Close-up of a medium-sized sunspot; Apr. 11, 2001, 11:15 UT

Setup:Thousand Oaks Solar filter, Meade 8" f10 SCT, STV (zoom mode - 0.76 "/pixel).

Exposure settings: 50 msec, zoom mode, 'best-sharp' mode

Conditions: high thin clouds, weak wind, 10 deg. C

Processing: electronic noise removal using synthesized flat (MIRA6), levels / curves / coloration / unsharp mask (Photoshop7).

Here's my main page where you can see more of the pictures I have taken so far.

Comments greatly appreciated! (mikael@leif.org)