The Solar Chromosphere

There are only a few ways you can visually see the solar chromosphere.

The first and most spectacular view, is to stand in the shadow of the moon during a total solar eclipse.

A more convenient method is to use a Hyrdrogen-Alpha filter (which shows
a esquisitely red solar image) that reveals the lower layers of our Sun's atmosphere.

Above the solar chromosphere revealed in true colour during the
2023 Hybrid Total Solar Eclipse at Exmouth WA (left half)

The right half shows the a spectacular outburst from our Sun on 5 October of 2023
captured with a sub angstrom hydrogen alpha filter and monochromatic camera
It is shown in mapped colour that closely approximates
the view through telescope fitted with a H-alpha filter.

Eclipse data: AP155, Canon EOSR5

H-alpha Data: AP130GTX, 90mm 0.5Angstrom double stacked H-alpha filter
best of 2000 frames Autostakkert.

 

Copyright Peter J Ward 2024