The Sun

Solar Prominence 10th July 2014

10th July 2014 - Large prominence - 80mm Ha scope and GSTAR-EX

Sun 2011

Large sunspot group 2011 - GSTAR-EX

Sun 18th May 2010

Sun 18th May 2010 - Vixen 60mm refractor and Thousand Oaks 0.9A filter

Sun 2008

2008

Sunspots 2002

Large sunspot complex 19th August 2002.
Astrovid 2000 and 10 inch Newtonian

Sunspot during partial solar eclipse

Sunspots capture using a camcorder held to the eyepiece of a telescope fitted with a solar filter in early 2000's. The moon at top left is in partial eclipse.

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