A colossal prominence spanning several Earth diameters appears on the limb.

Switch to black and white version here.

See the original video used to create this image.


 

  Date: February 15, 2006 1830UT
  Location: Rockville, Maryland USA
  Rotation: 2039
  Filter: .5A SolarMax 90
  Camera: Lumenera Infinity 2-1
  Exposure: 15fps x 30 seconds
  Processing: RegiStax, Adobe PhotoShop CS2
  Usage: SOHO Pick of the Week for February 24 - March 3, 2006, Spaceweather.com cover on February 15 thru 17
and the ATWB Picture Of the Day .

 

 

Sungazer.net

Solar Images

Equipment

Resources

Contact

 

© 2006 Greg Piepol - Without exception, all photographs, text, graphics, code and content of sungazer.net are copyright 2003 to present.