Image Title: The Sun two weeks before the total eclipse
Copyright: Alessando Ravagnin
Date image was taken: July 27, 2026
Location: Romano d'Ezzelino
Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup
Description and Details: The Countdown to Totality
With only two weeks remaining before the total solar eclipse of August 12, our nearest star continues to display remarkable chromospheric activity. This full-disk H-alpha image reveals a rich network of dark filaments suspended above the solar surface, bright active regions, and numerous prominences rising from the limb.
Such activity raises hopes that, if these magnetic structures persist, eclipse observers may witness an especially dynamic spectacle: a corona adorned with brilliant prominences extending beyond the silhouette of the Moon during totality.
The image was acquired with an MLAstro SHG700 slit spectroheliograph mounted on a 115 mm apochromatic refractor. The final image was reconstructed from approximately 3,600 monochromatic frames, preserving the delicate fibrilar texture of the chromosphere while revealing the Sun's complex magnetic architecture.
As eclipse day approaches, the Sun appears ready to deliver another unforgettable performance.
Name: Alessandro Ravagnin
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