The trials, tribulations and small triumphs of a Charlotte, NC astronomer imaging under Bortle 8/9 skies.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Swirling Chaos
Here is one last pic from today's imaging session. It shows the swirling chaos of gas around AR1515. The wonderful thing about H-Alpha imaging is that you get to see the sun as a "living" star. The individual spots in this image are several times the size of earth. The fact that earth would be a tiny dot in this maelstrom gives a vivid idea of the real power of the sun.
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