The sun @now@

[Umbraldot]

That's one huge active prominence. Northern eruption almost straight up then billowing plasma clouds towards the southern anchor. Breaking up in parts.

[Umbraldot]

1331 UT it's lifting and breaking up. Almost off the limb northern pillar and southern pillar in process of collapse

[Umbraldot]

Just about over now. Lifting and fading from the northern end.

[Solar_observer]

Plasma accending high into the corona now. The show is almost over.

wishing you sunny days.

[Solar_observer]

Yet again what ive been able to observe has reinforced my decision, in purchasing a solar Ha scope.

wishing you sunny days.

[Anthonyw85]

I wish I had solar filters.

[Pig]

Sounds fantastic, if only I could see it  Excellent for all that can

[Davey-T]

Just about over now. Lifting and fading from the northern end.

Oh look the Suns come out now 

Dave

[Floater]

Saw the huge hedgrow prom early this morning but then it clouded over and life got in the way of observing.

But just grabbed a glimpse between clouds and the pillar on the north has obviously broken up, leaving a long trail of plasma high off the limb. I have never seen anything THAT detached before!!

Anyone care to estimate how high off the limb? ...

[Solar_observer]

My guess 100,000km/150,000km?

wishing you sunny days.

[Floater]

No time to scan in sketch this morning but with the Micro Guide, I made a rough estimate that the main prominence is about 290,000 km in length (some 180,000 miles long). With an estimated average height of between 160,000 km to 175,000km. At one moment, I had even measured it in one place at almost 200,000 km.

When I began sketching, the prominence was clearly rooted at two places along the limb forming a very bright arch, but by the time I had packed up it had become uprooted in one place and was clearly lifting and dissipating into the darkness of space. 

There was also another glorious prominence at about 3 o'clock on the solar limb. Significantly smaller but no less beautiful, like a burning bush in apocalyptic stories. This was some 95,000 km in length, reaching to a maximum height of about 60,000 km.

Sorry. Missed that in my excitement!

[lukebl]

Here's a bit of a re-work with a scale bar. It's dissapated now. The speeds must be ..... astronomical. I feel priviledged that I chose that time to get the PST out and witness such a spectacular event.

[kev]

Lovely images there.   8-)

[Solar_observer]

https://youtu.be/PLymKAXYDSs

[Solar_observer]

The hedgerow prom erupting today

Notice how much plasma slips back.

[Solar_observer]

@Helioviewer:

This is a better video. Huge prominence eruption: , shared by https://www.youtube.com/user/a2691429 .

[Solar_observer]

Ive just read that the hedgerow prom erupted at speeds between 250 too 350 km/s.

[Pig]

Amazing speed involved Skem, you wouldn't want to be in its path

Its still raining here unfortunately so the eclipse was the last time that I saw the sun  I have the whole of the Easter week off work so hopefully all the rain will have been used up by then