Picture of the Day

Posted in PICTURES       10 Mar 2011       9461       5 GALLERY VIEW

This incredible picture featuring a detached prominence off the limb of the Sun was taken by Alan Friedman.

 

"Alan used a filter that lets through only a very narrow wavelength of light emitted by hydrogen (called Hα for those of you keeping track at home), so this tracks the activity of gas on the solar surface. He also inverts the image of the solar disk (makes it a negative) to increase contrast. Somehow this adds a three-dimensional quality to the picture, and reveals an amazing amount of texture." [Discovermagazine]

 

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ash 13 year s ago
NOW I'M HORNY!
       
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KungFu Grip 13 year s ago
amazing
       
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Peanut 13 year s ago
Best picture of the sun, ever. It really gives you an idea what it looks like.
       
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GOODSTUFF4U 12 year s ago
shine on
       
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WuzIOB Edidn`t think about that. I'll tell my mother, she won`t believe it..!
       
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