Prom on the Sun

[John W]

2nd August, 2 pm. Had to wait for the clouds to clear but I managed to take this single exposure shot of a nice prominence on the Sun. SM II 60 scope (Ha) with Canon 550d camera. Also a few filaments and spots visible.
Thanks for viewing. Cheers. John W.

[PeterEde]

Been out shooting the sun today and wasn't that lucky.
How do I get a shot like that?
Better than Baader film filter

[DaveM]

Nice one John. Some good detail there.

[Merlin66]

Peter,
John is using an external Ha etalon filter.
These are pretty expensive, sophisticated filters. Specifically for viewing the sun in Ha wavelengths - to show the surface detail, filaments and prominences.

[PeterEde]

Well I won't bet getting one of those any time soon :o