The Sun sported a very long filament that stretched out over 500,000 miles (800,000 km) and was visible for several days (June 3-4, 2014). It broke apart and dissipated soon after the end of the video clip. Filaments are tenuous strands of plasma held above the Sun's surface by magnetic forces. They appear darker because their temperature is somewhat cooler than that of the SunÕs surface. The still image, shown in a combination of two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light, was taken at 11:33 UT on June 4. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory/NASA.

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Abstract lines in the frame - one of my favourite scenes

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Especially after a rain, the macro world of the forest comes alive.

These lights are a hipster cafe cliche, but I do love them for shots like this.

Low key macro of filament inside 200W GE incandescent bulb. Spooky!

Yongnuo YN560III positioned to left of subject, with 33" shoot through umbrella. Triggered by Yongnuo RF603c.

Known bad

We're Here looking at Light Bulbs!

Usually eruptions are attractive as a view of prominences, less so as filaments. But this high-contrast structure showed a fine segmentation. For a few moments the seeing was fair - a lucky moment.

Baader SC 9,25" Triband

Part of a long solar filament rose up, formed a big loop, and then broke away from the Sun (Nov. 18, 2014). Notoriously unstable, filaments are long strands of plasma held above the Sun by powerful magnetic forces. The break away was also associated with a coronal mass ejection. The images are a combination of two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light. Since the Solar Dynamics Observatory watches the Sun 24 hours a day, it doesn't miss any of the action. Credit: SDO/NASA.

Mon. the 5th and run to the Library.

From Filament magazine Issue 7, available at www.filamentmagazine.com in glorious hard copy, from anywhere in the world.

Photography: David Davis

Assistant and art direction: Suraya Sidhu Singh

Model: David Davis

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An unusal bulb in a lamp, seen through a shop window.

Tungsten Filament

Courtesy of Mr. MUHAMMET AYDIN

Image Details

Instrument used: Quanta SEM

Magnification: 800

Horizontal Field Width: 518

Voltage: 5

Spot: 2,5

Working Distance: 9,9

Detector: etd

Just a few odds and ends on my knickknack shelf.

Genuine bulb filament (not LED) at www.canvas-tokyo.com/ Hiroo, Tokyo

Pentax K-1, Tamron 28-105/4-5.6

For PentaxForums.com Single in May Challenge.

Today's Sun, crackling with filaments and really coming to life, contrasting with the moon from a few weeks ago. All taken with the Philips webcam and stitched together in PS CS3.

Une belle maison de ville, bretonne, avec un éclairage très sympa.

Old school torch/Flashlight/lamp Bulb

4.8 Volt 0.3A Bulb

22.5 mm Long

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Another view of the solar filament captured yesterday. This time in false colour. TAL100RS, Quark Chromosphere, CGEMDX mount. ZWO174mm.

Best seen on black - press L or click image above.

Because of the way the Sony NEX-5 is designed, pixel-level Live View works only when the camera is on a tripod. For hand-held photography, you are better off taking your chances looking at the full image on the LCD back. That is the way I have been shooting almost all of the NEX-5 images I have been posting.

Here, I tried to focus on the light bulbs inside the lamp. I would have been pleased to just see the bulbs in good focus. I was surprised that I even got the filaments in good focus.

Leica APO SUMMICRON-R ASPH 90mm + SONY NEX-5, shot @f/2

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if life were light, then this is its filament | Portland, Oregon | February 2010