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Some Impressive Solar Activity, 2005/3/14

Started by Dave Mitsky, 03/15/2005 09:05AM
Posted 03/15/2005 09:05AM Opening Post
The skies were crystal clear on Monday afternoon in the Harrisburg area so I put my Coronado PST to good use. There were some sunspots and a long filament but what really caught my eye was a rather spectacular pair of solar prominences on the trailing solar limb that completely outclassed the other prominences that were present. Using my Vixen LV zoom eyepiece and 7mm Nagler T6, I could see subtle changes in the prominences in real time.

Dave Mitsky

Chance favors the prepared mind.

De gustibus non est disputandum.
Posted 03/15/2005 10:13PM #1
Dave,

I am glad to hear that you obtained some excellent views of the Sun using your excellent Coronado PST instrument (I have observed through a similar one in the past). Observing the Sun in H-alpha is exciting!

Carlos