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Flare!
A massive category C8 solar flare
violently erupts and bursts through the solar Chromosphere
then outward into space. Solar prominences stand
illuminated in this Hydrogen-Alpha
photograph
of the Sun. A solar flare and metallic paper were made for
each other!\

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Filter: |
.2Å Solar
Spectrum Hydrogen-Alpha filter |
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Telescope: |
Astro-Physics
AP155 EDT refractor |
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Camera: |
Lumenera Infinity 2-1
CCD |
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Exposure: |
15fps x 10 sec,
150 total frames |
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Processing:
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Adobe PhotoShop |
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Worldwide Usage: |
NASA Astronomy Picture of
the Day (APOD), The History Channel, The American Heritage
Dictionary (solar flare) |
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Purchase Metallic Photo of
this image at |
SpaceWeather.com and
ExploreScientific.com |
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Purchase the Classic style
photograph |
famed and unframed in many sizes from Sky Image Lab |
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