OMG - There's actually a Sunspot!!

[Alan White]

I was going to grab a look but clouded out here ☁️
 

[Mark at Beaufort]

I had a look a few hours ago with my PST + DS. Some nice Plage around AR2757 plus another Plage area going South. A few Proms around the edge. Put a solar filter on my 80mm finderscope using a 10mm Celestron DUO Ep - I could see the main spot but not much else. I really could do with a larger scope to view the Sun in white light.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Neil but sadly its not my image, its off this site https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ I forgot to add a credit.

ive had a look today but could not get any data as its very cloudy here but on the live view look nice if a bit fazy there quit a bit of activity around the spot and a large prom on the upper oncoming limb if you get chance for a look. charl.

[Littleguy80]

19 minutes ago, xtreemchaos said:

thanks Neil but sadly its not my image, its off this site https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ I forgot to add a credit.

ive had a look today but could not get any data as its very cloudy here but on the live view look nice if a bit fazy there quit a bit of activity around the spot and a large prom on the upper oncoming limb if you get chance for a look. charl.

Just goes to show how good your images are that I never considered that it wasn't your image! Still appreciate you sharing. Glad you managed to get a look in.

[AdeKing]

1 hour ago, Mark at Beaufort said:

I had a look a few hours ago with my PST + DS. Some nice Plage around AR2757 plus another Plage area going South. A few Proms around the edge. Put a solar filter on my 80mm finderscope using a 10mm Celestron DUO Ep - I could see the main spot but not much else. I really could do with a larger scope to view the Sun in white light.

Mark,

90% of my WL observing is with an old WO ZS66, it struggles a bit with some of the v small stuff and doesn't really show true granulation but it's all I need most of the time.

Ade

[Mark at Beaufort]

39 minutes ago, AdeKing said:

Mark,

90% of my WL observing is with an old WO ZS66, it struggles a bit with some of the v small stuff and doesn't really show true granulation but it's all I need most of the time.

Ade

Thanks Ade. To be honest I fancy buying an Astrozap Baader filter to use on the 150P Newt you sold me.

[Littleguy80]

The spot is still visible on the limb. I almost missed it. Focus seems to be critical to being able to see it or not. Slightly off and it disappears. When the seeing is good, I can see a dark spot with what looks like light tendrils coming off of it. I’m not sure of the correct term for them. Looks really good. 

On the subject of granulation in smaller apertures, with my 80mm scope I see some granulation (macro granulation?) but have not been able to see anything that I would describe as a cell like structure. Not sure, if that’s me, conditions or simply needing more aperture. 

[Davey-T]

Too flipping windy here for the big frac' 😒

Dave

[Littleguy80]

18 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Too flipping windy here for the big frac' 😒

Dave

The wind did make things a bit tricky here too. I was able to shelter enough to keep things reasonably stable

[JamesF]

I considered rolling the roof off the observatory, but despite the fact that it is in quite a sheltered position, the anemometer is fairly steadily recording winds over 10mph so I don't think I'll bother.

James

[Mark at Beaufort]

Although very windy I took out the PST + DS for a quick view. There is still some plage around the sunspot and some small proms nearby on the edge. Not easy to observe with the scope shaking.

[Alan White]

But sadly now gone or I have got dodgy eyes.
 

[Davey-T]

32 minutes ago, Alan White said:

But sadly now gone or I have got dodgy eyes.
 

Just when I was thinking of setting up now the Sun is high enough.

Dave

[Alan White]

9 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Just when I was thinking of setting up now the Sun is high enough.

Dave

Sorry Dave, I was disappointed.