The sun in H-alpha with some beautiful filaments.
Solar image in H-alpha with a Lunt-60. Some very long filaments were visible. Watch them as they go over the solar edge. And a more detailed view:
On 20th of October 2012 I had the honour to receive the performance price 2012 for my astrophotography from the Dutch Astrophotographical society. I really feel honoured by this award and see it as a great stimulant to continue.
The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, Sh2-190, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is an emission nebula showing glowing gas and darker dust lanes. The nebula is formed by plasma of ionized hydrogen and free electrons. The nebula’s intense …
168P/Hergenrother is a periodic comet in the solar system. The comet originally named P/1998 W2 returned in 2005 and got the temporary name P/2005 N2. The comet had its perihelion on 1 October 2012, and was expected to reach about apparent magnitude 15.2. It showed that it was much brighter, reaching a magnitude between 9 …
The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, Sh2-190, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is an emission nebula showing glowing gas and darker dust lanes. The nebula is formed by plasma of ionized hydrogen and free electrons. The nebula’s …
Solar activity as seen on 30-09-2012 with a Lunt 60. Time-lapse of 2.5 hours…. embedded by Embedded Video Download Video Earth is shown to scale…