Pastel sketch of the H-alpha sun with active regions 2783, 2785 and 2786

[acr_astro]

Dear all,

today I had a look to the H alpha sun during my lunch break. There are the nice active regions 2783, 12785 and 12786 and some filaments on the disc, accompanied by some prominences on the limb. Here we go:

Telescope: Lunt LS50THaB600PT
Eyepiece: Celestron X-Cel 10mm
Date & Time: November 25th, 2020 / 1245-1315 CET
Location: home garden, Dusseldorf region, Germany
Technique: reddish Koh-i-Noor Toison d'Or pastels and pastel pens on Hahnemühle mould-made pastel paper
Size: 24 x 31 cm

Clear skies!

Achim

Edited November 25, 2020 by acr_astro

[Fraunhoffer]

Lovely sketch. Super. 

Im using pencils at the moment but would like to try pastels sometime.