Sun
The Sun is our nearest star and the central figure in our solar system with a mass 330,000 times that of Earth. The Sun is composed of 3/4 hydrogen, 1/4 helium, and mere traces of other elements. In this picture a massive solar flare about 5 times bigger than our earth was being ejected into space.
This picture of the Sun was taken during a warm and clear autumn day at the Distant Suns Observatory, Inasa-cho, Shibukawa.
Date 2nd November 2005 12.42 pm
Exposure Time 15 frames per second ? Total 3710 frames
F-stop f6
ISO N/A
Camera Philips ToUcam Pro video camera
Scope / Lens Coronado 60mm Hydrogen Alpha Telescope
Method ? The ToUcam Video camera was connected to the Telescope prime focus.
The video was captured and then loaded into Registax for Video frame stacking and noise reduction. Final sharpening and colour balance was completed in ImagesPlus