Solar Images
Saddleback College Observatory operates a Coronado 70mm solar telescope which provides a wide field of view of the entire solar disk and enough resolution to allowing cropping of images to reveal further details. This scope is calibrated to isolate the hydrogen-alpha wavelength with a less than 0.7Å bandpass at ~656.8 nm wavelength to reveal granulation and prominences.
Note: All images of the 08/21/2017 Total Solar Eclipse were taken at Oregon State University, Corvallis, using a Nikon D750 and a Nikkor 135mm F2 lens.
See bottom of this page for links to daily views of sun taken from orbiting solar observatories on interactive websites.
Link: 08/21/2017 Total Solar Eclipse Sequence
Older Film Images
The following older solar images were taken on film (exept where noted) through a Meade 16" LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain equipped with an H-alpha filter at 656.328 nm wavelength and 0.75 angstrom bandpass.
Double sunspot (north = down 2/2/02).
Large sunspot group (7/17/02).
Partial solar eclipse event - Animated CCD Camera (6/10/02).
Solar disk - 70mm Coronado Solar Telescope (7/24/02).
Links to Current Solar Images
Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) - Provides continually updated images of the sun in various wavelengths from NASA's orbiting SDO spacecraft.
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) - Provides live images, movies and GIFs of the sun's surface and outer heliosphere in various wavelengths from NASA's orbiting SOHO spacecraft.