The whole Sun. The spot is number 10898. The Sun is approaching the minimum in its sunspot cycle but that doesn't mean there aren't any, and this is a nice one.
Date and Time: 3rd July 2006 11:31 UT
Camera: ToUcam 740K
Telescope: 270 mm SLR
Capture: K3CCDTools. Low gamma, B/W, 1/100", 16% gain, 327 frames
Processing: Registax. 109 frames stacked. Wavelets 1 = 10, 2 = 5, gamma 1.5
And this is a close-up picture of spot number 10898.
Date and Time: 3rd July 2006 11:45 UT
Camera: Toucam 740K
Telescope: ETX 125
Capture: K3CCDTools. Low gamma, B/W, 1/250", 29% gain, 515 frames
Processing: Registax. 107 frames stacked. Wavelets 1-2 = 10, histogram 0-200
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