Post by Mech on Dec 9, 2007 16:27:41 GMT -5
SUNSPOT 978
spaceweather.com
Sunspot group 978 continues to grow (movie) and it now occupies an expanse of sun more than 6 times wider than Earth. "Sunspot 978 is quite big and interesting," says Peter Heinzen of Raron, Switzerland. "I photographed the spot last night just as the sun was setting behind some fir trees here in the Swiss Alps."
He used a Canon EOS 40D and a sun-filtered Takahashi FS-78 refractor to capture this rare "sunspot sunset." Although sunspot 978 is large and growing, the sunspot's magnetic field remains uncomplicated and stable; no big solar flares are in the offing. Stay tuned for updates.
spaceweather.com
Sunspot group 978 continues to grow (movie) and it now occupies an expanse of sun more than 6 times wider than Earth. "Sunspot 978 is quite big and interesting," says Peter Heinzen of Raron, Switzerland. "I photographed the spot last night just as the sun was setting behind some fir trees here in the Swiss Alps."
He used a Canon EOS 40D and a sun-filtered Takahashi FS-78 refractor to capture this rare "sunspot sunset." Although sunspot 978 is large and growing, the sunspot's magnetic field remains uncomplicated and stable; no big solar flares are in the offing. Stay tuned for updates.