Hello IIS
I have not been too active due to other stuff but I was very please to find some time this morning to image - in fact after looking at GONG (Ha site) I had planned to take images every ten minutes of today's massive filament to see the changes over time. Clouds ruined this plan but I was pleased to be out for awhile.
I like filaments and this one must be 200,000 km long (at least?). I hope to image it in a few days when it rounds the limb and becomes a prominence - may even see a lift off!
I also think it is the best image I have so far achieved with my new Lunt80. Image was taken with a 2.5 Powermate, DMK31 (exp 1/45, gamma 42, brightness 61) and processed in Registax (about 120/2500 images at 95%).
Happy Easter to all!
Very good capture Matt! That filament is a beauty. I grabbed some pics today as well but have not had a change to crunch them to see how well they'll come up.
Ted
Impressive image. I had a quick look at the Sun through a Baader solar filter and hoped that someone would post a more detailed photo. Thanks for posting.
Is your image detailing the area of larger sunspot activity?
Last edited by Shark Bait; 06-04-2012 at 05:08 PM.
It is a fair distance from the larger sunspot region after all. Keeping an eye on the Sun is almost as addictive as astronomy by night. I am amazed at how clear the detail is with Baader solar film but find I would like to see more.
In a few weeks Sirius Optics are having a workshop and letting people try out a solar telescope. If the Sun is shining I will go along to check it out.
