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News Release 14-141
Spotlighting the sun
Partial solar eclipse shows off massive sunspot
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Taken with a cell phone through a 60mm Lunt Hydrogen Alpha Telescope, this image shows off sunspots, prominences and filaments.
Credit: Rob Sparks, NOAO
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Taken with a Canon 60D, 75-300mm zoom lens at 300mm with a Rainbow Symphony solar filter, this image provides yet another perspective on the partial solar eclipse.
Credit: Rob Sparks, NOAO
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Taken with a cell phone (Galaxy Note 3) through a 6-inch Nexstar with a Baader Solar Filter, this image shows the "monster" active region nicely near maximum eclipse.
Credit: Rob Sparks, NOAO
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