Solar activity from the 19-05-07

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Only the second time out with thePST and double stack filter today and the first with the DMK. Here's to plenty more!

There are/were some very prominent ( ) prominences and flares on the limbs today as well as a small group of sunspots. Here is a layered image of one of the flares from the SW (?) limb.

Seeing - not hot, but not atrocious
Transparency: some very high, very light wispy cloud. You could just, just see it coming and going across the screen.

250/1000 frames for the disk @ 30 fps and 150/500 frames for the flare at 15 fps. Stacked in Reg4, colourized in Images plus, layered and adusted in PS CS2

Still got lots to learn with this solar stuff, but I'm happy just to be getting out there.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Got a bit of work to do with the face on skills though.

This is the small group of spots with a few filaments wafting around the atmosphere.

[h0ughy (David)]

wow, very nice mr Ponders!!

[sheeny (Al)]

Well done Paul! I was looking at that group of spots and filaments today in between clouds. You have captured it perfectly.

Al.

[xstream (John)]

Great stuff Paul!

[Ric]

Great images Paul, that prominence is a ripper image.

Cheers

[davidpretorius]

love em!

[matt]

Good stuff, mate

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Ooooo, nice! The detail is very good Paul.

You have done well.

[Dennis]

Very nice work Paul - the images look stunning.

Cheers

Dennis

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Thanks folks. Here's to plenty more clear skies.


Actually I wouldn't mind cloudy skies, if only it would rain!

[RB (Andrew)]

OMGosh Paul, wonderful work !!!
And you say you've only just begun with this solar setup ?

Congrats mate.
Here's to many more indeed.

[fringe_dweller]

Hail, the Sun King! very impressive Paul!

[Robby]

Wow, that's really nice! We have a local solar imager here that always adds a Earth size pic to show the true size of these flares. I'd imaging that that flare is about 4-5 earth widths in height. Perhaps more? Try & work it out.
Cheers

[venus (Lydia)]

Originally Posted by Robby

Wow, that's really nice! We have a local solar imager here that always adds a Earth size pic to show the true size of these flares. I'd imaging that that flare is about 4-5 earth widths in height. Perhaps more? Try & work it out.
Cheers

Amazing capture there Paul great technical skill.
Seeing that Earth is a similar size to Venus then yeah about 4X Venus for the flare maybe

[iceman (Mike)]

Magnificent work, Paul.

[csb (Craig)]

That's astounding detail.

Your framing looks impressive also.

Can hardly wait for my PST to arrive.