Total Eclipse - Outer Corona
This image is a composite image created in Photoshop by stacking 13 separate exposures exposed from 1/2000 sec to 1/4 sec. This enables the image to capture far greater dynamic range than any one exposure can record. The result is very close to what the eye can see during the eclipse. The outer corona with prominent streamers symetrically distributed in an east - west direction, extending out nearly 2 solar diameters, can be seen. In addition, there are fainter and much shorter streamers extending out from the solar poles. A solar prominence can be seen at the 2 o'clock position.