The Sun today (2024-10-20)
Less than 1 minute
Below you can see an image of the Sun in Hydrogen-Alpha taken on October 20, 2024 at 11:47am EDT.
I used a software called LuSol3D to add accurate image scales to compare the Sun and its features with the Earth.
Date: 2024-10-20 15:47 UT
Location: My backyard in Richmond Hill (ON)
Gain:0
Exposure: 1.6ms
Scope: Lunt 40mm B600
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-GTi in EQ-Mode
Camera: Player-One Mars-M II
Software: FireCapture (best 30% from 1000 frames), AS!4, ImPPG, GIMP
Notes: today there was a spectacular display of solar prominences, and some of them even larger than our planet Earth! In the gallery, I’ve included a labeled image that provides a scale comparison.
