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Wide-angle image of solar corona

This image was made from 98 images obtained by means of four different cameras. These 98 images were chosen from totally 275 images in order to minimize the influence of rolling clouds. The position of the image in the sky is illustrated in this star map. A detailed map with terrestrial-North-up orientation is here.
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ImageTse2010t_70mm_1.png
Date11. 07. 2010
Time2nd contact 18:45:36 UT, 3rd contact 18:50:05 UT
Total eclipse duration 4 m 29 s
PlaceTatakoto Atoll, French Polynesia
CoordinateS 17° 20' 39.3'',   W 138° 27' 3.1'',  Alt. 6 m
ConditionsPartially clear, partially thin clouds
Optics(1) Canon EF 70-200 mm 1:2.8 L set to 73 mm
(2) Canon EF 200 mm 1:2.8 L II
(3) Maksutov-Cassegrain 3M-6A, 6.3/500 mm
(4) GSO RC 8'', Ritchey-Chrétien f/8, 203 mm/1624 mm
Camera(1) Canon EOS 350D (ISO 100)
(2) Canon EOS 5D (Hutech Ia modification) (ISO 100)
(3,4) Canon EOS 5D digital camera (ISO 100)
Exposure(1) 1/250 s - 1 s
(2) 4 s and 2 s
(3) 1/250 s - 8 s
(4) 1/500 s - 2 s
ProcessingComposition of 98 eclipse images (10 (1), 4 (2), 23 (3), 61 (4)). Eclipse images calibrated by means of dark frames and flat-fields, aligned by means of phase correlation, composed by means of LDIC 5.0 software, processed using Corona 4.1 in order to visualize coronal structures. Final processing was done using ACC 6.1 software.
Image processing by Miloslav Druckmüller
SoftwareAstro D3F 2.0, PhaseCorr 6.0, MPA 1.0, LDIC 5.0, Corona 4.1, Sofo ACC 6.1
OrientationImage must be rotated 2.3° anti-clockwise to achieve standard orientation i.e. solar north up.
Copyright© 2010 Miloslav Druckmüller, Martin Dietzel, Shadia Habbal, Vojtech Rušin
 

Miloslav Druckmüller
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz
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