Il Sole - The Sun (near)

Solar System
Il Sole - The Sun (near)
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Description

The Sun, shot through a specific h-alpha solar telescope Lunt80ST, amplified by a Televue Powermate 2.5x for total 1600 mm focal lenght. Technique for high-resolution CCD camera, combining approximately 800 frames. The colors were artificially obtained by mapping the monochrome image on a gradient yellow / orange, to better highlight the details.