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5-panel Solar Mosaic - Nov. 17, 2011 image

5-panel Solar Mosaic - Nov. 17, 2011


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The sun was quite active on November 17, 2011, so we decided to put together this 5-panel mosaic of some interesting regions. This image shows some nice prominences, plages, and filaments, as well as a huge filaprom that spans a good distance of the sun. Telescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT Accessories: LS50FHa Double-stack etalon; TeleVue 2.5x Powermate Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 Camera: Imaging Source DMK31 Exposure: 1/30 - 1/38sec. Gain: 746 - 793 Length: 1:00 each x 5 Acquisition: IC Capture.AS (Uncompressed AVI) @ 30fps Processing: AVIStack2 Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5; ImagesPlus 4.5 Capture time: November 17, 2011, 10:48 - 11:08am Capture conditions: ~54°F; transparency: Above Avg. 4/5; seeing: Poor 2/5 Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA

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