Panic Sunspot

[astroavani]

Panic Sunspot
Starting little by little in solar with white light, while still learning, I caught a spot with an interesting shape that reminded me a lot of the movie "Panic".
One of the most interesting phenomena that happen on the surface of the Sun, and which is very easy to observe, are sunspots. Although they had been seen since remote antiquity by Chinese astronomers, the first European to observe and describe them systematically was Galileo Galilei, in 1613.
Sunspots is an appropriate term. They look like spots on the Sun's disk. A sunspot will have a very dark central region called the umbra. It is often surrounded by a less dark halo known as the penumbra. The umbra is dark because it is cooler (at about 3,500°C/6,300°F) than the surrounding region (at about 5,500°C/10,000°F).
Spots change within a period of several days. Photographing the detailed appearance and location of sunspots over several days can provide a clear illustration of this fact.
They also travel across the Sun as the Sun rotates around its axis. Because the Sun is fluid, it doesn't rotate like a rigid body. A spot near the equator will need about 25 days to complete one rotation. A spot near the pole, if any, will need a month to complete the journey. Follow-ups over a period of several years will also reveal the 11-year sunspot cycle. During this period the number of spots goes from maximum to minimum, and back to maximum.
The photography and tracking of sunspots, is one of the most interesting subdivisions of astrophotography and does not require very expensive equipment to be done in white light.
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Edited March 28, 2022 by astroavani

[Mr Spock]

Beautiful sunspot image 👍

[Les Ewan]

Looks like Edvard Munch's Scream!😁

[maw lod qan]

Incredible detail of the spots!

I believe Galileo said, I think there are storms on the sun's surface.

But was told that's not possible!

Haven't seen you post lately. Hope you are doing well.

[Pete Presland]

Very fine level of details visible there, very nicely captured.