Sun - 05/16/26 — 4 versions

Wed May 20 2026

I’m still practicing processing solar images and waiting on clear skies. Also, my CGEM mount has reached its end I believe so I’m considering options for a replacement. I’ve uploaded 4 versions, color and black and white of both normal and inverted views.

About this object

Type

Star (G2V)

The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system, a ball of hot plasma about 1.39 million kilometres across and roughly 150 million kilometres from Earth. Solar imaging captures its ever-changing surface: sunspots, granulation, and, in hydrogen-alpha light, towering prominences and filaments at the limb.

Equipment

• Telescope / Lens: Lunt LS50THa
• Camera: QHYCCD 5III678M
• Mount: Celestron CGEM II
• Software: Adobe Lightroom Classic, Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert!, Filip Szczerek ImPPG (Image Post-Processor), Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.