[AZ-Observing] Re: The Sun: Toggle Between White-Light and H-Alpha
- From: "Gene A. Lucas" <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 23:17:49 -0700
Very nice result, Tom. Good representation of the differing amounts of
detail shown in the two views.
Excellent!
Gene Lucas
On 5/12/2012 13:35, Tom Polakis wrote:
> AR1476 is a prominent sunspot group that looks great in white light and
> through a Hydrogen alpha filter. I used two different telescopes to make a
> movie that shows both views of this region. The 70mm Pronto has become a
> dedicated solar scope with a Coronado 60mm SolarMax in front of the
> objective. The TV101 uses a Lunt solar wedge to provide white-light views.
> I imaged the region in H-alpha at 11:08 this morning, and changed out scopes
> to image it in white light 18 minutes later. The resulting animated GIF
> might take a little while to load.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/143262478
>
> It's interesting to see how some of the fainter photosphere details such as
> sunspot penumbras are wiped out by the chromosphere, and how filaments
> disappear in the white-light view.
>
> Tom
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