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”
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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”
