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Thierry Legault

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This huge sunspot group generated many eruptions, causing the historical auroras visible from many places on Earth on May 10 ๐Ÿ˜Ž The Earth at scale at the right edge, near the giant prominence ๐Ÿ˜…

This huge sunspot group generated many eruptions, causing the historical auroras visible from many places on Earth on May 10 ๐Ÿ˜Ž
The Earth at scale at the right edge, near the giant prominence ๐Ÿ˜…
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The May 31 occultation of Saturn from NE Argentina: genuine, as visible through the C8. No photomontage, no AI! ๐Ÿ˜Š The turbulence was high but the sky was clear to show Saturn partly disappearing behind the dark part of the Moon (grazing occultation) Image 1/2: before occultation

The May 31 occultation of Saturn from NE Argentina: genuine, as visible through the C8. No photomontage, no AI! ๐Ÿ˜Š
The turbulence was high but the sky was clear to show Saturn partly disappearing behind the dark part of the Moon (grazing occultation)
Image 1/2: before occultation
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The May 31 occultation of Saturn from NE Argentina: genuine, as visible through the C8. No photomontage, no AI! ๐Ÿ˜Š The turbulence was high but the sky was clear to show Saturn partly disappearing behind the dark part of the Moon (grazing occultation) Image 2/2: during occultation

The May 31 occultation of Saturn from NE Argentina: genuine, as visible through the C8. No photomontage, no AI! ๐Ÿ˜Š
The turbulence was high but the sky was clear to show Saturn partly disappearing behind the dark part of the Moon (grazing occultation)
Image 2/2: during occultation
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Impressive solar activity today: many sunspot groups, a huge prominence (dark filament over the disk) and above all outstanding eruptive loops materializing the solar magnetic fields! ๐Ÿ˜Ž The Earth at scale on the left edge ๐Ÿ˜…

Impressive solar activity today: many sunspot groups, a huge prominence (dark filament over the disk) and above all outstanding eruptive loops materializing the solar magnetic fields! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
The Earth at scale on the left edge ๐Ÿ˜…
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Exceptional eruptive protuberance today! ๐Ÿ˜ It exploded within minutes and I had the luck to capture several moments between clouds above Paris ๐Ÿ˜Ž Earth to scale at left edge of frame ๐Ÿ˜ฏ Coronado SM90 DS, Taka FSQ-106 on ZWO AM-5, ASI183MM

Exceptional eruptive protuberance today! ๐Ÿ˜
It exploded within minutes and I had the luck to capture several moments between clouds above Paris ๐Ÿ˜Ž
Earth to scale at left edge of frame ๐Ÿ˜ฏ
Coronado SM90 DS, Taka FSQ-106 on ZWO AM-5, ASI183MM
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A lot of sunspots today! ๐Ÿ˜Ž The Earth at scale in the corner ๐Ÿ˜ฎ FSQ-106 refractor on AM-5, ASI183MM, H-alpha and Calcium filters

A lot of sunspots today! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
The Earth at scale in the corner ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
FSQ-106 refractor on AM-5, ASI183MM, H-alpha and Calcium filters
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A large sunspot group and the solar granulation in high resolution with C14 EdgeHD and Astrolar photo sheet ๐Ÿ˜Ž Each granulation cell is approximately 1000 km wide and lives only a few minutes.

A large sunspot group and the solar granulation in high resolution with C14 EdgeHD and Astrolar photo sheet ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Each granulation cell is approximately 1000 km wide and lives only a few minutes.
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One of the biggest sunspots of the solar cycle faces Earth today! ๐Ÿ˜Ž Several groups are able to host powerful eruptions that could generate geomagnetic storms and auroras in the days to come ๐Ÿ˜

One of the biggest sunspots of the solar cycle faces Earth today! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
Several groups are able to host powerful eruptions that could generate geomagnetic storms and auroras in the days to come ๐Ÿ˜
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One of the biggest sunspots of the solar cycle faces Earth today! ๐Ÿ˜Ž Several groups are able to host powerful eruptions that could generate geomagnetic storms and auroras in the days to come ๐Ÿ˜

