Observation by Tracey Snelus: Spectroheliograph of the solar surface i...

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Tracey Snelus

Observer

Tracey Snelus

Observed

2025 Apr 10 - 14:24

Uploaded

2025 Apr 14 - 19:47

Objects

The Sun

Equipment

SUNSCAN spectroheliograph

Location

Penrhyn Bay, North Wales

Target name

Sun

Title

Spectroheliograph of the solar surface in Hydrogen alpha

About this image

This image captures the Sun in the hydrogen-alpha (Hα) wavelength using a spectroheliograph I recently built, based on the excellent plans and guidance from the SUNSCAN (Stelio Project). The narrowband view is centred around 656.28 nm. Thankfully, the build coincided with a rare stretch of good UK weather,

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