Stacking was done in Autostakkert (about 700 frames) and sharpened in ImPPG (Image Post Processor). The final image was colorized in Photoshop.

The sun was imaged on 05/09/23 during the eruption of AR3296. This image was taken about 30 minutes after the peak eruption (M 5.02 at 20:45 UTC). As a comparison, AR3296 appears brighter than neighboring AR 3297.