Sun in H-Alpha 10th of January 2021

[arnedanielsen]

Obtained this FD image of the Sun in H-Alpha from my 1st floor balcony. Still battling the low maximum altitude of only 8 degrees at this time of the year.

Sun_111559_Ha_20210110_ZWO ASI178MM_lapl5_ap3379_Sharpened_Contrast.jpg (1.65 MiB) Viewed 440 times

Equipment used for this image was a Coronado SolarMax 60 II w/BF15 filter, Baader 35nm H-Alpha filter and ASI ZWO 178MM camera. Everything mounted on a Sky-Watcher SolarQuest mount.
Stack of the best 1100 of 2751 images captured with an exposure time of 28ms and 30fps. Stacking done in Autostakkert 3, sharpening in AstraImage and contrast stretching in Adobe PhotoShop.

Best regards,
Arne

[rsfoto]

Hi Arne,

Very good image

[eroel]

Arne:
Very nice clean image, nice result.
Best regards,
Eric.

[DeepSolar64]

WoW, 8 degrees above the horizon. And I complain here. Well done against those odds!

James

[Montana]

Well done, that's a fantastic image the Sun is getting higher each day

Alexandra

[JochenM]

Looks great, Arne.

Just had a quick look at the rise/set times where you live. That's some short days!

[marktownley]

A great disk there Arne!

[arnedanielsen]

Thanks Rainer, Eric, James Alexandra, Jochen and Mark!

Looking forward to a more active Sun and longer days!

Best regards,
Arne

[EGRAY_OBSERVATORY]

A well nice image considering the quiet Sun.

Thanks for sharing

Terry

[MapleRidge]

An excellent image Arne...especially with he Sun so low

Brian

[arnedanielsen]

Thank you Terry and Brian for your kind words.

Best regards,
Arne

[Carbon60]

Great image, Arne.

Stu.

[arnedanielsen]

Thanks, Stu!

Best regards,
Arne