The trials, tribulations and small triumphs of a Charlotte, NC astronomer imaging under Bortle 8/9 skies.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Prominence Flames
Activity on the sun seems to be increasing daily. I took this single-exposure image this afternoon; the sun's disk is deliberately overexposed to enhance the detail in the prominences. The air temperature was 101.4 F and the heat index over 104. The laptop kept shutting down due to overheating. Seeing was much better than of late, so there are some compensations to the heat!
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