This animation was taken on the 23rd of August and is the longest I have ever attempted. It was the first completely clear morning in two months! It is not perfect, but when I focus on each individual sunspot cluster I can see an evolution: the bottom one is starting to divide (I just missed catching the full split), whereas the top cluster appears to be shrinking. These long-duration animations are difficult to execute. The animation below represents 154 frames, and is actually a close crop of this AR. The pre-cropped full sized GIF takes up an outrageous amount of space. This animation may take a while to load.
I have also attached a mosaic of the area around this active region. Please click on it for a sharper rendition.
Thanks,
-Charles
2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579 Shows How Sunspots Develop!
2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579 Shows How Sunspots Develop!
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Re: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579: See How Sunspots Develop!
That is certainly a long one Charles, shame you just missed the split but the time you got imaged was well worth it.
Well done.
Well done.
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Re: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579: See How Sunspots Develop!
Very nicely done!
You need to move ahead with larger aperture!
Good luck!
Valery
You need to move ahead with larger aperture!
Good luck!
Valery
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Re: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579: See How Sunspots Develop!
Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the encouragement. It took about 7 hours of post-processing to finally get the animation ready. I agree with you Valery. More aperture is in the cards for next year.
Here is an extreme crop focusing on the spots. Note the bottom cluster, and how it starts to split. I actually think it might have just managed to split before the animation ended. Does anyone concur?
Here is an extreme crop focusing on the spots. Note the bottom cluster, and how it starts to split. I actually think it might have just managed to split before the animation ended. Does anyone concur?
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Re: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579 Shows How Sunspots Develop!
Absolutely exceptional piece well done
Looks like the light bridge just touches base before the end. Has it stayed split?
Alexandra
Looks like the light bridge just touches base before the end. Has it stayed split?
Alexandra
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Re: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579 Shows How Sunspots Develop!
Wonderful animations Charles.
Best wishes,
David
Best wishes,
David
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Re: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579 Shows How Sunspots Develop!
Hi Charles,
Great job!! I am also looking forward to larger aperture
Alfred
Great job!! I am also looking forward to larger aperture
Alfred
Re: 2.5 Hour Animation of AR2579 Shows How Sunspots Develop!
Thanks for the comments Alexandra, David and Alfred!
Alexandra, I think it finally did detach but i can't tell you whether these spots got back together again.
-Charles
Alexandra, I think it finally did detach but i can't tell you whether these spots got back together again.
-Charles