Detail of the #sunspot group AR4115 (the big one), AR4114 (to the right of the big one), and AR4111 (almost at the limb).
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Detail of the #sunspot group AR4115 (the big one), AR4114 (to the right of the big one), and AR4111 (almost at the limb).
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And the #Bochum #sunset show goes on ... today the #sunspot group (1)4087 was very prominent, and there was #AtmosphericalOptics galore: sometimes it stretched or duplicated the spot vertically while at other times a #GreenSegment 'lifted off' from the Sun's upper limb. More pictures in https://www.facebook.com/groups/788806561196660/posts/9689217151155512/ and even more in https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid0b5cQw5CTKqrLis6EVvCX4rw6pGujnKBgS6iBcq2FxBPiYwdddLW1Y1dyVqPVvGT6l
The #sunspot group (1)4087 just above a cloud band during the Bochum #sunset today - followed by a pretty pronounced #GreenRim of the Sun, not seen in the days before. Full sequences of May 14, 15 and 16 in https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid02uB1YqHYgbTf5bUsHDz1yZTFguPH2eW9ByzJd9c5PgMYSd7GdAMMMDcQBKbAv79V8l
The #sunspot group (1)4087 - the black dot above the trees - during today's #Bochum #sunset ... it was clearer than yesterday so even at the very shortest possible exposure, 1/16,000 sec at f/8 and ISO 100, the Sun was still significantly overexposed. Meanwhile the sunspot itself is taking a nap and produced only an M and a few C flares today but its magnetic structure allegedly keeps having a potential for more.
Yep, that - the dark splotch near the top of the setting Sun in the unobstructed area - is the #sunspot group (1)4087 ... which produced an X2.7 #flare today despite looking completely harmless in white light: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1087060393447823 and https://x.com/JAtanackov/status/1922592737762968049 (pic as usual from #Bochum, Germany; minutes ago).
With the big #sunspot gone from the disk little is happening ... so here's the #sunset with a #swift from yesterday. In https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid0uDCAnPLqQ8J4pPmMhSoTCtzoH5ZLWtngukALSjrraiTdfgBCq76KFqhJMJsxyHYpl more pictures from the last three days, just for the record.
The #sunspot group AR (1)4079 right at the limb of the Sun during sunset on 10 May - there wasn't enough 'natural filtering', so even at 1/16,000 second at f/8 and ISO 100 the Sun was burned out, but the group is right there: full sequence (with earlier day time images and the Moon) in https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid02tJDxMAUgBwBeXa8aV2Hhpjc4BTdwmQUm98DagqiviTygCCnDrdKH6qjivRW4y6Phl
Sunset with crane and #sunspot group (in Bochum, Germany, on 9 May 2025) - the AR (1)4079 can be seen near the solar limb in the '4:30' position: many more pictures, also of the group during the day on 7, 8 and 9 May, in https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid0t9AEB6TLtSu29hFTbb3EGR3uW7EQCWqGavkbCxbbBvoTy9pedQheFozxbhXSgrQHl
The big #sunspot group AR (1)4079 on 6 May 2025 over Bochum, Germany: through eclipse glasses in the afternoon - and through three different horizontal gaps in clouds at sunset! The more detailled sequence https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid028Ehr7KqoJQk5wbhzVEHWEXATMjjJiSsR8tvnUtS6LeKXsVsWMMZHvAWocy1gJZbMl also shows green rims at times and a modest sun pillar.
Cloud gap fun with the big #sunspot group AR (1)4079 - now near the central meridian - today (4 May 2025) in Bochum, Germany: through eclipse glasses in the late afternoon ... and during a super-bright sunset. Rain had cleared the atmosphere so much that in the clear segments even at sunset 1/16'000 second at f/8 and ISO 100 still delivered an overexposed picture! The double umbra is still visible, however, as were nice green effects earlier at the upper rim: more pictures in https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid02R62RxXgjbwGuWpKRDRx4Yb8LrkycZ1P5KQJTchaB4ZZzaSa3LzzVVoptyjqvcrRal
The big #sunspot group (1)4079 minutes ago from Bochum, Germany - as usual easy to see with the naked eye through eclipse glasses.
The big #sunspot group (1)4079 on 2 May from Bochum, Germany, in daytime and during sunset: many more pictures in https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid09KVxx99yBuAn2iW7ZxZLtMW5k4TRmk58dFH66joMDHLsnuP9RbHyG1pPyAHDiKiTl (also with the Moon in detail and near Gemini, Mars near Beehive and a wider view of everything together).
The big #sunspot group (1)4079 could also be, well, detected during a cloudy #sunset over #Bochum, Germany, this evening when it appeared in two narrow and very low slits in a cloud bank. More pictures - also with the Moon high above the drama :-) - in https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid02ZqCHxn7hbNBTCV5UsySFHVGergEm55m6fTx1WoUWGrvAoJabTWKS7akTnemKajoDl
The big #sunspot group (1)4079 - and the smaller (1)4076 - this afternoon, shot with a Panasonic Lumic DMC-FZ300 at maximum digital zoom; I think the resolution is slightly higher than when using maximum optical zoom and cropping. The filter were aluminized mylar eclipse glasses. Was also easy to see naked-eye through black polymer eclipse glasses, quite unusual for a group still so close to the limb!
Three images of the solar disk, acquired using three different filters: O-III, Ca-K and the solar ERF, mainly used with the H-Alpha Quark.
The idea was to compare the results with the simple white light (just the Herschel wedge) and the O-III filter and check for improvements in contrast and details of sunspots and faculae.
In addition, an image of the central area of the solar disk, with some of the main active regions on those days.
Follow the link below to see the original mono images in full resolution and read their technical details.
Six images of the Sun in H-Alpha.
During that session, the solar limb didn’t show any relevant prominences, so all the data was focused on the active regions.
Follow the link for the full res images and details.
https://www.localvoid.net/2025/04/13/the-sun-in-h-alpha-light-25-december-2024/
#Sunspot groups AR4055 (bottom) and AR4058 (top) yesterday as they rotate out of view and approach the West solar limb. #Solar cycle 25 is just past its activity maximum. #science #Astronomy #astrophotography
The #Sun's surface. The #sunspot here is Active Region 4018 as seen yesterday through my #telescope. The granular texture is from the strong convective motion of the #solar #plasma, very much like the convective patterns we see in a pot of boiling water. #astrophotography