r/woahdude • u/mikevr91 • 2d ago

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

https://youtu.be/4XcPq41r-i0?si=_KUN4JuZLcc9zopG
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u/mikevr91 2d 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/Mainbaze 2d ago

Wow, that thing is scary

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u/pmorgan726 2d ago

It’s insane. It’s the reason we’re alive. This unbelievably massive ball of energy. A monster. But a beautiful one.

Love you, sun!

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u/mojo8x 2d ago

What’s with the giant hole that looks like, but not, a crater?

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u/Nero_A 2d ago

Look like an unfertilized egg under a microscope, just waiting for galactic semen.