Friday 28th - Great Prominence even better - look if you can!

[paulastro]

The prominence that performed so well yesterday looks even better this morning.  It looks even more as if it might have lift - off at some time.   If like me you can't observe it directly today, its well woth watching its development on GONG.  You never know what's going to happen or when!

[David Smith]

Just seen Nytecam's image. Shame it's solid cloud here

[Drop Of Sun]

Thanks for the heads up, Paul, I was looking at the prom late last night on Gong, hoping it would still be there at 10am!

My luck was in this morning, the clouds were rushing in so I set up my 85mm scope and Quark on the decking, the only spot I could see the sun from. Not the most stable base, but needs must

My first impression was just the large size of the prom, it filled nearly a third of the view with my TV 32mm eyepiece.

A nice arch, like the top of a rainbow. One end much fatter than the other, and it may have been an illustion, but it felt like the fatter end was heading towards us. There was a good feeling of depth, though it could be just because one end was thin!

At one stage the shape reminded me of a horse and jockey leaping over a fence with the jockey low on the horse.

Clouded out here now, wishing everyone who needs it some clear skies.

[paulastro]

Many thanks for that fine description, that adds a lot to the GONG images I'm monitoring.  You did well to grab the opportunity you had.  I love the horse and jockey interpretation, it's the sort of mad thing I see in prominences!