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Old 05-11-2011, 01:01 PM
casstony
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Originally Posted by koputai View Post
Is it possible to see this sort of thing with a normal scope plus solar
filter, or do you need a dedicated Ha type solar scope?
Cheers,
Jason.
You need either a Ha scope or Ha filter & blocking filter on a normal scope. A Meade PST or Lunt 35mm scope are the minimum cost/entry level for seeing prominences at the Sun's limb (also called filaments when over the Sun's disc) and other disc features.

That is quite an interesting prom - thanks for the heads up Chris.
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