A section of the Sun's limb imaged on the morning of 7th September 2026. Although the huge prominence captured in the image was the biggest visible at the time, it was quite faint in relation to other active prominences on the limb - so it was not so easy to make it stand out against the background. However, it was worth the trouble and a great exercise for me - I need plenty of practice when it comes to Solar imaging. Some might be surprised at the size of the Earth in comparison - for this reason I thought it worthwhile to put this particular image up on the website.
Equipment etc.: Taken as a short video with 3000 frames @ 105 FPS (frames per second) and used the best 10% combined to make the final image. For this I used a ZWO ASI678M camera and Coronado Solarmax III (90 mm) scope with double stacked etalons. Above sitting on a Celestron AVX mount.
Software: Captured with SharpCap and initial processing done with AutoStakkert and imppg. Final processing in PixInsight with touch up in Photoshop. (Used online "Astronomy Tools" to insert the Earth at scale).
Equipment etc.: Taken as a short video with 3000 frames @ 105 FPS (frames per second) and used the best 10% combined to make the final image. For this I used a ZWO ASI678M camera and Coronado Solarmax III (90 mm) scope with double stacked etalons. Above sitting on a Celestron AVX mount.
Software: Captured with SharpCap and initial processing done with AutoStakkert and imppg. Final processing in PixInsight with touch up in Photoshop. (Used online "Astronomy Tools" to insert the Earth at scale).
