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Sun: HA Full Disk with surface

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This image is a composite of two full disk images, one exposed for the flares and one for the surface detail. Each of those is a composite of digital images ot make up the full disk.

When photographing the sun in Hydrogen Alpha wavelength it becomes tricky to get both flare and surface detail, as the brightnessof the flares are significantly less than the surface.

This image was taken with the Hydrogen Alpha filter owned by the
This image is a composite of two full disk images, one exposed for the flares and one for the surface detail. Each of those is a composite of digital images ot make up the full disk.

When photographing the sun in Hydrogen Alpha wavelength it becomes tricky to get both flare and surface detail, as the brightnessof the flares are significantly less than the surface.

This image was taken with the Hydrogen Alpha filter owned by the Astronomical Socity of Western Australia, thanks to them for the loan of this expensive filter.
Aperture:80mm
Date:2004
This is a web site of photography and astronomy, by Roger Groom in Western Australia. Photographic subjects include Pemberton, Dryandra Woodland Karri Forest, Cape Leeuwin, Ocean Landscapes, Kings Park, El Questro and Emma Gorge, and much more landscape photography.
Astrophotography subjects include The Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Orion Nebula, Saucepan Constellation, Southern Cross, Southern Cross and Pointers, Startrails, and much more astrophotography.
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