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Alan Friedman

Catching Sunlight: A TEDx Talk by DIY Solar Photographer Alan Friedman

January 7, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Video poster frame shows Alan Friedman’s 90mm hydrogen alpha telescope setup — nicknamed “Little Big Man” — on an Astro-Physics 900 equatorial mount. We’ve featured several beautiful images of the Sun here on Universe Today, captured by the talented Alan Friedman [...]

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A Shimmering, Simmering Sunspot

July 12, 2012

This quick animation made by astrophotographer Alan Friedman shows a 30-minute view of sunspot 1520, a large region of magnetic activity on the Sun that’s currently aimed directly at Earth. Although 1520 has been quiet for the past couple of days, it’s loaded with a delta-class magnetic field — just right for launching powerful X-class [...]

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The “Deep Blue Sea” of the Sun

June 21, 2012

Looking like an intricate pen-and-ink illustration, the complex and beautiful structures of the Sun’s surface come to life in yet another stunning photo by Alan Freidman, captured from the historic Mount Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles, California. Click below for the full-size image in all its hydrogen alpha glory. Remove this ad

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Super Moon? How About a Super Sun!

May 6, 2012

On May 5, 2012, while everyone else was waiting for the “Super Moon” astrophotographer Alan Friedman was out capturing this super image of a super Sun from his back yard in Buffalo, NY! Remove this ad

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ISS Caught Between the Moon and New York City

January 20, 2012

Now as the theme from Arthur plays in your head you can enjoy this GIF animation of the ISS passing across the face of a daytime Moon, photographed by Alan Friedman from his location in upstate New York. I know it’s crazy, but it’s true. Remove this ad

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