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M6-class Solar Flare June 6, 2024 14:50-16:30 UTC Jun 7, 2024 258 views1373×139716.67 MB
M6-class Solar Flare June 6, 2024 14:50-16:30 UTC
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My Back Deck, Glen Ellyn (Illinois), US
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Yesterday (June 6, 2024) I broke out my old H-alpha solar scope. It was paired with my QHY 294 M camera so as to get a full-disk image. That worked fine. The speed was a bit slow (16.5 fps), but that's fine for my seeing conditions and a full disk image.
There nothing special special going on the surface. But then our old friend AR 3697, that delivered the great aurora display last May 10th, erupted with an M-class flare. And I was watching the monitor when it started. Now that's lucky imaging! I decided to follow it's progress closely, taking captures every 30 sec. or so until it calmed down, and continued to capture video at longer intervals thereafter. I cropped the FOV to the quarter of the sun with the flare so as to get a better view in the GIF animation. This animation is the result.
BTW, there is a two second pause at the beginning and end of the animation. Note that you can see the rotation of the sun even during this short time period.
I also included one of the full-disk images and a graph of the flare from the GEOS satellite (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/). If you want to see the same graph you will have to sort through that site and select the same time period for the graph.
Hope you enjoy.
Eric
There nothing special special going on the surface. But then our old friend AR 3697, that delivered the great aurora display last May 10th, erupted with an M-class flare. And I was watching the monitor when it started. Now that's lucky imaging! I decided to follow it's progress closely, taking captures every 30 sec. or so until it calmed down, and continued to capture video at longer intervals thereafter. I cropped the FOV to the quarter of the sun with the flare so as to get a better view in the GIF animation. This animation is the result.
BTW, there is a two second pause at the beginning and end of the animation. Note that you can see the rotation of the sun even during this short time period.
I also included one of the full-disk images and a graph of the flare from the GEOS satellite (https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/). If you want to see the same graph you will have to sort through that site and select the same time period for the graph.
Hope you enjoy.
Eric

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