Powerful magnetic fields sometimes levitate billions of tons of material above the surface of the Sun which is known as a filament. When solar rotation moves it to the limb of the Sun, it is called a prominence, or prom for short, and reveals how high it is. The whole prominence/filament is over 100,000 milesContinue reading “Filament, Then Prom, Then Gone”
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A Sign of a Late Easter
Easter will be later this year than usual, and the photo holds a clue as to why. This setting full moon occurred two and a half days ago. Today is the equinox and also happens to be Sunday. If the full moon had waited three days to occur tomorrow, Easter would have been on MarchContinue reading “A Sign of a Late Easter”
Sunset in Light from Hydrogen
The Sun illuminates the Earth in a full spectrum of light during the day, but at sunset much of the ordinary light is filtered out by the Earth’s atmosphere. This leaves mostly the red wavelength of light which is produced by hydrogen from the Sun. Beautiful sunsets are created by the hydrogen light painting cloudsContinue reading “Sunset in Light from Hydrogen”
Point of View
On a cosmic scale Earth is next nothing, on a human scale it is everything. WARNING: Photo was taken with a telescope designed for solar observation with a safe solar filter in front of the main lens to protect against the intense solar light. Never look at the Sun directly without approved eye protection, andContinue reading “Point of View”
Eleven Day Difference
Yesterday I got some images after clouds parted and discovered the Sun literally spotted with magnetic activity. Just eleven days before, not a spot was to be found. This goes along with the Sun being between solar minimum when no spots are seen for weeks at a time, and solar maximum when spots bespeckle theContinue reading “Eleven Day Difference”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 