Image of Sunspots

Blogged by Xiao Sun on July 9, 2009 and tagged with Sample Images, Sun.

Sunspot on surface of the Sun is a certain area that is under intense magnetic activity and subsequently forms a lower temperature, roughly 4,000-4,500K. It is characterized by black bodies on the solar surface and can be observed on earth.

French astronomy amateur Laurent Langelez captured the following images of Sunspot on 4th of July.

Sunspots

Sunspots

Sunspot Image

About photographing these Sunspots images:

Skywatcher 254 /1200 Telescope

Barlow x2 Televue

Filter: UV-IR Baader, Astrosolar densité photo, Solar Continuum de Baader

DMK 31AU03.AS Astronomy Camera

EQ6 mount driven by the PC interface MécAstronic.

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