Ultra high resolution of Solar Prominence

[imafish16]

amazing! crystal clear!

[hilbert2547]

How did you film this? Do you have a solar telescop? What is the bandwidth? Was it expensive? I wanted to buy one but they are very expensive. Is this real time?

[armicheal]

@hilbert2547 - I used a 90mm H-alpha telescope to shoot this and also used a CCD camera. I used a Coronado Solar telescope. Its bandwidth was <.7 angstrom. When I bought it several years ago it was around 6K. This is a time lapse video spanning a few hours.

[hilbert2547]

@armicheal 6000 dollars? Wow but you need also a motor because the sun is moving.

[MarliNewPictures]

Awsome !!!!!:)

[armicheal]

@MarliNewPictures - Thank you very much. This is one of my favorites. On this day the seeing conditions were unusually good and lasted for several hours over the duration of the filming. 

[The1FlyingHigh]

Astroporn

[tuntunkhanrocks]

allah's universe is wonderful :)

[AwsomeAthiest]

This has to be one of the coolest things ive ever seen XD!!!

[7milejog]

goood stuff what kind of cam do u film with?

[armicheal]

@7milejog - I use a camera much like an imaging source ccd or I'll use a B&W modified toucam webcam. For this one I used a Coronado 90mm H-alpha filter.

[theblackpixieJTHM]

That is freaking awesome!

[3DPlanets]

Would it be OK to use some of your Sun videos as backgrounds for darkened landscapes made with Terragen? Thanks.

[armicheal]

@3DPlanets

Sure go ahead. 

[AxelFlyingV]

Amazing video. Think to double stack a 90mm-600 triplet apo with a lunt solar 60ls than get a dedicated solar scope. Then my apo can become a good solar scope plus it has so good optics.Have a solarmax 40 but it's not the best for amazing views like that. In what time intervals did you shoot the images ? 20sec ? Did you use a barlow for magnification ?

[IMGBBy]

Great video. Thank you. And thanks for sharing what equipment you use. I bought a PST this year. It's a start and I love it. As you said, you never get bored viewing the sun. How many times can a person say "Wow! That's incredible!"?

[3asl2009]

sobhaaaan Allah

[ericsbuds]

thats outstanding .how do we obtain these awesome pictures?

[armicheal]

@ericsbuds - There is always something going on with the Sun. The most difficult part is having all the necessary things in the same place at the same time. To obtain images and a video like this you have to first have good clear weather with low wind speed, 5 to 10mph. You also need a good foundation, I use some concrete pads.

[armicheal]

For the capture you need a good equatorial tripod is polar aligned, in my case I use the star Polaris. On top of this you need an good telescope with an aperture of about 90mm and an h-alpha solar filter, a good b&w camera and a laptop.

[armicheal]

And last but not least you need the time to sit there and track the Sun across the sky for a few hours. The expensive part is the H-alpha filter. The ones made for the Sun are very pricey and good ones with even fields are difficult to find.

[Jcampi420]

Awesome video! So what would i need to do this kind of imagery? Would it be possible to photograph the Sun?

[armicheal]

@Jcampi420 - You'd need an H-alpha filter 90mm or larger,  a good steady tripod, and a B&W camera.

[starclad]

very impressive when you consider what the backyard astronomer can achieve with off the shelf tech,well done.

[TheEmersonlake]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

wonderful!

[Tommyr]

Awesome videos! Astronomy friggin' RULES!

[Evi1M4chine]

Notice the earth on the top right corner? That the actual size in comparison!! Imagine being in that flare. OMFG

[mark1252003]

Is there a link to the equipment used?? iam wanting to buy somthing like this with my C11 or might just get another scope instead specially designed for solar work.

[eMinity]

well done.

[TheEpiphoneSG]

so thats a closeup of the suns surface? (sorry if its a noobish question xD)

i didn't know it had those waves... cool!

[anhua94]

er... i am wondering that hw are they going to capture those videos... huh? arent the camera will melt?

[armicheal]

I use a special solar filter here on earth to capture the pictures.

[armicheal]

Thanks, I use a camera that I built myself and a Coronado 90mm H-alpha solar filter. The camera is alot like a B&W webcam. Good luck with your imaging.

[laney50w]

Hi there,

Most excellent footage!!! What scope & camera/imaging system are you using for this. I've been dabbling in this myself, using my PST and my digital camera...Been getting some decent shots, but, of course it'll be a while before I can afford a better solar scope! :) Awesome job!!!

[goodluckfox]

how fast are they moving? the sun is big, so if a visible curve is there, that means those loops go HIGH... but look how fast they move. Must be a zillion miles per hour.

[armicheal]

I am really not sure how fast they move but the duration of the video spans around 1.5 to 2.5 hours. Based on that time frame they move much further than the distance across the Earth. Not sure its a zillion mph but its still super fast.

[RJL738]

I'm glad you showed this, the surface of the Sun is more than 11,000 degrees, giving it this brilliant color.

God is a wonderful creator.

[armicheal]

I never get bored looking at it though the scope. Its always changing and always has something to offer.

[mota1427]

all this energy and its free..thank for god..what if we have to pay for it.?/

[armicheal]

We charged these days for just about everything. It wouldn't be that far off to see a sci-fi show that was ruled by a tyrant that charged for the price of light. In the movie "Total Recall" the bad guy was charging the people in the city for the air. In the movie that joke that the ruler raised the price of air.