Huge naked eye sunspot

[FenlandPaul]

Just has first light with my new Baader film filter for my Revelation 20x80s. When I tested the film before putting it on the bins I saw an enormous naked eye spot towards the left of the disc. I assumed at first it was an imperfection in the film, but then I realised it was a monster! Through the bins it looked awesome. If you get a clear spell this afternoon, well worth a look! I think some folk on here have imaged it in the Imaging / Solar section.

And a fantastic initiation for my new filter. Very chuffed.

Paul

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[Bizibilder]

It is really quite a "biggie!".  Glad to see you used the correct filter - we don't want anybody losing the use of an eye!!

[David Smith]

Almost forget to break out the eclipse glasses to have a look when there is a biggie about.

[PeterW]

Caught sight of it with the 80mm and wedge this morning.... So many skiddy clouds it was not worth trying to image. Lots of little sub spot all about... Going to interesting to see how it develops as it goes around.

Peter

[Pete Presland]

i used the eclipse glasses and could just make it out, it will get easier as it moves away from the limb.

[Steve Ward]

It was easily visible through the cloud today unaided .

[Dave In Vermont]

Here's some additional lowdown on what our star is up to:

http://spaceweather.com/

Of course it's totally clouded over here.

Clear Skies?

Dave

[southernman]

I set up my 80mm f/11.4 frac yesterday for a quick look with a recently acquired solar filter and was surprised with the size of that sunspot. Certainly one of the largest I have ever seen. Worth following indeed.

Peter

[symesie04]

Here's some additional lowdown on what our star is up to:

http://spaceweather.com/

Of course it's totally clouded over here.

Clear Skies?

Dave

Crikey the Aurora shot on the opening page is one of the most amazings shots ive ever seen.

[FenlandPaul]

Just grabbed 5 minutes with the bins this lunchtime and the Monster is coming into view nicely. It's starting to look a little like M51, the Whirlpool, with a small satellite spot off to the upper right. Lovely.

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[gooseholla]

I knocked up a bino mount today out of an angle of wood and an Aldi suction vice and spent some time in between clouds viewing the sun. The sun spot group was huge!

[gooseholla]

Using  my new bino mount and  holding a piece of paper In one hand and a Nixon Coolpix in the other, I attained some reasonable shots through the cloud:
Don't think the camera is good enough to be able to pick up the sunspots clearly though. They were in focus on the paper. It did better with a little cloud cover:

 

[Dave Lloyd]

I showed my wife the sunspot through the scope this morning. She said I can't see anything but there's s big glob of dirt on the lens.

[D4N]

Not had a chance to point the scope at it but had a good look with bino's at lunch and it's looking really good. Hopefully the wind will die down a bit and the clouds go away tomorrow.

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[FenlandPaul]

Not had a chance to point the scope at it but had a good look with bino's at lunch and it's looking really good. Hopefully the wind will die down a bit and the clouds go away tomorrow.

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Did you get a chance to look, D4N? It was beautifully clear with me for most of the day, but unfortunately was stuck in meetings all day!

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[D4N]

Nope cloudy all day

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