Re: Happy Valentine's Day!
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piperdbh
What kind of camera/telescope/whatever was used to take that picture, Dr. T?
I'm guessing that it's a hydrogen-alpha image; but if it's from something like Solar Dynamics Observatory, they have lots of wavelengths available! SDO is 2 years old this week, by the way.
White light images tend to look like this (much less resolution, of course).
![](http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/114/114048/folders/108678/743219spot1.jpg)
Thanks, Barb. That is a treat!
Last edited by fluter; 15th February 12 at 08:58 PM.
Reason: SDO birthday note
Ken Sallenger - apprentice kiltmaker, journeyman curmudgeon,
gainfully unemployed systems programmer
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