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Victor Rogus
Sedona, Arizona
02/08/2022
10:30 am

Equipment Details:

Lunt double stacked 100mm hydrogen Alpha telescope, Losmandy GM-8 mount, Cannon 60Da camera

Post-processing Details:

Adjusted contrast in Adobe.

Image Details:

Spaceweather.com states: For days, astronomers around the world have been monitoring a colossal prominence dancing over the sun's southeastern limb. It just erupted. Camera's onboard NOAA's GOES-16 satellite recorded a magnificent uncurling of the structure, which also hurled a CME into space. The CME is not Earth directed. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN MOMENTS BEFORE THE ERUPTION TOOK PLACE!

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