Did you see the sun today?

Did anyone see the sun today? It was unbelievable. There must have been
six huge prominences hanging off the bottom, looking like a scraggly
beard. Two of the prominences were connected, like a rainbow, showing
the full arc. What a view!

Are you using PST? Is your view inverted or correctly orientated?

I just wondered whether it was a really a "skraggly beard" or an
unkempt hairstyle seen upside-down.

Regards
Chris.B

On 20 Apr 2005 20:29:28 -0700, "Coppy Littlehouse"
wrote:

Did anyone see the sun today? It was unbelievable. There must have been
six huge prominences hanging off the bottom, looking like a scraggly
beard. Two of the prominences were connected, like a rainbow, showing
the full arc. What a view!


Proms at approx four opposite quadrants of the sun today - images of
three groups posted at

http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/pstmg.htm

Maurice Gavin@WPO-UK

Maurice, Just wanted to say, on behalf of the cloud bound members of
this usenet group, we appreciate your solar posts during this period of
heightened prominence activity.

- Canopus56

P.S. - Spaceweather.com is also collecting some images of the recent
prominence activity.

http://spaceweather.com/

There were some beauties today!!!! That filament is HUGE too. I wish my
Canon A/40 could do better!!!!! Can't quite capture the Ps as well as
Maurice.

Doink

"Maurice Gavin" wrote in message
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On 20 Apr 2005 20:29:28 -0700, "Coppy Littlehouse"
wrote:

Did anyone see the sun today? It was unbelievable. There must have been
six huge prominences hanging off the bottom, looking like a scraggly
beard. Two of the prominences were connected, like a rainbow, showing
the full arc. What a view!


Proms at approx four opposite quadrants of the sun today - images of
three groups posted at

http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/pstmg.htm

Maurice Gavin@WPO-UK

I'm using a 60mm Coronado filter on a TV 101. I suppose it was upside
down. Still, beard or hair doo--it was awesome. If this is a preview of
the solar minimum, let it come.

I had a look at Sol shortly before local noon (16:00 UT) with my
Coronado PST and an 8-24mm Vixen LV zoom. The Sun has certainly been
putting on a great show of late.

Dave Mitsky