Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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This video is for solar imagers and interested observers. It describes the 3 layers of the solar atmosphere and shows examples of the structures found in each layer. It's intended to help dispel the confusion between solar flares, prominences, coronal mass ejections, and other things. Most of the images are my own and a few are from NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory. The illustration is from Wikipedia.

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youtu.be/LeYod1D-HkE?si=y0VpOv2MB5x2Kyq6

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Tutorial links:

My Youtube on how to capture satellite transits • How to Capture an ISS Solar Transit
My Youtube on how to how to choose a solar camera • How to Choose a Solar Camera
My Youtube on how to how to capture AMAZING images • How to capture AMAZING solar images (...
My Youtube on how to how to process AMAZING images • How to process AMAZING Solar images
My Youtube on how make solar animations • How to make solar animations

Transit finder link transit-finder.com
SDO website sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data

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"How to buy your first telescope" link to my website:
https://www.azastroguy.com/education-...

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