March 3, 2015: Early H-alpha session catches the proms

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

On my way to work by bike I couldn't resist stopping and setting up the solar scope. I was rewarded by a beautiful sight of two big proms on the eastern limb, one elongated, one low and wide. Several filaments and plage areas were visible nearby. Another long filament and a bright plage/flare area were close to the western limb. Lots going on. Fingers crossed for some more views later.

[Floater]

Yeah, lovely views here, too, this morning.

The proms on the eastern limb were grand. The 'elongated' one was impressively tall and the 'low and wide' one looked like a carnival mask perched on the edge of the sun. Excellent!

[jabeoo1]

I think that hedgerow prominence was probably the biggest & most intricately defined I have ever seen.   The 'elongated' prom made the limb look like it had a ramp on it giving the impression that the limb & sun was not obeying the laws of gravity and spheres.

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