Solar observation and sketch 22-10-10

[orestis]

Hi everyone:hi:,

I completed a baader solar film filter yesterday and got to try it out today.Many thanks to Rob_K for giving it to me:thumbsup:.

This was my first time ever solar observing and i was amazed to able to see 3 sunspots on its surface.

At 36X i could see surface granulation towards the edge of the sun.On the sunspots i could see the middle of them to be a very dark black and around them the penumbra a grey colour looking like a waterfall falling into a pool of darkness.

At 100x mag i could see even more detail though i preferred the wide Field view.

I also did a sketch(attached) using a hb pencil and an eraser.

Hope you like it,
regards orestis:thumbsup:

[astroron]

Pretty Cool Orestis:cool2:
Keep them coming:thumbsup:

[Paddy]

Well done Orestis. You've certainly captured the way the penumbra work.

[Rob_K]

Very nice job Orestis! :thumbsup: As we head towards solar maximum there will be so much more to observe (and sketch!).

Cheers -

Rob

[pgc hunter]

Cool sketch there mate, not a target we regularly see sketched. I agree, Rob_K is pretty awesome aswell.

Hopefully the increasing solar activity will mean increased heat and sunshine, but this feral year, blah god only knows.

[orestis]

Thanks Guys:thumbsup:,

Hope you guys get to observe the sun soon.I can now see how excited Gailileo would have been when he saw his first sunspot.

regards orestis:D

[Suzy]

Great going Orestis :thumbsup:
Alas, I'm not confident enough to trust myself with the sun. So keep those wonderful reports and sketches of the sun coming in.

[orestis]

Thanks Suzy:thumbsup:,

Cheers orestis:)

[Sylvain]

Wow you got lucky for your first observation of the sun! 3 spots, that's pretty awesome i reckon! And your sketch is great as usual!
Keep 'em coming! :thumbsup: