Christmas sunspot

I got home early from my volunteering today and decided since the day was so calm I'd try shooting a solar image. It didn't turn out too bad for the low sun angle and later in the day seeing...

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Solar/Sun1225-713-1.jpg

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

Hello Paul,

A nice image and also your posts a few days ago. Its interesting to see the changes in this sunspot over the last few days. Here is another image to add to the sequence.

Taken UT 03:16 on the 23rd (4:16 pm local time). Sony handycam / 32 mm and 2x barlow 10 " f5 Newtonian stopped down to f13.5. Optical zoom at close to 10 x. Exposure 1/1000 sec 37 frames stacked in Registax3.

I have also a sequence using the Baader 'photographic' film at 1/3500 sec exposure but focus was off and it did not come out so well.

Best wishes and a Merry Christmas

Mike Ashburn

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