Active Region 1654 Jan 15th

Hi there everyone - did anyone image this AR ? oh btw I tried to make this an attachment but it would not attach ??

Activer Region 1654 Jan 15th

Bray Co Wicklow Ireland

Jan 15th Active Region 1654 - PST 40 h alpha Sketch / 8 mm eyepiece / 50 X - up scaled by eye. 10:42 UT - 11:28 UT Pastel , Conte on Black Paper This region was very complex indeed. My first view of it was yesterday morning. OH boy how to sketch it. ? I tried the binoviewers but they gave too much information to my eyes for the time I had available. So I went back to the 8mm set up and settled down for a sketch. The sun had some interference from chimneys from time to time but the view was awesome. Indeed the limb of the sun was full of proms of all sizes while filaments wriggled over the surface like snakes on sand. There were no bright bursts from the active region as I sketched. Long areas of plage were flanked by some leaping dark rope like filaments these were flanked closely in parts by fibrils. The entire AR was solar eye candy. The sun and its massive action was then masked by high cirrus clouds so no chance of a white light sketch.

Best and happy new year
Deirdre
twitter.com/skysketcher

Wow that's some sketch Deirdre - A great work of art. The link was broken but your image appears in the SW gallery.

Will have to check it out if we get some clear sky!

Thanks Trevor , I think the link works now but the attachment will not work for some reason beyond me.
Congrats on your M42 image being showcased on the BBC Stargazing Live Show

Deirdre
twitter.com/skysketcher

Thanks Deirdre. Was a nice surprise seeing it there!