Sun looking good 26/9

[Floater]

Lots of interesting stuff today - lovely proms on eastern limb, especially. Spots and large filaments 'fill out the picture' (which I'm sure you clever imagers will catch for us purely visual observers).

Beautiful clear morning here, which just about makes up for being clouded out last night YET AGAIN!

[Pig]

Nice one Gordon,

No such luck here this afternoon, it was lovely earlier but I was at work and by the time I got home the clouds had cast over 

[ghostdance]

I'm only using Baader filter, so no proms for me but the spots and granularity are indeed very nice!

I'm new at this (observed the Sun maybe 5-6 times), so is this level of spot-patterning usual? I ask because I remember reading a post that seemed to imply the Sun could have long periods without many or any spots visible...

Steve

[Luke]

Nice heads up

I was lucky enough to catch a view today, it looked splendid in H-a, only wish I'd had time for a quick white light too as that looked fab on SDO.

Come on, Solar Saturday!!

[Floater]

Hi, Steve, I'm new, too, so can't /won't comment.

In my couple of months viewing, the spots, the proms, the filaments, the plage - well, all the joys - have varied a lot. And that's what makes it all so dynamic and, dare I say, addictive!

I've had many nights of no viewing at all and many days, too. But the Ha views, however brief, are mostly what I bore my pals about. I even have neighbours come round when they see that it's a bright day and ask if I have 'my machine' out!

I just need that 'fix' ...

[ghostdance]

Thanks Floater

I know what you mean - this afternoon great time out with the Sun, left the scope out as it looked to be clearing nicely at 6..... Come 8pm, them ol' cloud curtains rolled up. Still, at least I got some eye-time in! The fix, as you say