at ISO 400. 1/200s exposure for the solar disk and 1/60s exposure for the prominences. Combined and false colour added in PS Elements 10.
Thomas Edison lamp with bamboo filament (1882). The design and materials of the early electric lamp reflect early lessons as the invention moved into commercial production. Similar lamps have been known to last upwards to 50 years or more. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. January 18, 2013 (c)2013 Oxford Prepress and Images
This image shows an enormous solar filament extending out from the chromosphere of the Sun. Filaments are the exact same phenomena as prominences, only they are seen against the solar disk instead of extending out from the limb. Taken with a single stacked Coronado PST and a 24mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da in Movie Crop Mode. The best 300 frames were selected from a total of 7242 video frames. Aligned, stacked, and sharpened in Registax 6. False colour added in PS Elements 10.
This image shows an enormous solar filament extending out from the chromosphere of the Sun. Filaments are the exact same phenomena as prominences, only they are seen against the solar disk instead of extending out from the limb. Taken with a single stacked Coronado PST and a 24mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da in Movie Crop Mode. The best 300 frames were selected from a total of 7242 video frames. Aligned, stacked, and sharpened in Registax 6. False colour added in PS Elements 10.
This image shows an enormous solar filament extending out from the chromosphere of the Sun. Filaments are the exact same phenomena as prominences, only they are seen against the solar disk instead of extending out from the limb. Taken with a single stacked Coronado PST and a 24mm Baader Hyperion Zoom eyepiece connected to a Canon EOS 60Da in Movie Crop Mode. The best 300 frames were selected from a total of 7242 video frames. Aligned, stacked, and sharpened in Registax 6. False colour added in PS Elements 10.
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