Big prominence right now

[lukebl]

Big solar prominences right now! Shame it's cloudy here.

Here's the latest Solar Dynamics Observatory image.

 

Edited September 1, 2021 by lukebl

[Peter Drew]

Didn't look much like that to me around 5pm today.  I expect the SDO image was taken with far different equipment.  There were indeed two areas of extensive prominences and one large detached one, surface detail was good but only a couple of active areas visually.     🙂 

[paulastro]

1 hour ago, Peter Drew said:

Didn't look much like that to me around 5pm today.  I expect the SDO image was taken with far different equipment.  There were indeed two areas of extensive prominences and one large detached one, surface detail was good but only a couple of active areas visually.     🙂 

I was observing from around 4.50 to 5.25pm with the PST. There were some fine proms with a couple of detached bits. Surface detail not so good for me as I was cloud dodging, the only AA I could see was the main one.  A fine view non the less for that 🙂.