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Flare on Active Region NOAA 12242 on 17 dec 2014 - false colours (H-alpha) image -

 

(From Daily  Solar Activity Reports of Big Bear Solar Observatory)

Solar activity is high. Region NOAA 12242 produced two M-class flares, including an M8.7 flare at 04:25 UT today.

Region NOAA 12242 as grown quickly and remains beta-gamma-delta class. It is now capable of an X-class flare.

NOAA 12242, South 19 East 01. Beta-gamma-delta region. X-class flare possible, M-class flare likely.

  

FireCapture v2.4 beta setting

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Instrument=Vixen 80 mm f / 11.4

Filters=Baader - ERF - Interferometer Fabry-Perot (PST-Coronado)

Camera=ASI120MM-S

Barlow=x2

Date=17Dec2014

Start=04.39.06 UT (hhmmss)

Duration=32.027 s

Frames captured = 2,400

Better Frames = 480

File type = AVI

FPS (avg.) = 74

Shutter = 2.300 ms

Gain = 0

USBTrafic=100%

Gamma=50

Histogram (min)=83

Histogram (max)=255

Histogram=100%

Sensor temperature=44.0 C

 

 

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