Observation by John Arnold: Unusually large solar filament

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John Arnold

Observer

John Arnold

Observed

2023 Sep 15 - 13:38

Uploaded

2023 Sep 17 - 09:57

Objects

The Sun

Equipment

Lunt Ls50THa with eyepiece projection and ASI178MM camera

Exposure

exp. time 0.76 msec, stack of 1000 from 15,000-frame video

Location

Suburban North Leeds

Target name

Large filament near AR3429

Title

Unusually large solar filament

About this image

Caught during a brief sunny interval on the 15th, an unusually large filament near the busy AR3429. This filament subsequently erupted, on the 16th, launching a CME earthwards.

Files associated with this observation

2023-09-15-1338_7-U-L-Sun_Halpha_ filaments.jpg (442.2 kB)

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Graham Winstanley, Callum Potter

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