The Sun 23 August 2013 white light

[Bizibilder]

Todays effort after the clouds had cleared - and a bit of time to get some close-ups although the seeing wasn't above fair::

[JamesF]

Your turn today then. It's been totally grey here all day

Very nice images of the ARs. Doesn't look there's much else happening for a few days sadly.

James

[Steve Ward]

Have spent all day looking longingly in your direction and the big blue sky out East of me .... .... Glad to see you down tools for a while and grab a good session ...

[Psychobilly]

Superb capture,processing and presentation... As james said looks like it's going to be a quite few days on old Sol...

Peter...

[Luke]

Beautiful close-ups

[DrRobin]

Superb Roger. Nice to see the sun shining on at least one small part of the UK.

Robin

[Iancovici]

Looks really great! Could I do this with my Celestron 70 Travel Scope as well do you think if I get a sun filter?

[Bizibilder]

If you get some Baader Solar film and make a filter then you could take pictures like the ones posted here.

[Iancovici]

If you get some Baader Solar film and make a filter then you could take pictures like the ones posted here.

Ah, I don't take pictures, but just wondered if I can simply buy any solar filter from my refractor telescope and view in same sort of way as the pics you have on this thread, unless you have some special filter? Not sure if there are different kind of sun filters which will give different view, but I'd like one that'd view in the same as above-ish.

[Bizibilder]

You can buy Baader Solar film ND 5.0 http://www.firstlightoptics.com/solar-filters/baader-astrosolar-safety-film-nd-50.html You can safely use this for visual observations of the Sun.

[Iancovici]

Thanks, Roger. Shall do on me next pay.

[Montana]

Beautiful work, especially the close ups

Alexandra