Solar activity May 21st

[brianb]

Another day of shower dodging. White light shows a blank disc bit the "new" active area, now near the centre of the disc, is interesting and there are a couple of smallish but nice proms on show.

Observing conditions were poor with thin high cloud adding to the usual unsteady seeing.

Calcium disk, 1414 UT:

Hydrogen alpha composite, 1622 UT:

Active area near the centre of the disc, with prominent filament, 1624 UT:

Bye-bye to the active area on the western limb, 1625 UT:

Prominence on the NW limb, 1627 UT:

and another on the SW limb, 1626 UT:

[Greg]

Excellent work...I especially like the CaK shot.

Well done...

Did you take a white light shot for comparison??

[brianb]

Excellent work...I especially like the CaK shot.

Well done...

Did you take a white light shot for comparison??

No, just draw a circle & fill it in, that's all I could see in white light!

[tom.yates]

Great images brian

[Hipolito]

That's impressive ... tempts me to buy some solar filters for myself.

[Astral]

I want one... I'd love to try my hand at solar imageing

[Dave Smith]

Fantastic Brian. Presumably both with PSTs?

Dave

[brianb]

Thanks guys.

PST CaK, Solarscope SV60 Ha. DMK41.

[Psychobilly]

If we are going to be treated to cracking images like this every day then its saving a fortune in having to get the kit myself...

[brianb]

If we are going to be treated to cracking images like this every day then its saving a fortune in having to get the kit myself...

Better send me a cloud cutter then. Or a 40,000 ft tower....

[Psychobilly]

ROFL....

[Jarndyce]

Really enjoying these posts, Brian. Fantastic.

Torn between buying some filters and just sitting back and letting you do the hard work.

I think you'd do a better job!

[Psychobilly]

I know Brians doing a better job.. and it works out cheaper this way

[Solar B]

Letting Brian do all the imaging is working out cheaper

by about 4-5K so it gets my vote to

Brian