I captured a half terabyte of data on the sun today when I pointed it at this active region (for almost 2 hours). A nice bonus was when this fountain of plasma appear from around the bend. It reached multiple Earths high.
1.3 million Earths can fit inside the Sun. The plasma can reach 10,340 °F (5,726 °C).
This is the equipment I used:
Telescope:
Explore Scientific AR102
Camera:
ZWO ASI174MM
Mount:
Celestron AVX
Focuser:
Rigel
Capture Software:
SharpCap 3.2
Solar Filter:
DayStar Quark
Energy Rejection Filter:
Astronomik L3 UV-IR Blocker
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