Two new active regions emerged from the Sun’s northeastern limb over the weekend and they are active: The two regions are AR 2993 and 2994 and they have been generating solar flares since they...
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Sun: Large Sunspot AR2975 Emerging
A large sunspot is emerging from the Sun’s northeastern limb: The new region is at the upper part of the image – sunspot AR 2975 and the main active region is about the size...
Sun on March 8, 2022 using the MicroObservatory
This is the sun as it appeared on March 8, 2022 using the MicroObservatory telescopes: The active region near the center is AR 2960 and the ones to the right and below the center...
Andromeda Galaxy taken using MicroObservatory
This is a 14-minute exposure of the Andromeda Galaxy, or Messier 31, taken using the MicroObservatory: I processed this image using MaxIM DL and only the clear filter was available so this is a...
The Sun on Feb 9, 2022 using MicroObservatory
This is the sun as it appeared on February 9, 2022, as viewed using the MicroObservatory: Several active regions are visible in this image: AR 2941 in the upper part, above center AR 2940...
James Webb Space Telescope Animation
This is the James Webb Space Telescope with its sun shield fully deployed: The animation is made up of five observations taken using the Canary Three telescope on January 6, 2022, between 02:00 and...
Sun: AR 2924 doubles in size in a few hours
This part of the sun featuring sunspot AR 2924 just above the center of the image as it appeared on January 5, 2022: This is the same region 24 hours later: AR 2924 reportedly...
C/2021 A1 Leonard – Jan 5, 2022
This is the beautiful comet C/2021 A1 Leonard after its closest approach to the Sun: The coma is greenish and the tail is reddish. The tail became very long as it approached the Sun...
NGC 7008 – Fetus Nebula in SHO
This is NGC 7008, the Fetus Nebula, captured using narrowband and presented here in the Hubble Palette (SHO): This image is a result of 120 minutes of total exposure time across all narrowband filters...
Lunar Eclipse Nov 19, 2021
This is an image from the moment of the peak eclipse of the lunar eclipse of November 19. 2021 : The moon appears red because the sunlight that is reflected from it is passing...