Animations: M-class flare and prominences

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Animations: M-class flare and prominences

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This season started for me almost a month later than it did last year, but equally well. Great seeing on Saturday and quite good on Sunday.

Everything captured with a 90 mm refractor + pressure-tuned etalon, PGR Chameleon 3 mono (ICX445), processed with Stackistry and ImPPG. 30-second intervals in time-lapses.

Class M5.3 flare in AR 2644 (maximum at 04/2 8:04 UTC), 0:46 h total:

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Solar event list and descriptions can be found at http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar ... nt-reports.

Smoky prominences, 0:53 h total:

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Active Region 2645, chromo- to photosphere transition, made by gradually lowering the etalon pressure:

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Minor activity in AR 2645, including penumbral waves, 1:42 h total (click to view, takes a while to load):
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AR 2645:

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Great images and animations ! Lovely to watch....

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Beautifully done animations!


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Very nice set of images and animations.

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A very fine collection there!


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Enjoyed those a late but good start I,d say.


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Very nice results! Thanks for sharing them with us.


BTW. Where to read about your modification of 90mm refractor + pressure tuned etalon?


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Thank you, everyone!

Valery, it's the mod from last year: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19238


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Great animation and images


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I enjoyed all of these - thanks for the dedication!


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Wonderful stuff. Your animations are tremendous.
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Amazing work, what a pleasure to watch :bow :bow :bow

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