Never a dull moment. My husband Darrell, friend Paul, and the supporting help of the ATM'ers built this telescope. I helped with rounding up the supplies, grinding the mirror and painting. It was taken by Bill Cotten in December 99 or January 00. Nearly two dozen sunspots are clearly visible.
Exposure time is unknown.
The telescope was fitted with a filter made from Baader AstroSolar Safety Film. Scanned by RL Dietz. This image was captured by Bill Cotten near local midnight on April 6, 2000. The aurora was caused by a Category G3 Geomagnetic Storm that impacted the Earth's Magnetosphere. Unfortunately, the western U.S.A only saw the tail end of this storm that caused a spectacular Coronal Aurora over Scandinavia, Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.