The sun on Dec 6

Region 10930 remains extremely active with another X7 class flare about a half hour before the below image was taken.  An M3 class flare was in progress when the image was taken as seen by the brightening in three points in the region.

Image of the sun in halpha on Dec 6, 2006

Image taken with Solarscope 50 halpha telescope, Televue 2.5X Powermate, and Canon Xti camera. Still struggling with ASA and shutter. Weather was partly cloudy, no wind, temperature around 53°F, turbulence 5/10, transparency varied between good to poor due to thin clouds.

Image of the sun in white light on Dec 12, 2006

Image taken with Stellarvue A1010 refractor telescope, Baader filter, Televue 2.5X Powermate, and Canon Xti camera.

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