Solar Prominences During an Eclipse

Solar Prominences are a phenomenon which occurs during a total solar eclipse. These can be observed, naked eye, when the moon is completely covering the sun’s outer corona. The red "'flames” are jets of the sun’s plasma being ejected from the sun, but then pulled back into the sun by the gravity of the sun.

This photograph was captured in the small town of Evening Shade (Arkansas) on April 8, 2024. I caught this photograph during the moments of totality while I was observing the solar prominences through my 8” Newtonian telescope at 40x zoom. it is a sight I will never forget about.

This photograph is featured in my blog article (journal entry) about observing a total solar eclipse. If interested, you can support my work by purchasing a print. The buttons are below.

The Technical Details for those interested. :-)

Acquisition Details:

• Single 1/800 second exposure, shot at 400mm; f/8.0, ISO 100

• Edited with Adobe Bridge and Adobe Photoshop

Equipment:

• Nikon D750

• Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011N

• iOptron Sky Guider Pro (polar aligned by day)

• Feisol CT-3442 Tripod

• JJC Intervalometer Remote Shutter Release