Sunspot AR3590 Imaged Through Clouds
Taken by Philip Smith on February 20, 2024 @
Manorville, NY USA
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Date Taken: 2024:02:21 16:24:21
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I imaged the large sunspot AR3590 through a layer of clouds that made for this very noisy image. The average sunspot is about the size of the entire planet Earth! However, sunspots come in various sizes ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of miles across (many times larger than Earth). Scientists measure the total size (area) of all sunspots seen on the Sun every day to get a measure of how active the sun is. Sunspots are not permanent. They appear and disappear on the surface of the Sun.
My imaging configuration was an Edge HD 14" telescope with a "FULL 14" aperture of the Baader ND3.8 Film for "PHOTO ONLY" not visual for viewing at the eyepiece like you can with the Baader ND5.0. solar film I have. Camera used for this image was the ZWO ASI174MM with a Baader Red 610nm Filter, 1.25" and a Baader Planetarium Carl Zeiss 2x Barlow Lens in the MoonLite Focuser with stepper motors all on an Astro-Physics 1600GTO German Equatorial Mount.
Please Note: I should have used my Baader Planetarium Solar Continuum 1.25" Filter.
Photographer's website:
https://www.facebook.com/philip.smith.5686
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