Solar Flares

Some images I took earlier this year while testing out a new solar telescope.
To make the prominences visible like this I had to completely over-expose the surface of the sun. Doing this gives great prominence detail but the sun is just a white blob, so to make the prominences easier to see in the image I turned all pixels which were pure white into pure black instead.

That's a great method to show the prominences, and there were many in your image. The other method is to view in-person as a solar eclipse, which is far more fun. We're getting closer to a solar maximum where the Sun is more active.

DavidWatts wrote in post #19453145
That's a great method to show the prominences, and there were many in your image. The other method is to view in-person as a solar eclipse, which is far more fun. We're getting closer to a solar maximum where the Sun is more active.

Thanks David, and I realise I'm calling them flares and not their correct name of prominences - I've edited the post.
Yes hopefully we'll see a total solar eclipse here in Australia early next year, it's a 13 hour drive to get there but it's definitely a bucket list item for me. Hoping for no clouds!

Awesome images. I really do love the fake total eclipse look!