Sunday, June 23, 2013

Sun Observation (Night Sky #2) on June 12th, 2013

This is my observation from the telescope at Kutztown University on June 12th, 2013.  It was approximately 6:15 P.M. when I took this observation.

I was able to locate the chromosphere and prominences on the sun.  The prominences appeared a darker red, almost like a line across the surface.  I saw some at the top left corner and more at the bottom right corner.  Overall, I was impressed with how clearly we could see the sun... enough so that I was able to notice distinct traits... and I definitely don't know what I'm doing with a telescope! 


 
 
The chromosphere is the red ring I outlined around the sun, the prominences are represented using the curved red lines.

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