The last sun of the year 2024... and the first sun of the year 2025, from Spain
Jaime Fernandez
The last sun of the year 2024 from Spain.
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Click on image for full sized, 1800 pixel, solar image or the following link: https://www.astronomica.es/imagen_big.a ... =630_3.jpg
December 31 marks the end of one year and the beginning of the next, according to the Gregorian calendar. Conventions and time zones mean that this moment is experienced at different times in each part of the world.
In central Spain the sun said goodbye until next year at 17:01 UTC, 18:01 local time. This image shows our last sun of 2024 in Spain, just one hour before sunset.
...and the first sun of the year 2025
![Image]()
Click on image for full sized, 1800 pixel, solar image or the following link: https://www.astronomica.es/imagen_big.a ... =631_3.jpg
As January 1th arrives to local sites, according to time zones, a new year begins. In central Spain the sun said hello to 2025 at 7:38 UTC, 8:38 AM local time. This image shows our first sun of 2025 in Spain, five hours after sunrise.
Techincal details:
Captured with a small H-alpha Coronado PST 40/400mm telescope.
Camera ZWO ASI178MM (monochrome).
31/dec: All capture and processing details in https://astronomica.es/imagen.asp?id=1& ... d_prod=630
1/jan: All capture and processing details in https://astronomica.es/imagen.asp?id=1& ... d_prod=631
Enjoy it.
Credit: Jaime Fernandez https://www.astronopithecus.es
Jaime Fernandez
The last sun of the year 2024 from Spain.
Click on image for full sized, 1800 pixel, solar image or the following link: https://www.astronomica.es/imagen_big.a ... =630_3.jpg
December 31 marks the end of one year and the beginning of the next, according to the Gregorian calendar. Conventions and time zones mean that this moment is experienced at different times in each part of the world.
In central Spain the sun said goodbye until next year at 17:01 UTC, 18:01 local time. This image shows our last sun of 2024 in Spain, just one hour before sunset.
...and the first sun of the year 2025
Click on image for full sized, 1800 pixel, solar image or the following link: https://www.astronomica.es/imagen_big.a ... =631_3.jpg
As January 1th arrives to local sites, according to time zones, a new year begins. In central Spain the sun said hello to 2025 at 7:38 UTC, 8:38 AM local time. This image shows our first sun of 2025 in Spain, five hours after sunrise.
Techincal details:
Captured with a small H-alpha Coronado PST 40/400mm telescope.
Camera ZWO ASI178MM (monochrome).
31/dec: All capture and processing details in https://astronomica.es/imagen.asp?id=1& ... d_prod=630
1/jan: All capture and processing details in https://astronomica.es/imagen.asp?id=1& ... d_prod=631
Enjoy it.
Credit: Jaime Fernandez https://www.astronopithecus.es
Statistics: Posted by moladso — Thu Jan 02, 2025 8:26 pm — Replies 1 — Views 33