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David Hoskin
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
04/28/2024
11:00 am

Equipment Details:

Celestron OmniXLT150 Newtonian telescope, Baader film solar filter, ZWO ASI533MC Pro camera, SkyWatcher EQ6R Pro mount.

Post-processing Details:

SER video was captured using SharpCap Pro and the best 400 of 1000 frames were stacked with AutoStakkert. Additional post-processing with Registax and Photoshop.

Image Details:

Filtered white light image of the Sun captured earlier today. The large sunspot group (inset) is AR3654, which unleashed an M-class solar flare on 27 April.

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