The SUN....from Greece

Hey :!:
Shouldn't this topic/thread/posts here be moved to "Observing Reports", instead of "Astro Photography"

Good point - done!

June 16th 2008 14:32 UT
PST 40 /8mm TVP eyepiece/50X
Yellow and Red Schmincke pastels on black Cranford paper
Bray, Ireland
Tilting Sun from Les Cowley www.atoptics.co.uk

A lot of cloud today, just got a little gap to capture the filaments on the solar disc. If it clears up a bit more I might catch the proms, if I have the time.

I found thin fast moving grey cloud acted as an extra filter to show up the location and shape of the filaments. The filaments are darker in my sketch than they appear to the eye, just to show them up.

Decided to post here , not start another thread.

There is no sketching forum, observing reports do not usually have images. The astrophotography section seems the best place for sketches.
If I am wrong let me know. Its where I usually put them anyway.




Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society
www.deirdrekelleghan.com/

Deirdre, Despet and jeyjey,

What I didn't expect when I was first involved into this conversation and presentation of solar sketches, is to be totally fascinated about what you guys are doing. The Sun is really beautifull and ALIVE.

I think I 'll just go out now and buy some pastels and black paper. No kidding! I 'll find a way to get my hands on a PST, at least for the summer.

There is no sketching forum, observing reports do not usually have images. The astrophotography section seems the best place for sketches.
If I am wrong let me know. Its where I usually put them anyway.

Maybe you guys keep posting your work here, and this thread could be renamed to "The Sun Today" or "Solar Sketch Bulettin"
Oh, hi Seanie

How is that to your ears?

Oh, hi Seanie

Gosh, it took the replacement of a thread to get a 'hello' out of you? "Hi" back at you Vagelis!

...report from my last observations.


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Thank You
Petros Desypris
Athens-Greece

Great sequence of sketches there, I noticed a bright active area myself today but tooooooooooo much cloud prevented me from including it in my sketch.

Welcome to the forum

Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society