Solar Eruptions 23:52 UT 2/10/11

[CapturingTheNight]

Hi all,

I was more planning to just do some solar observing today, but when I first setup, I noticed the two huge eruptions coming off the sun :eyepop: I grabbed my camera straight away. They disappeared not long after I took the images. This is only the forth time I have tried imaging the sun and not much more time observing the sun with my new PST. Are eruptions like this common or have I captured something fairly rare?

30 exposures for the faint prominences and eruptions, 70 exposures for the surface detail combined in Registax6. Two resulting images layered on top of each other in PS.

2/10/2011
23:52 UT (GMT)
Canon 1000D
Baader Mark III Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom EP @ 16mm
Coronado PST
NEQ6 Pro Goto Telescope Mount

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[Derek Klepp]

Great pic Greg.Those eruptions or lifting prominences happen a fair bit but you have to be lucky to see them right place right time. Some are quick others linger for a while. Wait till you see some flaring in one of the active regions you'll be hooked. One of those prominences was still lingering late in the afternoon.NSO/GONG H Aplha Network Monitor (http://halpha.nso.edu/)
this website is great to check up on what you saw.

[iceman]

Nice image Greg!

How did you attach the Canon to the eyepiece?

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you so much for the feedback, information and great link Derek :D I think i'll be using that site a lot.



Thank you very much Mike :D The Baader Hyperion EP has a M43 thread under the eyerest which you can unscrew off and put a M43-T2 adaptor on instead, which then simply screws into the T-ring of the DSLR. It's the only way I have been able to achieve focus so far. I tried with a 2xBarlow but couldn't quite get focus. I've heard a powermate will work, but I only have a 2" powermate not a 1.25"