Credit & Copyright: Ralph Encarnacion
Explanation:
Even a quiet Sun is a busy place.
The above image,
taken in a
single color of light called
Hydrogen Alpha, records a great amount of detail
of the simmering surface of
our parent star.
The gradual darkening towards the Sun's edge, called
limb darkening, is caused by increased absorption of
relatively cool solar gas.
Further over the edge, a
giant prominence is visible,
while a different prominence can be seen in
silhouette as the
dark streak near the image center.
Two active areas of the Sun are marked by bright
plages.
The above amateur photograph of the Sun was
taken just last month through a small telescope
and a standard digital camera.
In contrast, there are times when our Sun
appears
much
more
active.
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
Yanvar' Fevral' Mart Aprel' Mai Iyun' Iyul' Avgust Sentyabr' Oktyabr' Noyabr' Dekabr' |
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
|
Publikacii s klyuchevymi slovami:
Sun - astrophotography - Solnce - astrofotografiya
Publikacii so slovami: Sun - astrophotography - Solnce - astrofotografiya | |
Sm. takzhe:
Vse publikacii na tu zhe temu >> | |
