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Photographer:

osamu-okamura

Location of Photo:

KOBE,JAPAN

Date/Time of photo:

3 :34AM UTC on April 17, 2022

Equipment:

LUNT LS80THa/PT/B1200 DoubleStack with NikonEic-16, Daystar Interference Eliminator,ZWOASI290MM camera through a UV/IR filter.

Description:

An X -class flare began at 3:17 AM UTC on April 17, 2022 and peaked at 3:34AM UTC. The flare burst from sun spot region AR2994. I was very fortunate to be able to from before the peak of an X-class flare. And I could capture images the plasma erupt and return again. The ser file at the brightest flare was captured 1500 frames by firecapture 2.7,stacked 45frames by Autostakkert!3, wavelet processed by ImagePost-Processor , and processed by SteraImage9 and Photoshop CS06.Exposure 5ms.