RC-Astro | X-Class Solar Flare: 27 May 2003

X-Class Solar Flare: 27 May 2003

This is an image of an X-class solar flare in progress, the first of two on this date. North is to the left.

Technical Details
Optics:	TeleVue NP-101, TeleVue 5x PowerMate.
Camera:	Canon D60.
Mount:	TeleVue Gibraltar head on Bogen tripod (no tracking).
Location:	my driveway in Austin, Texas.
Exposure Details:	16x 1/25 sec.