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Sunspot AR 2767 in white light

Was pleased to note a sunspot was visible on the Sun's photospheric surface today so chased after it.

 

This is a fairly simple sunspot with a small dark pore seen down at 5 O'Clock. Filaments are seen in the gray penumbra and the background surface of the Sun shows granulations (individual convection cells) quite well - the atmosphere was not turbulent when this was taken this AM.

 

By the McIntosh classification system it is:

 

HSx - simple unipolar sunspot with a symmetric penumbra

 

900mm f/7.5 Skywatcher Equinox ED scope

x3.0 Explore Scientific Focal extender.

Baader Herschel safety wedge

ZWO 174 MM monochrome CMOS camera

Skywatcher EQ6 mount with Rowan belt drives.

Hinodi solar guider.

 

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Stacked in AutoStakkert!3

Wavelets in RegiStax6

 

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Uploaded on July 26, 2020
Taken on July 26, 2020