Has anyone viewed or imaged the Sun today?

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Ye gods... I've just been to Bintel this morning where Mike and Don threw a Coronado 60mm out the front door for a spot of spot viewing. Spots schmots.

Forget the spot viewing and check out the biggest prominence I've ever seen at around the 3:00 o'clock mark. It would have to be at least a sixth of a solar diameter long, if not more. What a monster!!!

Would someone with a planetary cam or else PLEASE image it today and post it up here on IIS!!!!!!

[koputai (Jason)]

Someone has already posted Chris:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=82639

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.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Ah - missed that Jason! Thanks

Monster, no?

[casstony]

Originally Posted by koputai

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.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Seems that Mercury and Venus are going to cop this lot. A bit of disappointment for our friends who image Aurora.

[mozzie (Peter)]

hi chris
i was looking at it at around 7.30am and yes it was a monster the best i'd seen since owning my scope.... come back from cricket with the kids and there's only a slight remanence of it being there...looks like a short large flare and was lucky enough to see it.....

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Hey there Pete

Did Lachlan get to see it before she diminished? Talk about fast and furious!

[cookie8 (Vincent)]

Yes,saw it this morning around10:30 with the PST.Couldn't believe how big it was. A real monster flare.

[mozzie (Peter)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Hey there Pete

Did Lachlan get to see it before she diminished? Talk about fast and furious!

yes chris popped his little head in the eyepiece on a chair......he loves it....
and they lost in cricket both my boys scored no runs and both out twice but they love the game!!!!!

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Hehe.. good on him! They've got to keep trying! They'll get their moments.