Massive Looping Solar Prominence Captured With My Telescope – March 21
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Massive Looping Solar Prominence Captured With My Telescope – March 21
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5 hours worth of solar footage captured with my telescope using a Quark Chromosphere Filter. The massive looping prominence stretches about 7 earths out from the solar surface, which is roughly 90.000km! In the upper right you can see an earth for scale and on the upper left the passage of time.
Link to full timelapse: [https://youtu.be/wJW8xZ1NI4M?si=HVpVewgfDAGaZmOw](https://youtu.be/wJW8xZ1NI4M?si=HVpVewgfDAGaZmOw)
Equipment & Setup
Telescope: 120/1000 Skywatcher EvoStar refractor
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Filters: Daystar Quark Chromosphere, Baader CCD Red Filter
Cameras: ZWO 432mm Pro, ZWO 120mm, ZWO Mini Guide Scope, ZWO AEF
Acquisition Details
Capture: 500 frames in 4 seconds with 15 seconds in between captures, captured with Firecapture
Tracking: Tracked with LuSol
Processing
Stacked in: Autostakkert4
Edited in: ImPPG, After Effects (for stabilization, color correction and blur)
See more solar timelapses in great detail on my channel:
[www.youtube.com/@DudeLovesSpace](http://www.youtube.com/@DudeLovesSpace)
Thanks so much for sharing! I know it’s an incredibly expensive and time consuming hobby but thankfully also one of the most rewarding seeing the solar system like this!
Very interesting to watch, thank you for your explanation
The Lord of Spring manifesting on March 21. Fantastic capture of it
That is simply beautiful!
I always feel in complete awe of our star when realizing it’s magnitude and power.
Looks like a damn giant with superpowers moving in slow motion.
Wow. Remarkable work op. I’m amazed we are at the point where an individual can pursue a hobby like this.
Every time I see the sun like this it reminds me just how insane it is.