One of the biggest sunspots of the solar cycle faces Earth today! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
Several groups are able to host powerful eruptions that could generate geomagnetic storms and auroras in the days to come ๐Ÿ˜
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The Moon, Saturn...and the ISS! ๐Ÿ˜Ž After the May 31 occultation from Argentina, I wanted something more challenging! ๐Ÿ˜ I decided to install my telescope in Spain, in a precise place near the Almendra dam in Castilla&Leon to catch the ISS just 30 min after the occultation ๐Ÿ˜œ

The Moon, Saturn...and the ISS! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
After the May 31 occultation from Argentina, I wanted something more challenging! ๐Ÿ˜
I decided to install my telescope in Spain, in a precise place near the Almendra dam in Castilla&Leon to catch the ISS just 30 min after the occultation ๐Ÿ˜œ
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Giant X4.5-class flare in AR3825 today! ๐Ÿ˜ Just 15 minutes before this image, the flare ejected matter visible on the left at very high speed: 400 km/s! The Earth at scale in the corner ๐Ÿ™‚

Giant X4.5-class flare in AR3825 today! ๐Ÿ˜
Just 15 minutes before this image, the flare ejected matter visible on the left at very high speed: 400 km/s! 
The Earth at scale in the corner ๐Ÿ™‚
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Tsuchishan-ATLAS tonight with its tail and anti-tail over the huge Magic telescopes at La Palma observatory, Canary islands ๐Ÿ˜Š Sigma fp & 20mm 1.4 DG DN

Tsuchishan-ATLAS tonight with its tail and anti-tail over the huge Magic telescopes at La Palma observatory, Canary islands ๐Ÿ˜Š

Sigma fp & 20mm 1.4 DG DN
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My last shot of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on Thursday from Maspalomas dunes (Gran Canaria), with a view of the lighthouse ๐Ÿ˜Š It's amazing to see how fast the comet moved away from Earth, just three days after my Monday shot in La Palma! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

My last shot of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on Thursday from Maspalomas dunes (Gran Canaria), with a view of the lighthouse ๐Ÿ˜Š

It's amazing to see how fast the comet moved away from Earth, just three days after my Monday shot in La Palma! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ
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My very last shot of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from Gran Canaria last night...before going back to France! ๐Ÿค— Sigma fp mod & 20mm 1.4 Art DG DN, 15s Fred Oliveira ๐Ÿง /2

My very last shot of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from Gran Canaria last night...before going back to France! ๐Ÿค—

Sigma fp mod &amp; 20mm 1.4 Art DG DN, 15s <a href="/f/">Fred Oliveira ๐Ÿง </a>/2
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I got Bronze medal at the 24/25 German Photo Book Prize! ๐Ÿคฉ <<This award recognizes the exemplary photographic quality of the award-winning work >> Many thanks to dpunkt Verlag ๐Ÿค— Or course, the original French 4th edition is also available in all bookstores! ๐Ÿ˜‰

I got Bronze medal at the 24/25 German Photo Book Prize! ๐Ÿคฉ
&lt;&lt;This award recognizes the exemplary photographic quality of the award-winning work &gt;&gt;
Many thanks to dpunkt Verlag ๐Ÿค—
Or course, the original French 4th edition is also available in all bookstores! ๐Ÿ˜‰
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I did not want to miss Saturday's occultation of Saturn, it was the last one until 2031! So I traveled to Tarragona, Spain ๐Ÿ˜Š The star besides Saturn is 85 Aquarius (mag 6.7) C8 Edge HD & ASI178MC

I did not want to miss Saturday's occultation of Saturn, it was the last one until 2031! So I traveled to Tarragona, Spain ๐Ÿ˜Š
The star besides Saturn is 85 Aquarius (mag 6.7)

C8 Edge HD &amp; ASI178MC
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Vivid and colorful northern lights on Jan 27 from Skibotn, Norway ๐Ÿคฉ Coming soon: the breathtaking show of Feb 1st, thanks to a huge coronal hole ๐Ÿ˜Š Sigma fp-mod & 14mm 1.8 Art

Vivid and colorful northern lights on Jan 27 from Skibotn, Norway ๐Ÿคฉ
Coming soon: the breathtaking show of Feb 1st, thanks to a huge coronal hole ๐Ÿ˜Š
Sigma fp-mod &amp; 14mm 1.8 Art
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Today's huge and fast prominence, only 15 minutes between each of those images! ๐Ÿ˜Ž The Earth at scale on the left ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Today's huge and fast prominence, only 15 minutes between each of those images! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
The Earth at scale on the left ๐Ÿ˜ฒ