The day the atmosphere stood still…

[Dennis]

Hello,

The spell of good seeing above the skies of Brisbane has produced some incredibly detailed images of sunspots AR1341 & AR1342. I was enthralled by the fleeting moments of wonderful seeing as the occasional short burst of 1024x768 movie frames just “popped” with astonishing clarity on the notebook display.:)

A full aperture solar filter made from Baader astro solar film (Photography 3.8) allowed me to use an exposure of 1/2000 sec, recording at 30fps, further contributing to “freezing” the Earth’s atmosphere, or at least that slender column of air rising above my back garden in Brisbane, at 11:01am AEST on 12th November 2011.;)

With temperatures hovering around 30°C it was hot; the price for my infatuation with the Sun this day was a red neck and peeling shoulders. How we amateur astronomers suffer for our data! :)

Cheers

Dennis

[leon]

An absolute stunning capture indeed Dennis, yes sometimes there is pain to get results like that, well done.

Leon

[h0ughy]

Dennis - WOW such detail

[Poita]

Oh wow, that is fantastic. You should invest in a Solar Hoodie, mine is the best thing I ever bought, and stops me becoming a redneck ;)

[Star Catcher]

Spectacular image Dennis.. superb detail and granulation. Send some seeing and good weather down south!

Ted

[michaellxv]

Stunning detail Dennis. Here's to more good seeing :cheers:

[Peter Ward]

Simply remarkable! Top-shelf. Excellent stuff. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

That's a beauty Dennis, awesome detail there...incredible.

Mike

[strongmanmike]

That's a beauty Dennis, awesome detail there...incredible.

Could be a couple of moles on the back of a hand :question:

Mike

[jjjnettie]

The detail is incredible Dennis!
I could never imagine you as a red neck though. :)

[ballaratdragons]

Dennis,

the trick is to do your Solar Imaging at night when it is cooler :thumbsup:

:lol:

Excellent result :)
The detail is beautiful.

[iceman]

Stunning detail and granulation. Top stuff Dennis!

[von Tom]

Fantastic Dennis!

[Saturn%5]

Very nice Dennis.

[SkyViking]

Simply fantastic, one of the most detailed solar images I have seen. Great work Dennis!

[sheeny]

Awesome! Superb detail for a white light shot.

Al.

[Derek Klepp]

Well worth the sacrifice Dennis.
Derek

[Clayton]

VERY very nice Dennis

[jenchris]

Oh WOW - that's incredible - thank you - privilege to see it

[firstlight]

I have nothing to say... I can't add to everyone's comments.

[John K]

That's amazing Denis, congrats on an incredible image that you should be very proud of!!

[John Hothersall]

I can see granulation inside the granulation and those spots split apart with this level of resolution.

John.

[strongmanmike]

Seriously Dennis, I just had another look at this remarkable image and all I can say is this attached photo :D

If you could make it colour it would be a watershed :cheers:

Mike

[DavidU]

:bowdown:

[strongmanmike]

Hmmm? ok Dave, I raise you :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

[Octane]

That is simply remarkable.

One of the most beautiful solar images I have ever seen. If not the most beautiful.

H

[Paul Haese]

Very nice image Dennis. great granulation and detail.

[Kal]

All I can say is WOW! :eyepop:

Fantastic image Dennis, incredibly detailed!

[El Paso Eric]

Spectacular shot! :thumbsup:

[Dennis]

Hello,

Thanks for all the nice comments – I am still quite stunned that I was able to record this level of detail. It makes me want to go to the Moon where one could image without the deleterious affects of an atmosphere!;)

Juts for interest sakes, here is the best individual frame from the stack. I have processed it using the same workflow as the original stacked image, although I have not been as aggressive, as the data broke down due to it being only a “stack” of one!:)

Cheers

Dennis

[iceman]

That's so sharp for a single frame!

[badchap]

What beautiful detail !

[strongmanmike]

The stack is much better

What's really cool though Dennis is the granulation inside the sun spots :thumbsup:

Mike

[Dennis]

Hi Mike

Yes – this is the first time that I have noticed the spots inside the umbra of sunspots. I have seen “light bridges” before, but not this mottling.

Cheers

Dennis

[Derek Klepp]

Thanks for that Dennis. The single frame gives some perspective as to what one needs to see to get such a great final pic.
Derek

[Shiraz]

yep, that is a spectacular result. Regards Ray