Observation by Steve Knight: Solar prominence

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2026 Jul 03 - 13:36

Uploaded

2026 Jul 03 - 16:02

Objects

The Sun

Equipment

Skywatcher 76mm Heliostar
ZWO ASI174MM camera
Tele vue 2.5x Powermate
iOptron AZ Mount Pro

Exposure

Shutter=3.500ms, gain=309 (77%)

Location

Skilgate, Somerset

Target name

Sun

Title

Solar prominence

About this image

Blue Marble Earth added to scale to me a reassuring feeling of my insignificance.

Files associated with this observation

2026-07-03-1336_7-L_l4_ap19 registaxed cropped flipped pixinsight 5x composite.png (2.3 MB)

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