Mike Wirths was watching the action on the Sun on June 25 when this Earth-sized prominence put on a 10-minute show. Fortunately excellent seeing prevailed, allowing Mike to capture this sharp image through his solar-filtered 6-inch refractor from his observatory in northern Mexico.
As the autumnal equinox is marked in the Northern Hemisphere, the Moon passes near Saturn and Jupiter.
Want to put your image editing skills to the test? Do so this September in the RASC Robotic Telescope image editing contest.
The winner of the August 2020 RASC Robotic Telescope image editing contest is Ian Barredo, producing a clear and beautifully coloured composition of Messier 82.
Ronald Brecher has won Photo of the Week for August 14, 2020 with his image Sharpless 2-112.
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