This is a capture over a four hour period. There were a series of thirty individual 16 bit videos, each 500 frames at approximately 75 FPS. The processed stacks were loaded into Photoshop and aligned to the spot itself. Then they were animated by "Tweening" between frame to produce the motion effect. The beginning frame lasts for two seconds and the final frame also is two second long. Otherwise the animation plays at approximately twelve FPS.
The image in the lower right corner comes from the Space Weather site (
https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/sunspot-regions.html) and shows the size of the FOV of my setup and the position of the AR during the capture period. This site tells me where the active regions are located and which one MIGHT produce a flare or other dramatic event.
There is nothing overly dramatic happening during the capture period (we always hope for that, but those events are hard to predict for us amateurs), except for the constant motion of the various spicule grouping. It's hard to see this motion when looking at the entire image. it's best to look at one area at a time as the animation plays over and over. That way you can get a better appreciation of the continual churning of the sun's surface.
The animation is done in 16 bit greyscale. Sometimes we colorize solar images for dramatic effect. However in doing that we loose our perception of detail and motion in an animation. You have a lot more rods perceiving shades of grey then you do cones perceiving color.
If you have questions about this animation. please let me know. Otherwise just enjoy it.
Eric
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