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Solar image from 2025-10-04 - I checked out these sunspots with my eclipse glasses, but they're better with some magnification 😎

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Full disk monochrome solar image colorized orange with assorted sunspots dotting the surface in several groups.

#FotoVorschlag  “Dinge die mit ‘H’ beginnen” /  Starting with “H”

“H” is for hydrogen, helium, HOT! This is my first photo of the sun using the new solar filter on my telescope, taken just this morning. My first time seeing sunspots!

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Photo of the sun as seen through a telescope solar filter. It appears as a red-orange ball against a black background, with a few dark sunspots at its center and upper half.

Taken with an iPhone 15 attached to a Celestron StarSense Explorer 130mm Dobsonian reflector scope.

Recent Solar adventures

A full-disk image of Sun, as recorded in hydrogen-alpha light. Visible are two large sunspots, several serpentine filaments, and prominences that appear around the star’s limb. Credit: Stella-Luna Observatory / James Guilford

October 3, 2025 — We had been having quit a lot of trouble lately, recording data and reproducing images of Sun with prominences. There was some early success but even those images were a struggle to produce. Taking a look at suggested camera settings found in an article on solar imaging, one thing stood out — gain! We had nudged the camera’s gain setting upward and that’s not helpful and certainly not recommended; the setting should be very low or even zero! A few adjustments in data capture parameters was all it took to make a big difference in image processing and results!

Sun’s northwest quadrant, as recorded in hydrogen-alpha light. Visible are several filaments, as three prominences appear along the star’s limb. The “peach fuzz” appearance of the edge of the solar disk is caused by the presence of innumerable spicules or small prominences.

We’re very pleased with Barlow-boosted views, shown here, though we’re still having some issues with achieving even lighting across whole-disk views — just can’t seem to get them tuned right with the Coronado SolarMax III. Visual observing was also very good, especially with the TeleVue 10mm eyepiece. October 3 conditions: Clear sky, temperature of 74°F, light southeast wind.

A close-up view of two large sunspots, as seen in hydrogen-alpha light. Solar plasma follows the intense and curved lines of magnetic force to highlight the turmoil in the vicinity of the spots.

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Setting Sun with stripes and sunspots. Oct. 3, 2025. Wolverine Lake, #Michigan. #photography #sunset #art #light #sun #sunspots #astrophotography #blueskyartshow #relax

Photograph of a large Sun at sunset with yellow and orange stripes from clouds and several small sunspots visible. The sun is setting into a treeline with a dark red sky behind.

Setting Sun with stripes and sunspots.

Oct. 3, 2025. Wolverine Lake, #Michigan.

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These sunspots are visible with the naked eye through eclipse glasses! This image was captured earlier today. Aurora activity seems fairly quiet tonight, but maybe that will change.

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I captured this on 2025-09-29, but didn't get around to posting because it's been a busy couple days. Lots of sunspot activity and my phone has been buzzing quite a bit with aurora alerts! I was just too tired last night, but I'll at least set up a GoPro tonight to see what we get.

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Busy day on the sun! Lots of sunspots dotting the surface and firing some stuff at us to set off my aurora alerts.

Yesterday's sun from the backyard!

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A full disk solar image taken with a monochrome camera and colorized orange

Sol / Chapala MX
Septiembre 23, 2025
11:11 am

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The sunspots are back! The cluster in the bottom right is a very interesting shape. This image was captured yesterday.

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A full disk monochrome solar image colorized orange with a surface covered in sunspot clusters

The sun is awfully quiet right now - not a lot of sunspot activity.

Image captured at 11:34am on September 11.

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The big cluster is headed around the edge, but there's still some decent spots hanging around. Conditions didn't seem great, but this image came out quite clear. I'll take it!

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A monochrome full disk image of the sun colorized orange

Solar View Sept 3 2025

Crispy views today!

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Another view of the sunspots parading across the surface! I saw an alert that there may be some aurora activity tomorrow night into Tuesday, so we'll have to see!

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A full disk solar image showing the large cluster of sunspots

Morning #sunspots

Holy sunspots, Batman! This image was from yesterday and that big chunk is rotating into full view.

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A full disk monochrome image of the sun colorized orange. There are SO many sunspots.

Through a 40mm lens the view of our Sun today is crisp! Check out the large sunspot near the center... it is about 4 earths in width! There is also a smattering of sunspots coming into view across the Western limb making their way across the solar plasma field to the left. Those areas to the left are very active and brings hopes of possible auroras in the next few days. Fingers crossed!

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