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Solar Prominences 4/23/22, Eddie Bagwell

Solar Prominences 4/23/22

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Solar Prominences 4/23/22, Eddie Bagwell

Solar Prominences 4/23/22

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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Solar Prominences on the surface of our Sun.

A solar prominence (also known as a filament when viewed against the solar disk) is a large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface. Prominences are anchored to the Sun's surface in the photosphere, and extend outwards into the Sun's hot outer atmosphere, called the corona. A prominence forms over timescales of about a day, and stable prominences may persist in the corona for several months, looping hundreds of thousands of miles into space. Scientists are still researching how and why prominences are formed.

The white/yellow-glowing material is plasma, a hot gas comprised of electrically charged hydrogen and helium. The prominence plasma flows along a tangled and twisted structure of magnetic fields generated by the sun’s internal dynamo. An erupting prominence occurs when such a structure becomes unstable and bursts outward, releasing the plasma. (NASA)

This is the last image of the set I took on Saturday April 23, 2022.

Surface  Gain=0
Pominence  Gain=188

Thanks and Clear Skies!
Eddie

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