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"This is a still image from a time lapse sequence that features the chromosphere activity, revealing a gigantic prominence in motion where it's possible to see a lot of interesting changes on its shape. The size of this giant is stretching around the sun's limb for thousands of kilometres being several times larger than our planet Earth. As comparison, it has a width beyond the largest system rings of planet Saturn. We can also notice a lot of fine spicules surrounding the solar disc and a fast eruptive prominence coming out from a sunspot, while the chromosphere itself was showing a slower motion. Conditions were good, so I've manage to make a time lapse of about 248 images. The final result was a 4K high resolution solar movie comprising around 1h20 minutes of photos. The one I selected to present here was taken at UT13h15m." Miguel Claro

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