Active Region 0999 June 20th

0999 June 20th 2008 13:45 UT
PST 40/8mmTVP eyepiece/50X upscaled by eye
Soft pastels and graphite on black paper

I am experimenting with different mediums for solar sketches.
Some features on the solar disc are very well defined, and some are
very subtle. I am trying to find a good balance, with color , texture , mediums and methods to reproduce exactly what I see when I look closely.

Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society

Hi Deirdre,

That is very impressive you have a great talent..

That's very photographic Dee, you've managed to capture the h-alpha texture very skillfully.

Thanks Carl and Paul, I hope we get a whole bunch of sunspots soon.
I intend to get some white light sketches done this summer sometime.

Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society

Cool sketch, Deirdre. I wanted to tackle that one today, but I couldn't even figure out how to start. I think I need to experiment a bit inside with various materials before I try an active area at the eyepiece.

Again, well done!

-- Jeff.

Thanks to your heads up there Deirdre, I took out the scope to have a look , with the white light solar filter and Continuum Filter in place.

Sure enough, there was 0999 in the FOV, as you pointed out , good to see something happening on sol. Thanks.

Looking forward to the delivery of the Solarscope to see it in Ha......Sol that is... I am sure 0999 will be gone by the time it arrives