Sun - 060326

Wed Jun 03 2026

Finally getting some clear skies and I think I have repaired my mount….hopefully

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: Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert!, Filip Szczerek ImPPG (Image Post-Processor), Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.