Big Martian Sunspot
Taken by Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau on February 5, 2024 @
Rafaela, Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina
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At 2:00 PM (UT-3) today, with an ambient temperature of over 40 degrees Celsius, I didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to witness the great sunspot AR3376, observed for the first time from the surface of Mars by the Perseverance rover. Despite battling the high temperatures and a heavily clouded sky, after numerous attempts, I managed to capture this photograph of the solar full disk. It vividly showcases the size of this immense sunspot, stretching approximately 54,000 km wide and 107,000 km tall (including its tail). A true spectacle!
To capture this image, I used a Sky Watcher Esprit 120 telescope with a Herschel prism and a ZWO 183MM camera equipped with a Baader Solar Continuum filter.
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