A rough solar sketch from lunchtime

[Will Gater]

Got out my red pastel and card, as my webcam images weren't stacking properly this morning :crybaby: . There are some nice proms on the limb this lunchtime. Here's my rough full disk sketch of what I could see with the PST. The main prom on the bottom right was quite distinct this morning but it's gradually spreading out.

[Lee]

Nice, A collected stack of them would be a great reference for our ever changing star. I like it

[mik]

Nice sketch Will good work.

Mick

[Talitha]

Nicely done Will, thanks for sharing that with us!

[anthony]

Very nice Will. Very nice indeed.

Anthony

[lunator]

Will

Very nice sketch. I've had nothing to sktech in white light yet...

Cheers

Ian

[Will Gater]

Thanks everyone. It's nice and sunny here now so might do some more sketching whilst the seeing's good. :sunny:

[algol]

awesome sketch that will, the proms look ace, thought it was one of tal's for a minute there.

so what kinda mount do you use for your pst?

[Will Gater]

Thanks Algol, I use two different options depending on time. For a quick set-up I have a heavy photo tripod which has a detachable screw plate that I can mount the PST on. I then use an old bins satchel with a weight in it hung underneath the tripod legs, to keep the thing steady. If I want to image then ATM I am piggbacking the PST on an ETX 90EC. It works but not something I would recommend as the poor old ETX struggles carrying the weight a bit. :? Hoping to upgrade to an HEQ5 soon so that I can mount the PST and ETX side by side for both white light and H-alpha daytime solar stuff, in time for the Sun's 'reawakening'.

[SteelRat]

Really like that sketch Will 8) Saw similar pics on 'The Planets' series where they cover Angelo Secchi's solar work. Thanks for posting

cheers

Matthew

[barkis]

I was going to say "That's good, why don't I do that and save the expense of a PST".

Then the penny dropped. Just one more clue to my age Will.

But sketching is a skill I would like to possess, I've seen some great examples of the art on SGL, and yours is another one. A very effective transport of information.

Ron.

[Will Gater]

Thanks Ron/Matthew, Here's another sketch of the main prom of today made this afternoon.

[algol]

so would you recommend solar observing with a pst will? does it greatly improve your obs time?

[Will Gater]

Hi Algol, yes I really enjoy using my PST. There's usually something interesting happening in H-alpha and as the Sun becomes more active I'm sure it will become even more so. It certainly makes the summer months a little less quiet, as I can get my observing/imaging/sketching 'fix' with it.

[Talitha]

Beautiful sketch.