Ammon News - Stunning images of solar flames, sunspots were captured and compiled in one clip by UAE astronomers from the skies of Abu Dhabi in Al-Khatim Astronomical Observatory.

The footage shows some solar prominences at the edges, small solar spicules all around the Sun’s limb, a few dark solar filaments on the surface, and some sunspots, the Astronomy Centre said on Monday.

The striking 10-seconds clip was made by UAE astronomer Mohammed Odeh. The observatory team included Osama Ghannam, Anas Mohammed, Khalfan Al-Nuaimi.

Capturing the footage was done using a specialised solar telescope called Hydrogen-alpha, showing the movement of solar prominences and occasional solar ejections along the edges of the Sun.

The layer of the Sun visible through this solar telescope is the chromosphere, which lies above the photosphere—the layer normally visible to the naked eye or through regular telescopes.

Hydrogen-alpha allows astronomers to observe the Sun’s chromosphere—a layer not visible to the naked eye—revealing phenomena such as solar prominences, spicules, filaments, and sunspots in extraordinary detail.

The video is a time-lapse compiled from thousands of images taken over a period of 80 minutes.

The solar activity was captured at noon on Sunday, May 11.

Khaleej Times