Imaging telescope or lens:Astro-Physics 130 GTX
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI 174 MM Cool
Mount:Astro-Physics Mach1AP GTO CP4
Focal reducer:TeleVue Powermate 2x
Software:Photoshop CC, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley
Filters:Baader Planetarium UV/IR Cut 2", Baader Planetarium Continuum 2"
Accessory:Baader Planetarium Herschel Safety Wedge
Resolution: 1488x2380
Date:Sept. 4, 2017
Time: 09:57
Frames: 600
FPS: 59.00000
Focal length: 1630
Data source: Unknown
Taken on Labor Day - Monday September 4, 2017 at 13:57 UT
The following was provided by an amateur radio enthusiast, fellow astronomy club member and respected friend Pam H.
From the report posted by the Space Weather Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for Tuesday, September 5, through Thursday, September 7, “R1 or greater radio blackouts are expected as a result of the [solar] flare potential from [Sunspot] Region [AR] 2673.” I suppose it is not surprising, when you can actually see how big AR 2673 is at this point.
For the radio guys, R1 equals Minor. “There can be weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on the sunlit side of the Earth, with occasional loss of radio contact.” There is a 71% to 75% chance of R1 radio blackouts expected for the period of September 5 - 7.
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