Capture summary
Solar in Solar System
Hydrogen alpha
Solar imaging
Winter target / square composition
Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.
The gallery comes back home with a close look at the star that makes all the other photons feel distant.
Target Planner
Solar in Solar System; best planned for December through February from New Jersey.
Winter targets reward clear, steady nights and usually climb well by late evening.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Daytime seeing, haze, and safe solar filtration matter more than season.
Sun is listed here in Solar System.
Current frame: Hydrogen alpha / Solar imaging.
Timing unavailable for this target type.
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Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
