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.
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 11/25/20 - Sunspot (detail) - TEC 10" - D850 1/80 sec, ISO 100 |
 11/11/19 - Mercury Transit of Sun- TEC 10" - D850 1/160 sec, ISO 80 (see next image for detail) |
 11/11/19 - Mercury Transit of Sun Detail - TEC 10" - D850 1/160 sec, ISO 80 |
 06/16/18 - D850 1/160 sec, ISO400 |
 06/16/18 (False Color) - D850 1/160 sec, ISO400 |
 06/16/18 (False Color) Showing Granulation and Prominences - D850 1/80 sec, ISO400 |
 06/22/18 Showing Granulation, Filaments and Faculae - D850 1/160 sec, ISO400 |
 10/10/18 Showing Prominences - D850 1/100sec ISO400 |
 05/14/18 (False Color) High Contrast Showing Granulation and Faculae - D850 1/50sec, ISO200 |
 06/10/18 Showing Granulation - Williams 61mm Refractor - D850 1/3200 sec, ISO64 |
 06/13/18 (False Color) Showing Granulation and Prominences - D850 1/80 sec, ISO400 |
 06/13/18 - Prominence |
 05/17/19 - TEC 10" APO with Solar Filter - D850 1/320 sec, ISO100 |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Totality - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/30 sec, F8, ISO100 |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Totality Negative Image |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Begin Partial - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/1600 sec, F8, ISO100 |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Partial - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/1600 sec, F8, ISO100 |
| 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Totality - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/30 sec, F8, ISO100 |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Totality Showing Prominences - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/125 sec, F8, ISO100 |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Totality Showing Prominences - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/125 sec, F8, ISO100 |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Diamond Following Totality - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/160 sec, F8, ISO100 |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse Diamond Following Totality - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/30 sec, F8, ISO100 |
 08/21/17 - Solar Eclipse End of Totality - Nikon D750 Nikkor 135mm 1/800 sec, F8, ISO100 |
 05/20/12 Annular Eclipse Seen In Shadows Through Tree - Samsung ES55 |
 11/10/18 Red Sunset Behind Saddleback Baseball Stadium - D850 Nikkor 135mm F2 |
 11/25/15 Mt. Wilson Observatory Solar Telescope Towers - Pentax K-50 |
 11/25/15 Mt. Wilson Observatory Solar Telescope Main Tower - Pentax K-50 |
 Solar Images Highlighting Granulation and Prominences |
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).
Sunspot (2/20/02).
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).
Solar prominence (4/30/02).
Loop prominence (6/17/02).
Solar prominence (6/19/02).
Multiple prominence features (6/24/02).
Sunspot # 191 (11/18/02).
Sunspot # 192 (11/18/02).
Sunspot # 195 (11/18/02).
Sunspot # 37 (7/17/02).
Sunspot formation (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.