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Another cloud free day in Scotland let me catch almost 9 hours of this huge and lively prom. Taken with my home made 90mm modded Coronado PST and DMK21 camera. Software: CdC, Eqmod, DSSR, AutoStakkert!, Wavesharp, DVS, Shotcut and Gimp.
David Wilson on April 8, 2025 @ Inverness, Scotland
https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=221951
Absolutely amazing that you could capture that with βamateurβ equipment, although it is clear from your post that a lot went into this. Bravo!
Is this the actual image your camera sees? Or is it more like heat sensors visualized, or something like that?
If the earth to scale is accurate, the drops coming to the surface might be approximately close to the land mass of a large continent.
This is beautiful
We should look at the sun more. Follow me for more good advice.
i d like one a little slower , here i just blink and one hour passes.. mesmerising !
So dumb question, but whatβs causing the gap between the plasma cloud(?) and the surface? And is that gap filled with something that is invisible?
Plasma is electrically charged, so it interacts with magnetic lines.
The sun has magnetic field lines just as the earth does. It also rotates. But- since it's not solid, it doesn't have to rotate all at the same speed. The plasma in fast-rotating regions drags the field lines further than the plasma in slow rotating areas, creating weird loops, breaks and reconnections in the field lines. I'm almost certain that what we're seeing in this lovely bit of photography is a cloud of plasma travelling across, or trapped by one of those rogue field lines which has been pushed upwards from the surface by differential rotation.
Thatβs fascinating. Thank you for sharing!
How are you using Gimp with this?
I'm assuming, like the other response said, overlay graphics, but also possibly to animate it.
Probably for making the static overlay graphics, and possibly the clock hands.
So beautiful!
Amazing capture! Easily one of the best I've ever seen.
It's crazy this guy is just doing this on his own. Looks like something from NASA to me.
That is mezmerizing. Is there any way to know how big this thing is?
See ~Banana~ Earth for scale, top left?
Totally missed that. Thx.
That thing is massive!