The Sun

Airport Management Expert Witness Services/Dr. Bill's Astro Photos

The Sun:

Our Nearby Star

Solar Eclipse 4/8/2005

Photograpgh in H-Alpha through my PST

Sunspots and Filaments

Taken through my PST

Filaments are prominences seen against the face of the sun, appearing as long narrow dark streamers or diffuse complex dark areas in H-Alpha light. Filaments often mark areas of magnetic shearing.

Note the Prominence

Taken through my PST

Two Solar Prominences

Imaged through PST

The Sun through my PST

Taken through my PST

Plage is patchy H-Alpha brightening on the solar disk, usually found in or near active regions, which can last for days.

Prominences, Active Regions, and Sunspots

Taken through my PST

Sunspots

Credit: NASA

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