Sunday 7 April 2013

AR11711 Up Close & Personal - 6th April

AR11711 upclose colour by Mark Townley
AR11711 upclose colour, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

Taken with the 127mm PST mod at 2000mm focal length with a DMK31 camera, this shot shows what a sprawling mass of activity AR11711 is, with dark lines of plasma being channeled and directed by the magnetic field lines emanating from this massive active region.