April 21st Sol H-alpha..

[Peter Ward]

Despite reasonable seeing, the sun looked a little quiet this morning...or so I thought. This is probably the first reasonable data I've managed to get for a while.

Not much big stuff going on, but lots of nice surface details.

Here is a 66% version (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery238.html)

(sorry haven't tested it, but, may not be i-pad friendly due the large image size)

[h0ughy]

not bad Peter - as usual you leave us in your dust ;)

the seeing here in Newcastle was horrible to say the least, but that big sunspot AR1726 looks great

[Peter Ward]

Thanks.... I've taken note of excellent work by other Solar-imagers of late, but my current work-flow seems to be working OK.

Same-same in the big smoke as well.

Cold fronts, troughs, Tasman lows have made the seeing tragic for months.

Today was a little better,:party: .....but by 9:30am it was pretty much game over.

[batema]

Hi Peter,

I am always blown away with your imaging both solar and deep sky. We gave the Lunt 100 (Meridans scope) a go on Saturday and it was visually spectacular. Some of our first images on this site. Thank you for the service.

Mark Bateman

[DaveM]

Very nice indeed Pete. I like the nice transition from the prom to the filament on the limb in particular.

[Peter Ward]

Oddly enough I haven't had the pleasure of looking through a 100mm Ha 'scope yet....but suspected it would be a treat. Your early results look superb.
BTW Lunt say your eyepiece is already on its way ;)



Ta... I think my new work-flow makes fila-proms look natural , just a pity there were not more of them ! :)

[Paul Haese]

I concur, this the best you have done for a while. In a word Nice.:thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

BTW is that a polar crown prominence lower left? I think orientation makes it right on the pole.

[Peter Ward]

I wasn't paying too much attention to the camera orientation...but am fairly sure it's not on the pole (for ease of a mosaic, RA or dec is usually up or sideways)




Thanks Paul. Your recent efforts have certainly made me work a lot harder ! :)

[Paul Haese]

I don't think polar crown prominences need to be right on the pole to be a PCP. At least this is what I have read. If I have the orientation right this prom would be around 85-88 degrees latitude. In any event proms on the pole could be an indication that the southern hemisphere is now starting to reach solar maxium.

[Star Catcher]

Excellent Peter, that is a keeper! :thumbsup:

Ted

[Matt Wastell]

Hi Peter
That is fanjollytastic - a classic from you!

[Peter Ward]

Sorry I've been off-line for a bit...



Thanks Matt!



Appreciated Ted...your excellent recent efforts have not gone un-noticed either. :thumbsup:



Learn something new every day...this makes sense...as crowns do indeed sit a little lower than the top of one's scone :)