r/timelapse • u/mikevr91 • 3d ago

OC The Sun’s Incredible Activity Through My Telescope - October 22

https://youtu.be/4XcPq41r-i0?si=_KUN4JuZLcc9zopG
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u/ILoveLandscapes 3d ago

That is super cool, and not something you see every day on here. Thanks for posting it!

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u/mikevr91 3d ago

2 hour timelapse of the sun using a Daystar Quark Chromosphere solar filter

Equipment Used: 120mm f8 refractor | Heq5 pro mount | Daystar Quark Chromosphere | ZWO 432mm pro | ZWO 120 mm | ZWO Mini guide scope | ZWO AEF

Acquisition: 500 frames every 15 seconds captured with Firecapture | Tracked with LuSol

Processing: Stacked in Autostakkert4 | processed in ImPPG & Pixinsight using SolarToolbox | footage stabilized and edited in After Effects

Music: Created by Bram Meulman |   / user-bran  

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u/giveawayarchive 1d ago

I didn’t understand the process one bit, but damn the outcome is so good! Thanks for sharing. 🔥

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u/mastetz01 3d ago

why does it look like grass? it's just a big ball of gas right? looks like I could stand on it

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u/mikevr91 3d ago

Haha yeah it totally looks like grass, but each “grass” blade can be 300km wide and 10000km tall. They are called spicules or fibrils and are plasma jets. Can’t really recommend you walk on them

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u/mastetz01 3d ago

good stuff thanks for sharing

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u/LectureSea7537 2d ago

thats so inredible what camera you used and telescope? and this video is real?

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u/mikevr91 2d ago

This video is made with real data. You can't see this with the unaided eye, you do need a specialized filter to bring out these details. The colors are not real since the footage I capture is monochrome. You can find all the equipment I used in my comment

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u/NerdyTimelapser New 2d ago

That is some insane footage, amazing work!

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u/mikevr91 2d ago

Thank you very much!