BIG drama today

[ollypenrice]

Sorry the pic is not very good but the dynamic range was huge and I should havd taken three exposure levels to combine instead of just two. However, what a spectacle this morning! Stunning sights.

I am working on another big detatched prom on the opposite side and will post when it's done.

Olly

EDIT

Meanwhile on the other side this was going on! What a day. Both images processed with guest Paul Kummer.

[The Stoat]

Wow, that's spectacular! Great image.

[jwr]

Wow!

[George Jones]

Stunning is right!

[MjrTom]

That is amazing!

To think the size of the prominences when the earth is superimposed along side them.

The sun is definitely awakening from its slumber.

[MisterT]

A great image of a spectacular event.. nothing but rain and cloud here today i'm afraid..

Martin

[antimorris]

Wonderful Olly!!!

[blackparticle]

Toasty!! Glad that's heading off in another direction.

[King]

I don't know what's more fascinating, what's going on in that image or the fact you had clear enough sky to take it. (Been pretty dull here since sunday...)

[Starlight 1]

How would you like your toast today sir under the grill or a 20"dob.:Dnice photo.

[Merlin66]

Olly,

That is absolutely stunning!!

A tremendous catch processed well.

Well done.

[RogerTheDodger]

Super hot!

[dweller25]

What a stunning pair of photos.

[Andrew*]

WOW! They are stunning! Shame it was cloudy all day here....

[haitch]

Jaw on the floor!

[Ibbo!]

Great stuff Olly

pity it was all over when it cleared here

[twotter]

Stunning pics

Just how long do these events take, roughly? Do they develop over days, hours, minutes?

[Telescope40]

Holy moley !! Just missing the marshmallows :-)

[Peter Drew]

Great photo Olly, beautifully shows what I tried to describe today in the "observing" sectiom. Thanks for that..

[msinclairinork]

Yup..that's a beauty!!

Nice capture!

Michael

[Moonshane]

wow - superb! is it me or does the top one look a bit like a flying skull??!! must be the end of the world (especially as the one on the other side resembles an Otter or is it 'otter?).

[Domis]

HOLY SMOKES!!!! maybe the end is near. GREAT SHOTS!!!!

[GazK]

Since no one else has said it.....

Scorchio!

[ollypenrice]

Stunning pics

Just how long do these events take, roughly? Do they develop over days, hours, minutes?

The scale seems to be measured in hours for the large proms. The larger and fainter they are the more rapidly they fade so when I see a big one like this I get at it straight away. Within an hour and a half the detached one had pretty much faded.

They looked terrific in the EP if you are not an imager.

Olly

[Merlin66]

That's part of the excitement of solar observing - it's dynamic. No hour or day is the same. Constantly changing. You don't see that with any other astronomical object - the Moon, Planets or DSO's.....