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Photographer:

a.carrozzi

Location of Photo:

Casalgrande, Italy

Date/Time of photo:

August 20th 2022

Equipment:

Tecnosky 152mm achromatic refractor at 3800 mm focal length with Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter. ZWO ASI 174MM.

Description:

The Sun in h-alpha taken on the morning of Saturday, August 21, 2022. Conditions were very good: seeing (i.e., atmospheric turbulence) good, transparency outstanding, and excellent solar activity (over 200 GB of footage came out). This image depicts the sunspot group AR3078 close to the edge surrounded by beautiful filaments and prominences. Mosaic of 3 images.

Website:

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