Solar Activity - 2024.05.08 - a photo on Flickriver

Solar Activity - 2024.05.08

            Whoa! That's a lot of activity. 

That big bundle of black blobs is a collection of cold sunspots, regions of the sun's surface (the photosphere) that are cooler than the surrounding areas. 

This photo was captured using a special white light filter and retains the true colour of our sun. The sun is in fact white, not yellow, red or orange. Photos that show those colours are either due to the filter skewing the colour, or the creative choice chosen by the imager. 

That said, this photo was captured using a monochrome camera and a red filter in front of the camera sensor. The red filter was used to mitigate atmospheric turbulence which causes the image to shimmer like water - the same effect you get on a hot day on hot surfaces like cars or the road. This is the same distortion, but due to the atmosphere. 

12,000 frames were captured at almost full resolution. 

ZWO 533MM
Antlia 36mm Red V-Pro filter
Baader safety solar film

Taken on: May 8, 2024

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