A colossal solar prominence of
hydrogen gas spans several Earth diameters. Stretching
into the Sun’s Corona, this tenuous, hot cloud slowly drifts
back to the Chromosphere below it.
Filter:
.5Å SolarMax 90
Camera:
Lumenera
Infinity 2-1
Exposure:
15fps x 30
seconds
Processing:
RegiStax, Adobe PhotoShop
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