heads up new AR 30-3-18 pic added

[xtreemchaos]

just a heads up theres a new AR moving onto the disc about midway, very cloudy here i only got the shortist glime, im still trying ill update if i get a vid.

clear skys.  charl.

heres a pic its not very good aggressive cloud here, in the vis there looks to be 3 small spots.

[laudropb]

Typical. We have total cloud cover here.

[Pete Presland]

So the info a few days ago was correct, a new A/R region has rotated into view. Now all we need is the clouds "rotate" somewhere else!

[Rusted]

Clear as a wotsit here in CET Land after a whole day of snow yesterday.

My first serious, simultaneous, H-alpha and white light viewing.

I had the H-alpha [120mm equiv.] set up beside the 90mm white light.

Side by side on the big mounting, up on the observatory platform.

The bright feature, in H-alpha, near the limb, seemed to have altitude variations.

Several small black spots and clearest surface detail yet.

Some nice 'curtain' prominences too with excellent structural detail in the "clouds".

Can't wait to go binoviewing when I get better clamping arrangements from new kit in the post.

Imaging will have to wait until I am properly set up and not crunching about on wet snow and ice.

 

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Guys, ive some more pics in the solar imaging sec showing the nice proms if you havnt seen them yet. clear skys, charl.