Daily Archives: September 3, 2014

The Sun Online and solar activity. September 3, 2014

A partial halo CME was detected yesterday in association with the eruption of a long filament in the northern hemisphere. The CME first appeared in the SOHO/LASCO C2 field of view at 16:36 UT, had angular width around 190 degrees and the projected plane-of-the-sky speed around 450 km/s. Despite
the position of the CME source region not far from the solar disk center, the bulk of the CME material went northward of the ecliptic plane. The arrival of the corresponding ICME and even of the ICME-driven shock at the Earth is unlikely, so no resulting geomagnetic disturbance is expected. This CME is a far side event as seen from Venus, so it will not affect Venus either.
SIDC

Equipment: Coronado 90 +  Imaging Source DMK  + LX75
Processing: Photoshop, Avistack 300 frames
Date: 09/03/14
Time UT: 16:00
Exposure 1/500 sec.

Observatory Sponli

  

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M6: The Butterfly Cluster 

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Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi

 To some, the outline of the open cluster of stars M6 resembles a butterfly. M6, also known as NGC 6405, spans about 20 light-years and lies about 2,000 light years distant. M6, pictured above, can best be seen in a dark sky with binoculars towards the constellation of the Scorpion (Scorpius), coving about as much of the sky as the full moon. Like other open clusters, M6 is composed predominantly of young blue stars, although the brightest star is nearly orange. M6 is estimated to be about 100 million years old. Determining the distance to clusters like M6 helps astronomers calibrate the distance scale of the universe.

APOD NASA 03-Sep-14

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Running Man Nebula, NGC 1977

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The Running Man Nebula NGC 1977, located in the constellation of Orion, is so named because it looks like a man running in the midst of the cloud of gas. It is a reflection nebula that does not emit any visible light of its own. 

Imaging telescopes or lenses: GSO RC 10 Carbon
Imaging cameras: QSI 683WSG
Mounts: Gemini G42 Observatory+
Guiding telescopes or lenses: GSO RC 10 Carbon
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress Lodestar
Focal reducers: TS 0.75x GSO
Software: PixInsight
Filters: Astrodon True balance R, Astrodon True balance B, Astrodon True balance G, Astrodon True balance L
Accessories: Moonlite CR 2″ focuser with high resolution stepper
Dates: Dec. 31, 2013
Frames: 14×600″
Integration: 2.3 hours

Author: Davide Manca
AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI 03 Sep 2014 

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