AR3014 with naked (filtered!) eyes!

[Nik271]

The sunspot group AR3014 is now so large that can be seein without an optical aid (but using a solar filter of course!).

I was watching it this morning with my Skymax127 and at the end of the session when packing away, on a whim I looked through the Baader filter at the Sun. And there it was, a small speck in upper middle of the disc 🙂  Good start of the solar season!

 

[cwis]

Can confirm! This idiot just got some funny looks out in the street... 

[Laurieast]

SOHO Pic

[Craney]

There is a current post talking about quite a big M class flare emanating from a region just to the  "South-West" of this  within the last hour or so.

[Highburymark]

1 hour ago, Craney said:

There is a current post talking about quite a big M class flare emanating from a region just to the  "South-West" of this  within the last hour or so.

Yes - 3014 is very bright in Ha at the moment.

4 hours ago, Nik271 said:

The sunspot group AR3014 is now so large that can be seein without an optical aid (but using a solar filter of course!).

I was watching it this morning with my Skymax127 and at the end of the session when packing away, on a whim I looked through the Baader filter at the Sun. And there it was, a small speck in upper middle of the disc 🙂  Good start of the solar season!

 

Good ‘spot’ Nik. Worth a look if anyone’s got any eclipse glasses hanging around.

[wulfrun]

This post has just reminded me that I never finished my filter for the 150PL...but I did make one for the 8x50 finder. Just had a peek and wow, 2 huge spots readily visible! Impressive and a good incentive to complete that main filter.

[maw lod qan]

I'll have to give it a look when I get back home.

[Nik271]

Just had another brief observing session and looking through the solar film I can easily see the spot on the sun with my eyes. Seems a little bit larger than yesterday, must be the biggest one so far in this solar cycle.

Edited May 20, 2022 by Nik271

[paulastro]

This is on spaceweather.com.

Also put on a single frame and crop taken with my Tecnosky 102ED F7 and Olympus camera.