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Jason Dain
Stillwater Lake NS
05/03/2022
11:00 am

Equipment Details:

Lunt LS40 solar scope, Skywatcher SolarQuest, ZWOASI174MM

Post-processing Details:

AutoStakkert, IMPPG, NAFE, Photoshop

Image Details:

The sun from my backyard shortly after a X1 solar flare this morning. I had just noticed a M class flare and got my scope setup when the X class flare erupted. It was really cool to see in the eyepiece and photograph. I wish I had time to create a timelapse for this.
This is the best 25 percent of 2000 frames taken with a ZWO ASI174mm camera using a Lunt LS40 Solar scope with a Skywatcher SolarQuest Mount. Processed in AutoStakkert, IMPPG, NAFE, and Photoshop.
Stillwater Lake NS, May 3, 2022.