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Click here for a full disc image of the Sun showing AR 1476 and 1477
The Details |
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Object |
The Sun - Active Region 11476 |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF @ f/7.7 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M |
Filters |
Baader Herschel Wedge |
Date |
10 May 2012 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson. CA |
Exposure |
1 exp x 0.009 second, 1x1 binned |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Photoshop CS5 |
| Orientation | North is up, East is 90° CCW from North |
| Notes | Active Region 11476 is shown in the above image at full resolution. Notice the granualtion detail and fine filamentary structure of the penumbra. Astonishing to comprehend that each of the granuales shown in this image average about 1500 km in size. At the time of this image AR 1476 was 12°E and 10°N of the central meridian of 196° longitude. |
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